FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 I NEW YORK YALE CLUB I 8:30 – 10:30 AM

Cynopsis Kids !magination Awards honored the year’s best in children’s, tween and family programming and marketing at a breakfast celebration on Friday, September 18 at the Yale Club in New York City. We recognized outstanding achievement in content creation across platforms, and the campaigns that promoted it.  

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Congratulations to our 2015 Content Leadership Winners

  

These programming pioneers shared their ideas on the State of Kids Content at this year’s !magination Awards.

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• 2015 Finalists
• Order Form for Additional Awards
• Questions?

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What does it mean to win a Kids !magination Award?

…here are just some of the benefits:

• Editorial coverage in Cynopsis eNewsletter
• Editorial coverage online: cynopsis.com
• Award logo to use on your site and for marketing
• And most importantly: winning a Kids !magnation Award positions your campaign & people as leaders!

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2015 Kids !magination Awards Finalists:

> Select a Category:Advertising CampaignBrand WebsiteeBookEducational Series/Special Parent/Teacher CurriculumInterstitial SeriesKids 2-11 Series/SpecialKids 2-11 Special/TV MovieMarketing Campaign for a TV Series or Special/MovieMobile App – Educational (Free)Mobile App – Educational (Paid)Mobile App – Entertainment (Free)Mobile App – Entertainment (Paid)New Preschool SeriesNew Series for 6-11Online GameOnline Interactive ExperienceOnline StudioPreschool Series/SpecialProgram Distribution/Syndication ExecutivePro-Social CampaignPromotional Campaign/Sweepstakes/Contest CampaignSong for a TV Series/Special/MovieTablet-Based AppTV Series Based on BooksTweens 9-14 Series/Special/TV MovieTweens 9-14: Animals & ScienceVideo Game for a TV Series/SpecialWebsite for a TV Series/Special

Advertising Campaign

Winner: Kohl’s D-signed Interstitial – Disney Channels Worldwide

Honorable Mentions: 

• Dora and Friends Interactive Trailer – Nickelodeon
• Paw Patrol: The New Pup Special – Nickelodeon
• Wallykazam! Series Launch – Nickelodeon

Brand Website

Winner: Plum Landing – WGBH Educational Foundation

Honorable Mentions: 

• Doozers.com – Jim Henson Co. and DHX Media
• Julius Jr. – Saban Brands
• Share the Happiness website –Hallmark Channel

eBook

Winner: Sheriff Callie’s Tales of the Wild West – Disney Publishing Worldwide

Honorable Mentions: 

• Disney Story Central – Disney Publishing Worldwide
• Elmo Loves You! – Sesame Workshop
• Snoopy’s All Star Football – Cupcake Digital

Educational Series/Special Parent/Teacher Curriculum

Winner: Channel One News Curriculum

Honorable Mentions: 

• Annedroids – Amazon Studios & Sinking Ship Entertainment
• Beyond the Backpack – Nickelodeon
• Plim Plim, a hero of the heart – Smilehood
• Space Racers – Space Race, LLC
• Tumble Leaf – Amazon Studios & BixPix Entertainment
• Words are Here, There, and Everywhere – Sesame Workshop

Interstitial Series

Winner: Disney Junior My Turn Series – Disney Channels Worldwide

Honorable Mentions:

• Cool School – Driver Digital
• Fanny Foozle Apadapalapa Apples – Aether Entertainment & Cosmic Toast Studios
• My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Rainbow Rocks – Original Shorts – Hasbro Studios
• NGK’s ’50 Birds, 50 States’ – National Geographic Kids
• The Lil’ Sam & Cat Show – Nickelodeon
• Welcome to the Wayne – Nickelodeon
• Yup Yups – Radical Sheep Productions

Kids 2-11 Series/Special

Winners: Total Drama Pahkitew Island – Fresh TV
Turbo FAST – DreamWorks Animation

Honorable Mentions:

• Cyberchase – THIRTEEN/WNET
• Marvel’s Ultimate Spider-Man: Web-Warriors – Ultimate Spider-Man
• My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic – “Trade Ya” – Hasbro Studios
• Saban’s Power Rangers Super Megaforce – Saban Brands
• Stable Fables – Ride Television Network, Inc.

