Monday, January 22, 2018

Bunsen is a Beast | Thunder Wonder | Nickelodeon UK

It's the worst Thunderstorm in Muckledunk history, or is it? When Amanda's plan backfires, it seems that she's the one who needs help in this monsteriffic video clip from Bunsen Is a Beast episode "Thunder and Frightening"!



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Paw Patrol | Mission PAW: Part 1 | Nick Jr. UK

The Pups are at Barkingburg Castle! Chase is left to guard the Princesses' crown but Sweetie and the Royal Kittens have a plan to steal it!



Featuring the UK dub of PAW Patrol.

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Kendall Schmidt Lures Fans in With 'Big Time Rush' Reunion To Promote New Heffron Drive Song, 'Mad At The World'

Kendall Schmidt had himself one of the best Big Time Rush reunions of all time!


The singer shared a new pic of him with his on-screen family, Challen Cates and Ciara Bravo, on Instagram, who came to support him with Heffron Drive's new single, “Mad at the World”, with bandmate Dustin Belt.

If you remember, the three actors starred as the Knight family on the hit musical Nickelodeon comedy series. Challen was Jennifer Knight, the mom put in charge of the boys as they relocated to Los Angeles from Minnesota, and Ciara starred as Kendall‘s younger sister, Katie, who was definitely smarter than all the boys put together.

Be sure to check out Heffron Drive’s new song below!

Nickelodeon's ‘Shimmer And Shine’ To Include ‘A Little Bit of Dubai’

Eager little hands stretched to the sky in a race to answer questions about Nickelodeon's hit CG-animated preschool series Shimmer and Shine in a magical pop quiz composed by the show's very own creator, Farnaz Esnaashari-Charmatz.


The quiz came as part of Charmatz’ meet- and –greet session at Dubai’s annual Market Outside the BOX event (MOTB). This revealed the middle-eastern fan base of Shimmer and Shine. The children displayed excellent general knowledge of the show and were rewarded with presents.

“Shimmer and Shine is inspired by the Middle East, because obviously I am Middle Eastern, and as a creator, you always put a lot of yourself in what you do,” the Iranian-American Charmatz told Al Arabiya English.

A magical world

The show is a culmination of cultural aesthetics and designs assembled to create a magical world full of fun, glitter, and fantasy. The characters, Shimmer and Shine, are dressed in eye-catching outfits based on genie folklore, rather than one specific cultural attire.

The animation has a general oriental feel and includes characters with Middle Eastern names, such as Princess Samira. In addition, Charmatz revealed that at some point, the art direction would be inspired by Dubai’s Miracle Gardens, known to be the world’s largest display of natural flowers. “It was so beautiful, eventually you will be seeing a little bit of Dubai in Shimmer and Shine at some point”, explains Charmatz.

The two characters - Shimmer and Shine - are a pair of rookie genies who can’t seem to accurately employ their human friend, Leah’s, magic wishes.



Charmatz believes that “children should know that it is fine to make mistakes, and I hope the show empowers them to make a good situation from a bad one”.

It takes eight to nine months to complete one episode of this Nickelodeon show. “It’s like having a baby every time”, compares Charmatz. Her team may end up working on five different episodes per day to complete at least 40 episodes in just a year and-a-half.

The animator told Al Arabiya English that her favorite part of the process is the impact it has on her audience. “I cannot begin to explain how amazing it is to imagine something and see it come to life only to see kids connecting and falling in love with it and the characters’’.


Shimmer and Shine creator and producer Farnaz Charmatz with Saudi Hip-hop artist and MC, Big Hass at the MOTB event in Dubai.

Farnaz Esnaashari-Charmatz and her now-husband, Sean Charmatz, became involved with Nickelodeon Animation Studio as interns when they were animation students at CSUF 15 years ago.

Esnaashari-Charmatz, who grew up in Irvine, was one of the first post-production interns at Nickelodeon, an experience she looks back on fondly.

"There was this nostalgic feeling of having grown up on Nickelodeon and on top of that, there was a real sense of family and unity," she told The Orange County Register in 2016. "The head of the studio knew my name as an intern and made sure to know everybody's names; there was a real sense of belonging."

Shortly after completing her internship, Esnaashari-Charmatz heard of a job opportunity by Charmatz, who had since then been employed by the studio. He now works at Nick as the supervising director of social media production on Pinky Malinky, a mockumentary series following the everyday life of Pinky Malinky, an infectiously positive hot dog living in a human world.

