2014 Annual Report

2014
ANNUAL
REPORT
Shaw Rocket Fund
IN 2014, THE SHAW ROCKET FUND INVESTED
OVER $15 MILLION IN 45 PROJECTS INCLUDING
31 LINEAR TV PROGRAMS AND 14 RELATED
DIGITAL PRODUCTIONS
OUR
MISSION
The Shaw Rocket Fund will invest in and
champion high quality, innovative Canadian
children’s programming across all platforms,
programming that children enjoy &
investments that support the growth of the
Canadian children’s production industry.
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ROCKET FUELLED PROJECTS
TV - PRE-SCHOOL UNDER 5
PRODUCTION
BROADCASTER
PRODUCTION COMPANY
Can You Imagine That?
TVO
Firefish Entertainment
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot
About Specials!
Treehouse
Portfolio Entertainment
Chirp
CBC
Sinking Ship Entertainment
Now You Know
TVO
Sinking Ship Entertainment
Toc Toc Toc Season 8
SRC, Tele-Quebec
Telefiction
YaYa and Zouk
Yoopa, TFO, Treehouse
Productions ToonDraw
TV - PRIMARY 6-9
PRODUCTION
BROADCASTER
PRODUCTION COMPANY
Annedroids Seasons 3 and 4
TVO, SRC, Knowledge
Sinking Ship Entertainment
Endangered Species Season 2
Teletoon
Nerd Corps Entertainment
Giver Season 3
TVO
Sinking Ship Entertainment
Les Argonautes Season 3
Tele-Quebec
Pixcom Productions
Look kool/ C’est Wow
TFO, TVO
Apartment 11 Productions
Salmigondis
Radio-Canada
Telefiction
Science Max
TVO
Breakthrough Enterprises
Shutterbugs
TVO, Knowledge
Big Jump Productions
Wild Kratts Season 4
TVO, Tele-Quebec, Knowledge
Kratt Bros Company, 9 Story
Entertainment
Winston Steinburger & Sir
Dudley Ding Dong
Teletoon
eOne
Les Chroniques De Miam!
Yoopa, TV5
Echo Media
TV - ELEMENTARY 9-12
PRODUCTION
BROADCASTER
PRODUCTION COMPANY
Freaktown
Teletoon
Portfolio Entertainment
Max & Shred
YTV
Breakthrough Enterprises
Nerds and Monsters Season 2
YTV
Slap Happy Cartoons
The Next Step Season 3
Family Channel
Temple Street Productions
Ruby Skye P.I. Season 3
CBC
Jill Golick Enterprises
Slugterra Season 2
Family Channel
Nerd Corps Entertainment
ToonMart Marty1
Teletoon
Sardine Productions
TV - YOUTH
PRODUCTION
BROADCASTER
PRODUCTION COMPANY
Cache Craze Season 2
YTV
9 Story Entertainment
Degrassi Season 14
Bell Media
Epitome Pictures
Galala
TV5 Unis
Red Letter Films
Open Heart
YTV
Epitome Pictures
underEXPOSED Season 3
APTN
Airdog Media
TV - FAMILY
PRODUCTION
BROADCASTER
PRODUCTION COMPANY
Heartland Season 8
CBC
Seven 24 Films
Russell Madness
Family Channel
Keystone Entertainment
DIGITAL
ROCKET FUELLED PROJECTS
DIGITAL - PRE-SCHOOL UNDER 5
PRODUCTION
BROADCASTER
PRODUCTION COMPANY
Can You Imagine That? Digital
TVO
Firefish Entertainment
Chirp Interactive
CBC
Sinking Ship Entertainment
Dinopaws Digital
Treehouse
Guru Animation Studio Ltd.
Hi, Opie! Digital
TVO, CitySask, Knowledge
Marblemedia
Zerby Derby Season 2 Digital.
TFO, TVO, Knowledge
Breakthrough Enterprises
DIGITAL - PRIMARY 6-9
PRODUCTION
BROADCASTER
PRODUCTION COMPANY
Les Chroniques de Miam!