Kids 2-11 Special/TV Movie

Winner: Kids’ Choice Sports 2014 – Nickelodeon

Honorable Mentions: 

• Cyberchase – THIRTEEN/WNET
• Marvel’s Ultimate Spider-Man: “Halloween Night at the Museum” – Ultimate Spider-Man
• My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Rainbow Rocks – Hasbro Studios
• Over The Garden Wall – Cartoon Network Studios
• The Great Treasure Quest – TAT productions

Marketing Campaign for a TV Series or Special/Movie

Winner: Cartoon Network Summer Campaign 2014 – Cartoon Network

Honorable Mentions: 

• Dora and Friends Westfield Experiential Tour – Nickelodeon
• Nickelodeon Halo Awards 2014 – Nickelodeon
• Nickelodeon Slime Cup (2014) – Nickelodeon International
• Odd Squad – PBS KIDS

Mobile App – Educational (Free)

Winner: Mickey’s Magical Math World by Disney Imagicademy – Disney Publishing Worldwide

Honorable Mentions: 

• Caillou Check Up – Budge Studios
• Care Bears Love to Learn App – Care Bears
• Centsables Dash for Cash – Norm Hill Entertainment
• Cyberchase Shape Quest – THIRTEEN/WNET
• Mickey’s Magical Math World by Disney Imagicademy – Disney Publishing Worldwide
• Mochu Pop- Language Immersion for Babies and Toddlers – Kadho Inc
• Nick Jr. App – Nickelodeon
• Plum’s Photo Hunt – WGBH Educational Foundation

Mobile App – Educational (Paid)

Winner: The Empowered Brain Suite by Brain Power – Brain Power LLC

Honorable Mentions: 

• Cookie Monster’s Challenge – PBS KIDS
• Daniel Tiger’s Grr-ific Feelings – PBS KIDS
• PAW Patrol Draw & Play – Nickelodeon
• Planet H – A+E Networks
• The Adventures of Ash and Ollie: ScreenTime – Fingerprint Play & yummico
• Wallykazam! Letter and Word Magic – Nickelodeon

Mobile App – Entertainment (Free)

Winner: Dragons Adventure World Explorer – Microsoft and DreamWorks Animation

Honorable Mentions: 

• Barbie Magical Fashion – Budge Studios
• Cartoon Network Anything – Cartoon Network
• My Talking Angela – Outfit7 Limited
• Nick Jr. App – Nickelodeon
• Olaf’s Adventures – Disney Publishing Worldwide
• PlayKids – Movile

Mobile App – Entertainment (Paid)

Winner: Sofia the First Color and Play – Disney Publishing Worldwide

Honorable Mentions:

• Kidoodle.TV – A Parent Media Co. Inc.
• Lalaloopsy Diner – Cupcake Digital
• RIO 2 Sky Soccer! – Cupcake Digital
• Star Wars Journeys: The Phantom Menace – Disney Publishing Worldwide
• Thomas & Friends Watch and Play – PBS KIDS

New Preschool Series

Winners: Doozers – The Jim Henson Company/DHX Media and Space Racers – Space Race, LLC

Honorable Mentions: 

• Creative Galaxy – Amazon Studios & Out of the Blue Enterprises
• Tumble Leaf – Amazon Studios & BixPix Entertainment
• VeggieTales In the House – DreamWorks Animation

New Series for 6-11

Winner: Gortimer Gibbon’s Life on Normal Street – Amazon Studios

Honorable Mentions: 

• All Hail King Julien – DreamWorks Animation
• Annedroids – Amazon Studios & Sinking Ship Entertainment
• NESN Clubhouse – New England Sports Network
• Nicky, Ricky, Dicky, & Dawn – Nickelodeon
• ODD SQUAD – PBS KIDS
• Some Assembly Required – Thunderbird Films Inc.
• Undercover High – General Purpose Entertainment

Online Game

Winner: Paw Patrol Save Their Friends Online Game – Nickelodeon

Honorable Mentions: 

• Daniel Tiger Bathtime Helper – PBS KIDS
• Nick Kingdoms – Nickelodeon
• SpongeBob SquarePants: Glove Universe – Nickelodeon

Online Interactive Experience

Winner: Nickelodeon’s Gotta Spot It – Nickelodeon

Honorable Mentions: 

• “Skylanders Trap Team” Interactive Video Ad – Fuisz Media
• Captain McFinn’s Swim and Play – Captain McFinn and Friends
• Intel Security Digital Safety Program – Discovery Education/Intel Security 
• Nickelodeon’s Whodunnit Game – Nickelodeon
• Sesame Street Go – Sesame Workshop

Online Studio

Winner: Nick Digital Games – Nickelodeon

Honorable Mentions: 

• Budge Studios – Budge Studios
• DreamWorksTV – DreamWorksTV

Preschool Series/Special

Winner: Tumble Leaf – Amazon Studios & BixPix Entertainment

Honorable Mentions: 

