Bangkok--May 24--Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide
-- Walt Disney Television Animation's Rossen Varbanov Honored for "Brandy & Mr. Whiskers"
The creative teams behind three Disney Channel series, Walt Disney Television Animation’s "Kim Possible" and "Brandy & Mr. Whiskers" and the Playhouse Disney hit from William Joyce and Nelvana Ltd., "Rolie Polie Olie," won Daytime Emmy Awards on Saturday at the 32nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards creative arts ceremony in Beverly Hills. Disney Channel led all cable networks in Daytime Emmy Awards wins at this event.
Marking the series second Daytime Emmy Award, "Rolie Polie Olie" won in the category “Outstanding Special Class Animated Program”. Honored with the
award are series creator/executive producer William Joyce; executive
producers Michael Hirsh, Scott Dyer and Corinne Kouper; supervising
producers Guillaume Hellouin and Pamela Lehn; producers Susie Grondin, Eric
Flaherty and Christophe Archambault; supervising director Mike Fallows;
directors Ron Pitts and Bill Giggie; and writers Nadine Van Der Velde,
Steve Sullivan, Alice Prodanou and Robin J. Stein. The series is produced
by Nelvana Ltd. and televised daily during Disney Channel’s
learning-focused programming block Playhouse Disney.
"Kim Possible" and its production team Melissa Ellis and Fil Brown won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing — Live
Action and Animation category. The series received five nominations this
year. The fifth category will be announced Friday during a ceremony in New
York. "Kim Possible" airs daily on Disney Channel and Toon Disney and
Saturday mornings on the ABC Television Network’s ABC Kids. Bob Schooley
and Mark McCorkle are the series’ creators/executive producers and the
series is a production of Walt Disney Television Animation.
Walt Disney Television Animation's Rossen Varbanov was honored with a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in an
Animated Production for his work on Disney's "Brandy & Mr. Whiskers."
Chosen by his a panel of his peers, this award was announced with the
Daytime Emmy Award nominations. "Brandy & Mr. Whiskers" is televised daily
on Disney Channel.
Disney Channel is a 24-hour kid-driven, family inclusive television network that taps into the world of kids and families -- with imagination and
optimism -- through original series and movies plus contemporary acquired
programming. Currently available on basic cable in over 85 million U.S.
homes, Disney Channel is part of Disney ABC Cable Networks Group, and is
managed by Disney Media Networks, a division of The Walt Disney Company.
About Disney Channel Asia
Disney Channel offers an exciting array of quality Disney entertainment and original programming for kids and the entire family. This includes
Disney’s famed animated movies, series, specials, sitcoms, family dramas and live action movies and adventure stories. Disney Channel Asia was
established in 1996 and its bouquet of programming is available in ten markets including Brunei, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Palau, The
Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
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