Esnaashari-Charmatz applied and was offered the position of production assistant at the studio, working on My Life as a Teenage Robot.

Soon thereafter, she took on the role of post production coordinator for preschool age-themed shows like Go, Diego, Go! and Dora the Explorer. She would go on to become a post production supervisor for the shows, as well as work on animation shorts.

She fell in love with the way Dora influenced children all around the globe, and, while on maternity leave in 2008, Esnaashari-Charmatz began developing her own animated series. Along with her husband and co-workers, she pitched show ideas.

Being turned down a number of times by the studio didn't discourage Esnaashari-Charmatz – it only further served as motivation to keep creating. From 2008 to 2012, she brainstormed and created. Then, it happened. In 2012, Esnaashari-Charmatz's Shimmer and Shine was picked up by the studio. "There were a lot of different variations of the show until it finally got to a place where it felt right," she said.

Charmatz hopes her show illustrates what it means to be resilient in addition to promoting kindness, compassion and teamwork among children.

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Watch fantastic videos of Shimmer and Shine creator and producer Farnaz Esnaashari-Charmatz at Market Outside The Box 2018 here on english.alarabiya.net!

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'PAW Patrol', 'Mysticons', 'Bruno & Boots', 'Max & Ruby', 'Justin Time' and 'Beat Bugs' Nominated for Raft of Awards in the 2018 Canadian Screen Awards

The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television has announced the PAWsome news that Spin Master Entertainment and Nickelodeon's hit CG-animated preschool series PAW Patrol, and a raft of programming that airs on Nickelodeon channels around the world have received nominations in the TV portion of the 2018 Canadian Screen Awards!


2018 Best Pre-School Program or Series


PAW Patrol
Nominees: Laura Clunie, Ronnen Harary, Keith Chapman, Scott Kraft, Toni Stevens, Patricia Burns, Jonah Stroh
Channels (Broadcasters): TVOKids (TVO); Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. channels globally
Production Company: PAW Productions 4 Inc.

Dino Dana
Nominees: J.J. Johnson, Blair Powers, Christin Simms, Matthew J.R. Bishop
Channel (Broadcaster): TVOKids (TVO)
Production Company: Sinking Ship Entertainment

The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About Halloween!
Nominees: Lisa Olfman, Joy Rosen, Julie Stall, Dave Beatty
Channel (Broadcaster): Treehouse TV (Corus Entertainment)
Production Company: Portfolio Entertainment

Justin Time
Nominees: Frank Falcone, Mary Bredin
Channels (Broadcasters): Family Channel (DHX Media); Nickelodeon Junior France (as Justin Rêve)
Production Company: Guru Studio

Max & Ruby
Nominees: Colin Bohm, Scott Dyer, Megan Laughton, Diana Manson, Irene Weibel, Helen Lebeau, Melissa Graham
Channels (Broadcasters): Treehouse TV; Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. channels globally
Production Company: Corus Entertainment

2018 Best Direction, Animation


Charles E. Bastien
PAW Patrol: Mission PAW: Quest for the Crown
Production Company: PAW Productions 4 Inc.
Channels (Broadcasters): TVOKids (TVO); Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. channels globally

Matt Ferguson
Mysticons: Scourge of the Seven Skies
Production Company: Nelvana Limited
Channels (Broadcasters): YTV (Corus Entertainment); Nickelodeon and Nicktoons channels globally

Robin Budd
Hotel Transylvania: Adventures in Vampiresitting
Production Company: Nelvana Limited
Channel (Broadcaster): Teletoon (Corus Entertainment)

Johnny Darrell, Andrew Duncan
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs: Your Fish is My Command
Production Company: DHX Media
Channel (Broadcaster): YTV (Corus Entertainment)

Derek Prout
Max & Ruby: Community Garden/ Ruby’s Backyard Camping Trip
Production Company: Nelvana Ltd.
Channels (Broadcasters): Treehouse TV (Corus Entertainment); Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. channels globally

2018 Best Sound, Animation


Richard Spence-Thomas, Tim Muirhead, Kyle Peters, Patton Rodrigues, Ryan Ongaro
PAW Patrol: Mission PAW: Quest for the Crown
Production Company: PAW Productions 4 Inc
Channels (Broadcasters): TVOKids (TVO); Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. channels globally

Sean Pearson, Simon Berry, Andrew McDonnell, Sue Robertson
Max & Ruby: Max and Ruby’s Museum Adventure
Production Company: Nelvana Ltd.
Channels (Broadcasters): Treehouse TV (Corus Entertainment); Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. channels globally

