| KIDS FIRST! Best 2008 Nominees |
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| title |
institution |
| SHORT, AGES 2-5 |
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| Mike Mulligan's Steam Shovel |
Weston Woods |
| Puppytown, The Movie |
Pro Quality DVD, LLC |
| Thary, A Day in My Village in Vietnam |
Rebecca Sommer, SommerFilms |
| Try, Try, Try |
Songs for Kids |
| Who's that Knock'n? |
Peter Hriso |
| SERIES, ANIMATED, AGES 2-5 |
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| Berenstain Bears |
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
| Franny's Feet |
DeCode Entertainment |
| Pingu |
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment |
| ToddWorld |
Genius Products |
| Ugly Duckling and Me |
Allumination Film Works |
| SERIES, LIVE ACTION, AGES 2-5 |
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| Elmo's World |
Genius Products |
| It's a Big Big World |
Wainscott Studios |
| Phonics 4 Babies |
Anchor Bay Entertainment |
| Play With Me Sesame |
Genius Products/Sesame Street |
| Thomas & Friends |
Starz Home Entertainment |
| TELEVISION SERIES, AGES 2-5 |
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| Curious George |
Universal Studios Home Entertainment |
| The Mr. Men Show |
Chorion |
| Wilbur |
Discovery Kids |
| Wow Wow Wubbzy |
/Anchor Bay Entertainment |
| SHORT, AGES 5-8 |
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| Do Unto Otters |
Weston Woods/Scholastic |
| Leonardo the Terrible Monster |
Weston Woods/Scholastic |
| Max's Words |
Weston Woods/Scholastic |
| The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs |
Weston Woods/Scholastic |
| Wallace's Lists |
Weston Woods/Scholastic |
| INDEPENDENT SHORT, AGES 5-8 |
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| The Adventures of Dave and Augie: The Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island |
Freggie Productions |
| The Adventures of Teddy P. Brains |
Fourth and One Productions Inc. |
| Global Kids Show |
Stitchting Global Kids Show |
| Gustafer's Yellowgold's Wide Wild World |
Apple-Eye Productions |
| The Three Pigs |
Earthwalk Media |
| INDEPENDENT SHORT SHORTS, AGES 5-8 |
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| Garlic Boy |
John R. Dilworth |
| Letting Go |
Dan Masucci |
| The Mighty Timoneers |
Trace Pictures |
| Obara & the Merchants |
KoolKidz TV and Publishing LLC |
| The Stink Bottom Boat |
Mighty Fudge Studios |
| SERIES, AGES 5-8 |
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| Eloise |
Anchor Bay Entertainment |
| Hip Hop Harry |
Allumination Film Works |
| Jane and the Dragon |
qubo |
| Madeline |
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment |
| Veggie Tales: |
Big Idea Productions |
| FEATURE, AGES 5-8 |
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| Alvin & the Chipmunks |
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment |
| Barbie & the Diamond Castle |
Universal Studios Home Entertainment |
| Barbie: Mariposa |
Universal Studios Home Entertainment |
| The Land Before Time: The Wisdom Of Friends |
Universal Studios Home Entertainment |
| SHORT, AGES 5-12 |
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| John, Paul, George & Ben |
Weston Woods/Scholastic |
| Journey of the One and Only Declaration of Independence |
Weston Woods/Scholastic |
| My Senator and Me |
Weston Woods/Scholastic |
| Rosa |
Weston Woods/Scholastic |
| INDEPENDENT SHORT, AGES 5-12 |
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| Captain Jon Explores the Ocean |
Status Productions |
| Christmas Spirit |
S.K. Martinez |
| Flatland: The Movie |
Flat World
Productions |
| Pauls Opa |
Ove Sander |
| Tom's Christmas Tree |
Fir Tree Films |
| INDEPENDENT SHORT SHORT, AGES 5-12 |
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| Backyard Battle Monsters |
Aaron Antaloczy |
| Derby Day |
Crazy Good Productions |
| M51 & Gizmo |
NASA's Spitzer Science Center |
| Me, Masi and Mr. Clean |
butterflytyphoon pictures |
| Ringbearer |
The TCS Productions |
| SERIES, AGES 5-12 |
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| Best of the Backyard Habitat |
Genius Products |
| Eon Kid |
Anchor Bayz Home Entertainment |
| Goosebumps |
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment |
| Scary Godmother |
Starz Home Entertainment |
| FEATURE, AGES 5-12 |
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| Arthur and the Invicibles |
Genius Products |
| Garfield gets Real (2007) |
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment |
| Prince and the Pauper |
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
| INDEPENDENT FEATURE, AGES 5-12 |
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| The Adventures Of Ociee Nash |
CineVita Productions |
| African Bambi |
Nature Conservation Films WW |
| Christmas is Here Again |
Easy To Dream Entertainment |
| Mist: The Story of a Sheepdog Puppy |
Allumination Film Works |
| Think Tank |
Maitland Primrose |
| INDEPENDENT SHORT, AGES 8-12 |
