ABC kid’s series up for international award

ABC kid’s animation dirtgirlworld has been nominated for an international Prix Jeunesse award.

The prestigious Prix Jeunesse Awards and Festival are held every two years in Bavaria, Germany, with the aim of promoting quality in television for the young worldwide.

The eco-friendly series features a gumboot-wearing girl who grows awesome tomatoes, knows cloud names and drives a big orange tractor.

The news for the series follows the recent announcement that the series has been sold to US children’s channel Sprout. It already airs in the UK and Canada.

Co-creator Cate McQuillen said, “When Hewey Eustace and I first dreamed up the dirtgirlworld concept we were completely new to the world of television production, but we knew in our hearts that we had a great idea.

“It seemed to us that the time was right for a mainstream program for children with an environmental message – a program that encourages audiences to explore the natural world by going outside and ‘getting grubby’ with dirtgirl. We’re thrilled that broadcasters and audiences seem to agree!”

dirtgirlworld was also nominated for a Logie Award today as the Most Outstanding Children’s program.

dirtgirlworld is the sole Aussie nominee in the Prix Jeunesse Awards.