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🏆 We are thrilled for our very own Agnes Augustin, who is being honoured at the @wift's Crystal Awards Gala on November 21, 2024 for Outstanding Achievement in Business! Join us in congratulating @agnesaugustin and her tireless efforts to support the kids media industry! 🎉

The Canadian and Indigenous children’s production industry is in crisis. @RocketFund CEO @agnesaugustin diagnoses the ailing kids’ sector, and suggests a path back to health. Read more in the latest issue of #Indiescreen: cmpa.ca/do-it-for-the-…

Our industry is the most influential & powerful medium of communication for kids. We have a responsibility to help them navigate the world. Now we need a movement. Read the piece by @agnesaugustin in @kidscreen, incl. 3 ways we can prioritize kids. kidscreen.com/2024/09/13/opi…

🌏 Happy #EarthMonth! Potato the Chicken is teaching kids all about Earth Month - starting with what exactly it is! Check out Future Chicken for tips from Potato & team throughout April. Watch it on the Shaftesbury Kids YouTube channel, TikTok, and CBC Kids! #rocketfunded

The Rocket Fund is now accepting applications for the Content Creation Program, which aims to support the creation of quality content for young audiences across a variety of formats and platforms. ⭐ Contact admin@rocketfund.ca to set up a time to get your questions answered!

Near or Far, from Harlow Creative & @wattpad WEBTOON Studios: now on @cbcgem & coming to @cbc YouTube April 6! As cracks in twin sisters Sadie & Lauren's family tree are revealed, they realize their memories of shared moments bear no resemblance to one another. #rocketfunded

📢 Get ready, get set... apply! The Rocket Portal opens tomorrow, March 27, so you can start your applications for our Content Creation Program. ⏰ Deadline: April 24, 2024 Download the latest guidelines and read the criteria at rocketfund.ca/rocket-funding…

Davey and Jonesie feel out of step with their peers and their high school. When they discover their locker is actually a portal to a multiverse, they set off on new adventures! Start streaming #DaveyandJonesiesLocker tomorrow (Mar 22) on Prime Video and Hulu! @BlueAntMedia

Beyond Black Beauty begins when 15yo equestrian Jolie's Olympic dreams are dashed by her move to a ranch in Baltimore. She wants to escape until she bonds with a spirited horse - Black Beauty. Premieres tonight at 7pm ET/PT on @Family_Channel! #beyondblackbeauty @sinkingshipent

#GangnamProject is now live and free to watch on @cbcgem and @BBCiPlayer So much talent in every frame of this heartwarming story set against a backdrop of K-Pop delight. #PillangoProductions @aircraftpix @RocketFund @CMF_FMC @cbbc @CBCKids #FederationStudios

Kids are consuming & interacting with more content than ever on digital platforms. While Canadian families accept this new reality, the concern for online safety remains high. We look forward to working with the government on the Online Harms Bill to ensure kids are safe.

AccessCBC is a @CBC initiative for Deaf & disabled creators to provide training, mentorship & financing support to create scripted, unscripted & kids screen-based content. 🚨 Applications for the scripted and kids streams are open until March 15! cbc.ca/mediacentre/pr…

REMINDER: Distribution reports for the period ending December 31, 2023 are due this week, on February 15, 2024. To submit your report, or if you have any questions, please email admin@rocketfund.ca.

URBANIA and @Lapasteque's The Postman From Space flew to France, where the series was screened as part of the 50th Angoulême International Comics Festival. In 2023, it was a finalist in the Children & Youth category of the Rockie Awards! #srfshowcase #kidscreen #rocketfunded

@fathomfilm is headed to Washington for their project! Their new documentary follows young gamers investigating the underbelly of one of the biggest platforms in the metaverse. More to come from #srfshowcase! #kidscreen #rocketfunded @tvodocs @ontariocreates #metaverse

Tobo & Du Coup’s web series ‘Frida, c’est moi’, inspired by the childhood of cult Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, has been on Télé-Québec since October… and Frida is coming back in an animated film in a few months! More to come from #srfshowcase! #kidscreen #rocketfunded

It's kickoff season for the international distribution of Tobo & Du Coup Animation's Dounia season 2, as distributor Dandelooo will be taking the series to various markets. Stay tuned for more from the Shaw Rocket Fund Showcase! #srfshowcase #kidscreen #rocketfunded

Spitshine Flicks, Holiday Pictures & FilmOption International are creating @LupeQMovie, shooting in 2024. The screenplay has been shortlisted in a number of festivals & won the HG Wells Silver Award at L.A. SCIFI 2022! More to come from #srfshowcase! #kidscreen #rocketfunded

From Prospero Pictures and Night is Y, Backspot was featured at TIFF 2023, receiving excellent reviews, being called a “perceptive queer cheerleading drama” and a “sensitive and stylish coming-of-age journey”. Stay tuned for more from #srfshowcase! #kidscreen #rocketfunded

Orca Cove Media's Sweet Summer Pow Wow is in post-production! A young Indigenous couple get a break from their troubled lives when they find each other through a summer of love on the Pow-Wow circuit. Stay tuned for more from #srfshowcase! #kidscreen #rocketfunded