Kidscreen Announces Shortlist for 2023 Kidscreen Awards

Best Website:
Best One-Off, Special, or TV Movie
Best Mixed-Media Series:
Best Game App—Branded:
Best Game App—Branded:
Kids
Best New Series:

CBC Kids (CBC Kids)
Talk with Jenna (IMC Toys, Kitoons)

Kids

Matchbox Adventures: World Tour (Mattel, Relish)
My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale (eOne, Lil Critter Workshop)
Polly Pocket: Adventure Studios (Mattel, Relish)

Judges for shortlisted entries in the programming include Rick Clodfelter (Disney Branded Television); Libbie Doherty (ABC Australia); Rafael Garcia (Disney Branded Television); Chris Hutchison (Disney Branded Television); Kate Morton (BBC Children’s); Sarah Muller (BBC Children’s); Lucy Murphy (Sky Kids); Zack Olin (Nickelodeon); Adriano Schmid (PBS KIDS); Vicky Schroderus (YLE Children); Heather Tilert (Netflix); and Kristofer Updike (NBCUniversal)/

Nickverse (Paramount Games, Dubit)
Super Spy Ryan (Ryan’s World, Amazon Kids+ Original Games, p.w. Games, Sunlight Entertainment, pocket.watch, Amber Studio)

Best Learning App—Original:

ABCmouse Early Learning Academy (Age of Learning)
Da Vinci (Da Vinci)
DIY (DIY, Kyt Technologies)

Judges for shortlisted entries in the Best Inclusivity entries include Mounia Aram (Mounia Aram Company); Musa Brooker (Six Point Harness); Farrell Hall (9 Story Media Group); Christina Jang (Disney Branded Television); Lisa Jones (WGBH); David Levine (Lightboat Media); Debbie Macdonald (children’s media consultant); Saxton Moore (Lion Forge Animation); Maria Perez-Brown (TIME Studios); David Siegel (Exceptional Minds); Karissa Valencia (Netflix); and Zulema Uriarte (Netflix).