Screen Producers Australia Awards: Animated, Children’s, Online nominees

First finalists have been announced in the 20th Screen Producers Australia Awards in three categories: Animated Series Production of the Year, Children’s Series Production of the Year and Online Series Production of the Year.

The Awards encompass work from an extended, two-year period due to COVID-19.

“Year on year local and international audiences get to enjoy an incredibly diverse and exciting array of content from independent Australian production companies. We are extremely impressed with the quality of content coming from our members who have set the bar incredibly high,” said SPA CEO, Matthew Deaner.

“I want to personally congratulate each of our members who entered the Awards this year and look forward to celebrating your achievements at Screen Forever in March 2022.”

The first three categories of finalists are:

Animated Series Production of the Year
• Kangaroo Beach – Cheeky Little Media
• Lego: Monkie Kid – Flying Bark Productions
• Space Nova – SLR Productions
• The Strange Chores – Media World Pictures & Ludo Studio
• YOLO: Crystal Fantasy – Princess Pictures

Children’s Series Production of the Year
• 100% Wolf: Legend of the Moonstone – Flying Bark Productions
• Are You Tougher Than Your Ancestors? – Sticky Pictures & Flying Kite Pictures
• Bluey (Season 2) – Ludo Studio
• First Day – Epic Films
• Hardball (Series 2) – Northern Pictures
• ITCH – Komixx Entertainment
• The New Legends of Monkey – See-Saw Films

Online Series Production of the Year
• All My Friends Are Racist – Maximo Entertainment & Hoodlum Productions
• Grey Nomads – 4Storey Productions
• Halal Gurls – In-Between Pictures
• Hug the Sun – Haven’t You Done Well Productions
• Phenomena – Mashup Pictures
• Scattered – Passionfruit Bites
• The Tailings – The Two Jons
• Youth On Strike! – Mashup Pictures

Winners will be revealed at the 20th Screen Producers Australia Awards ceremony which takes place at the The Star Event Centre Gold Coast on Wednesday, 30 March 2022.

Further finalists will be announced in the coming weeks.