Apartment 11 Films

In Real Life

2010 Shaw Rocket Prize Finalist

A select group of 18 young teenagers compete at real – and very demanding – job challenges all over North America. The grand prize is a college scholarship plus a family vacation.

• 2012 KidScreen Awards Finalist: Best Tweens/Teens Non-Animated or Mixed Series and Best Tweens/Teens Companion Website
• Mobile App won FWA Mobile Of the Day Award for December 19th 2011
• Trailer | Website and Game | Facebook | Tumblr

Cross Country Fun Hunt

Kids from communities all over Canada interact on-line with a celebrity host, charting his Fun Hunt journey across Canada, trying to persuade him to enjoy a fun adventure in their hometown.

• New multi-platform project going into production this summer for CBC kids

Finding Stuff Out

Kids ask lots of questions. This science series sets out to answer them in terms kids can relate to.

• Premiered on TV Ontario on January 20th. Airs on Fridays at 5:30pm with repeat airings Saturdays at 9:30am
• Made a recent sale to Pop TV in the UK
• Website | Watch an episode | Clip | Facebook

Prank Patrol

Kids get the chance to play a prank on somebody, using the opportunity to design and set-up equipment and situations.

• The Australian version will enter its third season on ABC3 in 2012
• Producing a Prank Patrol Game for the iOS platform with the Phantom Compass (Summer 2012)
• Website (Australia)

Portfolio Entertainment

The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That!

Based on the Dr. Seuss books, The Cat takes Sally and Nick on fantastical adventures where they learn about the natural world. In the scripts provided the children learn about gravity and African deer.

• First ever animated series sanctioned by the Dr. Seuss Estate
• Consistently ranked in the top 5 shows for preschoolers on Treehouse (Canada) and PBS Kids (USA)
• Sold in over 85 countries including Disney Australia, Italy and Spain
• Second season is in production as well as a one hour Holiday Special scheduled to air for the 2012 Holiday Season
• Winner of the WGC Animated Series award & The Parents Choice Award
• Daytime Emmy Award nominations for Martin Short, Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program, David Schweitzer, Outstanding Original Song – Children’s and Animation and a Youth Media Alliance Award nomination for the Award of Excellence, Animation Three to Five Years
• Online game

McMac Media

Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town

Stephen (12) must grow up quickly when his drunkard father leaves Mariposa to seek his fortune out West. The son is charged with responsibility as the man of the house.

• Will air on the CBC main network on Sunday, February 12th at 8pm – five days short of the book’s 100th anniversary
• Writer Malcolm MacRury has been working to get this to screen for 16 years
• A version of Sunshine Sketches was the first television program produced by the CBC when it went on the air in 1952
• This made for television movie was produced in celebration of CBC's 75th anniversary.

Original Pictures

What’s your news?

A teams of ants run a news show that follows the stories of real live kids.

• Team won the Canadian Youth Media Alliance Special Jury Award
• Interviewed more than 500 kids for their news and views for its 2nd Season
• Won the Japan Prize Grand Prix in 2009, the first preschool show to receive this honour since Teletubbies in 1997
• KidScreen Promo

Nerd Corps Entertainment

League of Super Evil

2010 Shaw Rocket Prize Finalist

The acronym for League of Super Evil really says it all -- L.O.S.E. These bad guys could give the legendary Wile E. Coyote and Sylvester the Cat a run for most incompetent cartoon villains of all time.

• KidScreen Summit 2010: Best Animated Series
• Sold to 170 countries, most recently in TVC in Spain, De A Kids in Italy, Canal & Poland, SBT Ukraine, and Azerbaidjan Lider TV

Slugterra

In the rich and complex secret subterranean world of Slugterra, gun-toting Eli Shane and his favourite slug, Burpy battle Dr. Blakk’s fiendish takeover of caverns and theft of slugs to feed his ghoulish experiments.

• Signed broadcast deal giving Disney XD cable rights for the US and globally (June 2011)
• Kicked off production for a 2012 airing
• Will be announcing a master toy partner soon; headed to Toy Fair to meet with potential licensees in publishing and gaming

Shaftesbury Films

2008 Shaw Rocket Prize Winner: Life With Derek

Totally Amp’d

Five talented teenagers are brought together to become the next big pop group.

• First original mobile App series for kids and tweens worldwide on January 26, 2012
• First appisode and related activities are available for free download, and the remaining content can be unlocked for a one-time fee of $4.99 (U.S./Canada)
• Starring Ashley Leggat (Life with Derek) as Zoe, Cristine Prosperi (Degrassi: The Next Generation) as Aria & Demetrius Joyette (Wingin’ It) as Brando
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