TV5, Yoopa
Echo Media
Look Kool Digital
TVO
Apartment 11 Productions
DIGITAL - ELEMENTARY 9-12
PRODUCTION
BROADCASTER
PRODUCTION COMPANY
Freakout Digital
Teletoon
Portfolio Entertainment
Max & Shred Interactive
YTV
Breakthrough Enterprises
The Next Step Season 3
Digital
Family Channel
Temple Street Productions
Ruby Skye P.I. Digital
CBC
Jill Golick Enterprises
DIGITAL - YOUTH
PRODUCTION
BROADCASTER
PRODUCTION COMPANY
Precious Blood Digital
YTV
Epitome Pictures
underEXPOSED Season 3
Digital
APTN
Airdog Media
DIGITAL - FAMILY
PRODUCTION
BROADCASTER
PRODUCTION COMPANY
Book of Negroes Digital
CBC
eOne / Secret Location
ROCKET PRIZE
THE SHAW ROCKET PRIZE WAS EXPANDED
THIS YEAR TO THREE CATEGORIES
WITH A PRIZE OF $25,000 FOR EACH WINNER,
AS VOTED BY KIDS ACROSS CANADA.
PRE-SCHOOL (UNDER 5)
WINNER
PRODUCTION
PRODUCTION COMPANY
PRODUCERS
Daniel Tiger’s Neighbourhood
9 Story Entertainment
Vince Commisso, Steven Jarosz,
Samantha Freeman Alpert, Kevin
Morrison, Angela C. Santomero,
Tanya Green, Wendy Harris, Julie
Soebekti, Sarah Wallendjack
Bookaboo
Cite Amerique
Greg Dummett, Daniel Proulx,
Josée Vallée, Martyn Freeman,
Lorraine Richard, Lucy Goodman
Roll Play
Sinking Ship Entertainment
J.J. Johnson, Blair Powers, Matthew
J. R. Bishop, Kristen McGregor,
Martha Sepulveda
FINALISTS
CHILDREN (6-12)
WINNER
PRODUCTION
PRODUCTION COMPANY
PRODUCERS
The Next Step
Temple Street Productions
Ivan Schneeberg, David Fortier
Frank van Keeken, Laura Harbin,
Andrea Boyd, Laurie McLarty, Chloe
van Keeken, Rachael Schaefer, Amy
Wright, Jay Prychidny
Almost Naked Animals
9 Story Entertainment
Vince Commisso, Steven Jarosz,
Tanya Green, Tristan Homer
Rocket Monkeys
Breakthrough Entertainment
Ira Levy, Peter Williamson, Joan
Lambur, Michael Feder, Dan Abdo,
Jason Patterson, Mauro Casalese,
Mark Evestaff
FINALISTS
YOUTH AND FAMILY (13-17)
WINNER
PRODUCTION
PRODUCTION COMPANY
PRODUCERS
The Phantoms
Dream Street Pictures
Timothy Hogan, Rick LeGuerrier
Animism: The Gods’ Lake
Zeros 2 Heroes Media
Matt Toner
Blackbird
Story Engine Pictures
Marc Almon, David Miller, Jason
Buxton, Thom Fitzgerald, Chad
Maker
FINALISTS
INTERNATIONAL JURY
NAME
TITLE
COMPANY
Evan Baily
President
Consolidated Baily
Sarah Muller
Head of Acquisitions and
Drama Development
CBBC
Adina Pitt
VP Content Acquisition and
Coproductions
The Cartoon Network and
Boomerang
Karen Vermeulen
SVP Global Sales and
Coproductions
Zodiak Kids
Brian Wright
SVP Live Action Development
Nickelodean Group
bird’s eye
view
Pre-School
(Under 5)
$1,967,000
Primary
(6-9)
$3,830,266
Family
$2,075,000
INVESTMENTS
BY AUDIENCE:
Youth
$1,684,703
Total for 2014:
$15,015,719
Elementary
(9-12)
$5,458,750
COMMITMENTS BY PROVINCE:
BRITISH COLUMBIA:
21.17%
ALBERTA:
4.37%
ONTARIO:
62.45%
QUÉBEC:
12.01%
PROGRAMMING BY GENRE:
6.54%
DOCUMENTARY
3.23%
VARIETY
77.42%
DRAMA
12.90%
MAGAZINE
BOARD
ANNABEL SLAIGHT, CHAIR
Founder of Owl Magazines, Books and Television, Annabel
Slaight is the recipient of many awards including the Order of
Ontario, Canadian Film and Television’s Lifetime Achievement
Award, and the Royal Canadian Institute’s Sir Sanford
Fleming Award. In addition to her dedication to the Shaw
Rocket Fund and creative content for children, she is on a
crusade to save and protect Lake Simcoe.