Jeff Davis, Fanny Riguidel
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs: When I Was Your Age
Production Company: DHX Media
Channel (Broadcaster): YTV (Corus Entertainment)

Sean Pearson, Michael Mancuso, Eric Bell, Andrew McDonnell, Simon Berry
The ZhuZhus: Wingin’ It
Production Company: Nelvana
Channel (Broadcaster): YTV (Corus Entertainment)

2018 Best Limited Series or Program


Bruno & Boots: This Can’t Be Happening at Macdonald Hall
Nominees: Andrew Rosen, Anthony Leo
Channels (Broadcasters): YTV (Corus Entertainment); Nickelodeon channels internationally
Production Company: Aircraft Pictures

The Disappearance
Nominees: Joanne Forgues, Jean-Marc Casanova, Sophie Parizeau
Channel (Broadcaster): CTV (Bell Media)
Production Company: Productions Casablanca Inc.

Alias Grace
Nominees: Noreen Halpern, Sarah Polley, Mary Harron, D.J. Carson
Channel (Broadcaster): CBC (CBC)
Production Company: Halfire Entertainment

Cardinal
Nominees: Jennifer Kawaja, Julia Sereny, Jocelyn Hamilton, Armand Leo
Channel (Broadcaster): CTV (Bell Media)
Production Company: JCardinal Productions Inc.

The Kennedys: After Camelot
Nominees: Michael Prupas, Keri Selig, Jon Cassar, Stan E. Hubbard, Stephen Kronish
Channel (Broadcaster): Bravo (Bell Media)
Production Company: Muse Entertainment

Best Animated Program or Series

Sponsored by: Spin Master Entertainment

Beat Bugs
Nominees: Josh Wakely, Ron Saunders, Tim Gamble, Trevor Roy, Ivan Fecan, Frank Giustra, Mikael Borglund, Damian Trotter, Rob Simmons, Jennifer McCarron
Channels (Broadcasters): Netflix (Netflix); Nick Jr. Australia
Production Company: Thunderbird Entertainment

Hotel Transylvania
Nominees: Tracey Dodokin, Scott Dyer, Rick Mischel, Irene Weibel, Jane Crawford, Helen Lebeau
Channel (Broadcaster): Teletoon (Corus Entertainment)
Production Company: Nelvana Limited

Camp Lakebottom
Nominees: Vince Commisso, Steve Jarosz, Kevin Gillis, Betsy McGowen, Eric Jacobson, Tanya Green, Brenda Wa
Channel (Broadcaster): Teletoon (Corus Entertainment)
Production Company: 9 Story Media Group

Wandering Wenda
Nominees: Nat Abraham, Michael McGuigan, Ira Levy, Peter Williamson, Joan Lambur, Margaret Atwood, Jason Hopley, Dulcie Clark, Stephanie Van Bruggen
Channel (Broadcaster): CBC (CBC)
Production Company: Breakthrough Entertainment

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Nominees: Lesley Jenner, Mark Evestaff, Steven Denure, Kirsten Newlands, Ken Faier, Asaph Fipke, Josh Scherba, Rick Mischel
Channel (Broadcaster): YTV (Corus Entertainment)
Production Company: DHX Media

About the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television

The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television is a national, non-profit, professional association dedicated to the promotion, recognition and celebration of exceptional achievements in Canadian film, television and digital media. Unifying industry professionals across Canada, the Academy is a vital force representing all screen-based industries.

The Academy’s Canadian Screen Week celebrates excellence in film, English-language television, and digital media through a multi-platform, national program of events and celebrations culminating in the Canadian Screen Awards Broadcast Gala carried live on CBC, Sunday March 11th, 2018.

The Academy honours the best in French-language television and digital media through Les Prix Gemeaux, which will be held on September 17, 2017. The awards have evolved from humble, pre-television beginnings in 1949 at Ottawa’s Little Elgin Theatre to today’s star-studded red carpet events. In 2013, the Canadian Screen Awards were born as the result of a merger of the Gemini Awards and Genie Awards—the Academy’s previous awards presentations for English-language television and film productions.

A full list of 2018 Canadian Screen Awards categories and nominees can be found here at academy.ca.

Congratulations and good luck to everyone nominated in the 2018 Canadian Screen Awards!

Source: Spin Master on Twitter; H/T: Huge thanks to @TVShowsFan for the news!
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