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| Kick Like A Girl |
Jenny Mackenzie |
| Le Piano Enchante |
Cinemannie |
| Love in the Summertime |
Paul Wie |
| My Gift |
A Sage Drake Movie |
| The Spider Experiment |
Scott and Paula Merrow |
| INDEPENDENT SHORT SHORT, AGES 8-12 |
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| The Kid |
Fernando Pinheiro |
| Kristy |
Marcia Ong |
| A Showdown at the O.K. Cinema |
The WaZoo! Show |
| SERIES, AGES 8-12 |
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| Dear America |
Genius Products/Scholastic |
| The Future is Wild |
Discovery Kids |
| Jack London's Call of the Wild |
Allumination Film Works |
| Orangutan Island |
Genius Products/Animal Planet |
| Unstable Fables |
Genius Products/Unstable Fables |
| INDEPENDENT FEATURE, AGES 8-12 |
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| The Adventures of Food Boy |
Cold Spark Films |
| The Bracelet Of Bordeaux |
Eakin Films |
| Faerie Tale Theater: Jack and the Beanstalk |
Koch Entertainment |
| A Thousand Hills |
Thousand Hills Productions |
| Train Master |
Phil Bransom Productions |
| FEATURE, AGES 8-12 |
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| Alice Upside Down |
Anchor Bay Entertainment |
| Her Best Move |
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment |
| Knights of the South Bronx |
Allumination Film Works |
| Meerkat Manor - The Movie |
Genius Products/Weinstein |
| Nim's Island |
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment |
| DOCUMENTARY, AGES 8-12 |
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| Dancing Chickens of Ventura Fabian |
Documentary Educational Resources |
| Jane Goodall's: When Animals Talk |
Genius Products/Animal Planet |
| Not Just Mine: Kids & Plovers on the Beach |
Optimis |
| Virginia Lee Burton: A Sense of Place |
Weston Woods/Scholastic |
| INDEPENDENT SHORT, AGES 12-18 |
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| Horatio's Hamlet |
Nick Baldasare and Jay Woelfel |
| Love on a Bicycle |
Chung Pai |
| My First Christmas Tree |
Laurie Agard |
| Santa Claus in Baghdad |
RA Vision Productions |
| Paperboat |
Moving Pictures Magazine |
| INDEPENDENT SHORT SHORT, AGES 12-18 |
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| End of the Rope |
No Problem Productions |
| Hose |
WWW |
| Low Battery |
Moving Pictures Magazine |
| While You Were Away |
Crazy Good Productions |
| Yesterday Today was Tomorrow |
Quantum Punk Productions |
| SERIES, AGES 12-18 |
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| Flight 29 Down: Volume 1 |
Genius Products |
| INDEPENDENT FEATURE, AGES 12-18 |
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| Alondra Smiles |
Villa Media Productions |
| Aurore |
Moving Pictures Magazine |
| The Controller |
Cut-Scene Productions, LLC |
| Pearl Diver |
Monterey Media |
| When I Find the Ocean |
Monterey Media |
| FEATURE, AGES 12-18 |
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| Ace of Hearts |
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment |
| The Great Debaters |
Genius Products/Weinstein |
| Moondance Alexander |
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment |
| The Seeker |
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment |
| DOCUMENTARY SHORT, AGES 12-18 |
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| Arc Of A Diver |
Stephen Clark |
| Kids+Money |
Lauren Greenfield |
| What I See When I Close My Eyes |
Leslie Hope |
| DOCUMENTARY FEATURE, AGES 12-18 |
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| Buddha Wild Monk In A Hut |
Carpe Diem Films |
| The Pact |
Spark Media |
| Sound of the Soul |
Pop Twist Entertainment |
| Tea & Justice |
Touch Base Productions |
| STUDENT PRODUCTION, MIDDLE SCHOOL |
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| The Amazing Adventure of Sarah Waters |
Danielle Strassman |
| Kiss and Don’t Tell |
Patrick Hibler |
| The Life and Times of Buster Chaplin |
Evan Hamilton |
| The Night In Question |
Zelda Wengrod |
| Super Kitten and the Power Pets |
Peter Grundling, Attic Animation |
| STUDENT PRODUCTION, HIGH SCHOOL |
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| April Showers |
Heather Shapiro |
| Don't Mess With Cooper |
Harrison Rego |
| A Drop In the Bucket |
Brooks Dyroff and Kenny Haisfield |
| Sew What? |
Quintin Franklyn |
| Treasure Diversity |
Drew Goldsmith |
| STUDENT PRODUCTION SHORT SHORT, COLLEGE |
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| About Sofia |
Luis Zamora-Pueyo |
| Dear Fatty |
Hsin-I Tseng |
| The Life and Death of Wriggly Chew |
Jacqueline Koehler |
| The Parcel |
Samantha Leriche-Gionet |
| Stillwaters |
Andrew Ford |
| STUDENT PRODUCTION, COLLEGE |
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| Adina's Deck |
Debbie Heimowitz |
| Butterflies |
Andy Bailey |
| Camp Woz: the Admirable Lunacy of Philanthropy |
Jarrad Kritzstein |
| Loon |
Sabi Lofgren |
| Moonrock & Lighter Fluid |
Charles Uy |