Flagship preschool program Beep and Mort shortlisted at the 2024 Kidscreen Awards

Beep and Mort has garnered a nomination for Best Live-Action Series (Pre-School) at the illustrious 2024 Kidscreen Awards.

From the globally recognised ABC Children’s commissioning team and produced by Windmill Pictures, Beep and Mort is a funny and charming series for kids that uniquely celebrates the nature of friendship.​

Producer Kaye Weeks said: “We are thrilled to have been nominated for this prestigious international award and for Beep and Mort to sit alongside the iconic Sesame Street in our category. It was at Kidscreen 2018 that we first pitched this project, so to be up for an award at the same event six years later is a particularly special, full-circle moment.”

With the second season of Beep and Mort just launched on ABC Kids in its home territory, the fan base for this premium, entertaining program has found fans in the UK and Canada, as well as in Australia.

Head of ABC Children’s Libbie Doherty said “It was obvious from the very first meeting with Windmill Pictures that Beep and Mort was going to be something special. As we have seen with the hugely successful Bluey, our home-grown stories can be universally appealing and be embraced by families everywhere – and we are confident that the adventures of Beep, Mort and their Mollyvale friends are going to continue to resonate in hearts and minds around the world. It is a testament to the quality of this beautiful series that it has garnered a Kidscreen Award nomination amongst such pre-school giants and we couldn’t be more thrilled”.

Produced by Windmill Pictures, Beep and Mort is directed by Rosemary Myers (Girl Asleep, Bluey’s Big Play), produced by Kaye Weeks, features production design by the AACTA award-winning Jonathon Oxlade (Girl Asleep, Bluey’s Big Play) and original music by Harry Covill (Girl Asleep).

The Kidscreen Awards program is a high-profile celebration of children’s content excellence paying tribute to outstanding TV and digital media work that keeps kids and families entertained worldwide. This year, more than 550 entries were received from around the world in 50-plus categories spanning programming, broadcasting and digital media.

All winners will be announced and celebrated live at a special awards ceremony taking place on Monday, February 5 during Kidscreen Summit 2024 in San Diego.

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