OTTAWA – The children’s program “Wingin’ It,” about an angel in training and a high school student, has won the $50,000 Shaw Rocket Prize.
The show, from Toronto-based Temple Street Productions, edged out four other programs to take the prize. It airs on Family Channel and Disney XD Canada and is distributed internationally by BBC Worldwide.
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The prize was presented Tuesday in Ottawa by Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney.
The four other shows for kids aged 6-12 feted at the ceremony were: “dirtgirlworld,” “My Babysitter’s a Vampire – The Movie,” “Survive This” and “Wibbly Pig.”
A jury of industry experts picked five finalists, and then a jury of kids from across Canada selected the winner.
The Shaw Rocket Fund is a not-for-profit corporation that focuses on excellence in the Canadian children’s programming.
Fund contributors include Shaw Communications, Shaw Pay Per View Ltd., Shaw Direct, EastLink Cablesystems, and Delta Cable Communications Ltd.
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