Halifax Film’s animated preschool series Poko was the grand prize winner Thursday night at the annual awards of The Alliance for Children and Television, an industry group that looks to support quality media for kids through advocacy, recognition, and training

ACT, which held its gala at the Toronto headquarters of CBC, also handed a special jury prize to This is Emily Yeung from local shops marblemedia and Sinking Ship Entertainment. Twelve prizes in all were given, including:

• All Genres Ages 3-5: This is Emily Yeung, marblemedia/Sinking Ship Entertainment — Treehouse

• All Genres Ages 9-12: The Snow Queen, Amberwood Entertainment — CBC

• All Genres Teens: renegadepress.com ‘The Rez’, Vérité Films — APTN, SCN, Global, TFO, Knowledge Network

• Animation Ages 3-5: Poko, Halifax Film — CBC

• Animation Ages 6-8: If the World Were a Village, 9 Story Entertainment — YTV, CBC, Radio-Canada, TVO, Treehouse

• Animation Ages 9-14: 6Teen, Nelvana — Teletoon

• Interstitials: Roll Play, Sinking Ship — Treehouse, SRC

• Best Website: www.zimmertwins.com

• Best Website or Original New-Platform Content Tied into a Children’s Program: www.zimmertwins.com (Zimmer Twins), Lost the Plot

From KidScreen Daily