ACT to Honor Achievements in French-Canadian Kids’ Programming

 MONTREAL: The Alliance for Children and Television (ACT) will present 12 awards that recognize achievement in French-Canadian TV programming for young viewers over the past two years at its 2010 French-Language Awards of Excellence.

The competition is open to all Canadian-made, youth-oriented productions originally created and broadcast in French between January 1, 2008, and December 31, 2009. The deadline for nominations is February 5. A total of 12 awards will be presented, including a grand prize for the most outstanding production of the past two years, along with awards for best original multiplatform content tied into a children’s program, emerging talent and lifetime achievement. This year, ACT has added the Kids’ Choice Award, which will go to a production selected by French-speaking kids age 9 to 12, and the International Exposure Award, recognizing the successful Canadian French-language productions abroad.

The awards gala will be held in Montreal on May 27, 2010.