GIGI BOYD, VICE-CHAIR
A Gemini and Leo award winning Producer (“Elijah”), Gigi Boyd was
recently hired as the Vice President of Industrial Relations, CMPA – BC
Branch. Gigi’s background includes producing roles on Canadian series
such as “Cold Squad”, “Godiva’s” and “The Guard”. She is a former
Manager of Business Affairs and Director of the Television Unit for the
Western office of Telefilm Canada, a graduate of the Canadian Film
Centre Producer Program, an inaugural winner of the Banff Next Media
TV 360 Team Award and served as Secretary-Treasurer of the Directors
Guild of Canada – BC Branch board from 2006-2010.
CHRISTINE SHIPTON, DIRECTOR
Recently appointed to Senior Vice President of Content for Shaw Media,
Christine Shipton is a seasoned television executive with experience in
both production and broadcast organizations. Throughout her career,
Christine has been responsible for developing, overseeing and managing
some great Canadian programming, including Rookie Blue, Continuum,
Bomb Girls, Ice Pilots NWT and, most recently, Big Brother Canada and
Chopped Canada. In addition to Christine’s work with the Shaw Rocket
Fund she serves on the Board of Directors for the National Screen
Institute, Hot Docs, and the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television.
STAFF
AGNES AUGUSTIN, PRESIDENT & CEO
Since 2004, Agnes Augustin has proudly overseen the Shaw Rocket
Fund and its commitment to be a champion of Canadian children’s
programming through the Fund’s investment practices and the
creation of various initiatives to support the industry, such as the much
celebrated Shaw Rocket Prize. Prior to joining the Shaw Rocket Fund,
Agnes was a Manager and Vice President of Business Affairs for various
production and distribution companies, Head of Production for CMT, as
well as an independent producer.
LISA DONAHUE, MANAGER, BUSINESS AFFAIRS,
Lisa Donahue joined the Shaw Rocket Fund in 2011 as Manager, Business
Affairs, bringing 20 years of production experience with her, including
12 years at Minds Eye Entertainment, predominantly as head of Business
Affairs. In her capacity at Minds Eye, Donahue was involved in the
creation of over 70 hours of children’s programming.
BECKI BRISSON, BUSINESS ANALYST
Becki Brisson is the Shaw Rocket Fund‘s Business Analyst. Becki
started in the industry in 2005 as a Producer’s Assistant, and quickly
moved up the ranks to Associate Producer and Business Affairs
Manager. She has worked on several television series including
“Corner Gas” and a number of feature films, including several
international co-productions.
VICTORIA SPENCE, BUSINESS AFFAIRS
COORDINATOR/ANALYST
Victoria Spence is the Shaw Rocket Fund‘s Business Affairs Coordinator
as well as an Analyst. Working in the film and television industry since
2006, her experience includes her role at Pink Sky/Avamar Entertainment
as the Business Affairs Coordinator for “Flashpoint” Season 4 and 5.
She brings with her years of Production Assistant experience for
programs such as “The Latest Buzz” and “That’s So Weird”.
contributors
The support of the Fund’s contributors is paramount.
Each and every day we are making good things happen
across the country and around the world through quality
children’s programming. Their continued support has
allowed the Shaw Rocket Fund to continue to grow and
champion the best in children’s productions.
SHAW COMMUNICATIONS/SHAW DIRECT
Shaw Communications is committed to quality Canadian
children’s television and the development of a strong
Canadian independent production industry. Since 1994,
the Shaw family of funds have contributed over $171
million dollars in financing towards Canadian children’s
programming. Shaw is actively involved in a wide range
of community initiatives.
Through charitable donations, educational partnerships
and local community programming, Shaw is committed
to supporting its communities in many ways, both
large and small. Shaw Direct, a Shaw company, also
contributes to the Fund.
CONTACT US
Suite 210, 2421- 37th Ave. NE
Calgary, Alberta T2E 6y7
T. 403 750 4517
F. 403 750 4635
E. [email protected]
www.rocketfund.ca