March 15, 2024, Toronto - TFO and its collaborators earned 11 nominations at the 2024 Youth Media Alliance (YMA) Awards of Excellence for various original TFO productions. The Awards of Excellence will culminate in an awards gala in Montreal on May 22.

Public members are invited to vote for their favourites here: https://www.ymamj.org/en/coup-de-coeurs

Here is an overview of the nominations:

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE FOR BEST TELEVISED OR WEB SERIES

Acquisition of knowledge and development of critical thinking (shortform, under 20 minutes)

1. NIP!

• Episodes: Histoire de l’argent / Faire un budget / Les taxes à la consommation / Les profits et les pertes / La publicité
• Productions Mustang, Slalom and TFO

Acquisition of knowledge and development of critical thinking (longform, over 20 minutes)

2. Échec & moi

• Episode: Pourquoi a-t-on tendance à ridiculiser les échecs?
• TFO

Commitment, openness to the world and respect 

3. Zik

• Episode: Accents
• Moi & Dave and TFO

4. #Couleurs du Nord

• Episode: Bienvenue à Temiskaming Shores!
• Lopii Productions and TFO

Emancipation through play and humour

5. Zik

• Episode: DIY
• Moi & Dave and TFO

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE - AUDIENCE’S CHOICE
Audience’s Choice Award - Toddlers (2-5 years) 

6. Féeli tout

• Episode: Le chiot de Bibiane
• Les Productions Rivard and TFO

Audience’s Choice Award - Youth (6-12 years)

7. Zik

• Episode: Accents
• Moi & Dave and TFO

Audience’s Choice Award - Teens (13 years and +)

8. Échec & moi

• Episode: Pourquoi a-t-on tendance à ridiculiser les échecs?
• TFO

YOUTH PERSONALITY AWARD

 9. Mique Michelle, for #Couleurs du Nord - TFO
10. Mehdi Hamdad for Cayenne Club - TFO
11. Daniel Coutu for his multidisciplinary work - Prestigo Médias - Radio-Canada, TVO, TFO, Télé-Québec

2024 Awards of Excellence

In all, some thirty French-language children’s productions have been nominated in the 12 categories of the 2024 Awards of Excellence. In addition to the prizes awarded in these categories, the YMA will present three Audience’s Choice awards to individuals chosen by the jury.

Exceptionally, in addition to these 15 awards, the 2024 Awards of Excellence also includes tribute awards, presented to 10 individuals (5 French-speaking and 5 English-speaking) who have contributed to the advancement of the YMA and youth content over the past 50 years, for a grand total of 25 awards.