• Dance Time Boys – BabyFirst
• Dinosaur Train: Classic in the Jurassic – The Jim Henson Company/Sparky Animation
• Doozers – Hulu
• Dora and Friends: Into the City! – Nickelodeon
• Lily’s Driftwood Bay – Sixteen South
• Plim Plim, a hero of the heart – Smilehood

Program Distribution/Syndication Executive

Winner: Steve Rotfeld – Steve Rotfeld Productions

Honorable Mentions: 

• Janice Marinelli – Disney Studios Global
• Edward Catchpole – HIT Entertainment
• Rick Glankler – FremantleMedia

Pro-Social Campaign

Winner: Make Your Mark – Disney Channel & 7ate9 Entertainment

Honorable Mentions: 

• Game Changers with Kevin Frazier – Litton Entertainment
• National Geographic Ice Cream Expedition – National Geographic Kids
• Power Rangers emPOWER – Saban Brands
• Share the Joy – Share the Joy/Disney | ABC
• Soar With Reading- A Joint Project of JetBlue and Random House Children’s Books – Random House Childrens Books/JetBlue
• TRYit!: Dancing on Broadway – Disney Channels Worldwide

Promotional Campaign/Sweepstakes/Contest Campaign

Winners: Warren Buffett’s Secret Millionaires Club “Grow Your Own Business Challenge” – Genius Brands International and SportsKid of the Year 2014 – SPORTS ILLUSTRATED Kids

Honorable Mentions: 

• FINRA’s Investor Education Foundation sponsored Generation Money Campaign – Channel One News
• Smart Ways to Play – Nickelodeon

Song for a TV Series/Special/Movie

Winner: “Who’s da King” – All Hail King Julien – DreamWorks Animation

Honorable Mentions: 

• Fangbone! – Radical Sheep Productions
• Fix&Foxi Rock The Planet – Your Family Entertainment AG
• My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic – “You’ll Play Your Part” – Hasbro Studios
• Sanjay & Craig, “Hectorman Rap” – Nickelodeon

Tablet-Based App

Winner: Disney Story Central – Disney Publishing Worldwide

Honorable Mentions: 

• Cyberchase Shape Quest – THIRTEEN/WNET
• Disney Karaoke: Frozen – Disney Publishing Worldwide
• Dora and Friends – Nickelodeon
• Kidoodle.TV – A Parent Media Co. Inc. 
• Nick Jr. App – Nickelodeon
• Wild Kratts World Adventure – PBS KIDS

TV Series Based on Books

Winner: Fangbone! – Radical Sheep Productions

Honorable Mentions: 

• Peter Rabbit – Silvergate Media
• Curious George – PBS KIDS
• Peg & Cat – Fred Rogers Co.
• Spooksville, Discovery Family

Tweens 9-14 Series/Special/TV Movie

Winner: R.L. Stien’s The Haunting Hour – Discovery Family 

Honorable Mentions: 

• Channel One News
• Chopped – “Short Order Cooks” – Food Network
• Drive, Chip & Putt Championship National Finals – Golf Channel
• Every Witch Way – Nickelodeon
• Extreme Babysitting – General Purpose Entertainment 
• Gortimer Gibbon’s Life on Normal Street – Amazon Studios
• Little Ballers – Nickelodeon 
• Max & Shred – Nickelodeon
• Undercover High – General Purpose Entertainment

Tweens 9-14: Animals & Science

Winner: Lucky Dog – Litton Entertainment

Honorable Mentions: 

• Ocean Mysteries with Jeff Corwin – Litton Entertainment
• Stable Fables – RIDE TV
• The Wildlife Docs – Natural 9 Entertainment
• Xploration Animal Science – Steve Rotfeld Productions
• Xploration Outer Space – Steve Rotfeld Productions

Video Game for a TV Series/Special

Winner: Sam and Cat: Brain Crush – Nickelodeon

Honorable Mentions: 

• Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave – Mattel/Funny Garbage
• Snow Much Fun – Hallmark Channel

Website for a TV Series/Special

Winner: Thomas & Friends Website – Mattel/Funny Garbage

Honorable Mentions: 

• Mixels.com – Cartoon Network
• Peter Rabbit’s Treasure Hunt – Nickelodeon
• The Next Star SuperGroup Interactive – Tricon Kids & Family 

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Order Form for Additional Awards – To order additional copies of your award, please complete the order form and send your request to Sarah Martinez. 

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Questions:

Please contact Jackie Johnson 646.462.6008.