Space Nova
Animated television series From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Space Nova is an animated television series developed for the Nine Network and Australian Broadcasting Corporation, first aired in 2021.
| Space Nova | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Animation |
| Written by | Thomas Duncan-Watt |
| Directed by | Pablo de la Torre Cindy Scharka Gie Santos |
| Composer | Russell Thornton |
| Country of origin | Australia Malaysia Germany |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 27 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Suzanne Ryan Zeno Gabing Arne Lohman Jo Rooney Andy Ryan Kira Schneider Lisa Albers Libbie Doherty |
| Producers | Suzanne Ryan Juhaidah Joemin Yasmin Jones |
| Running time | 24 minutes |
| Production companies | SLR Productions Giggle Garage Screen Australia ZDF Enterprises |
| Original release | |
| Network | 9Go! ABC |
| Release | 5 March 2021 – 2021 |
Plot
Set in 2162, siblings Jet and Adelaide Nova live on an international space station with their Australian astronaut family. They attend school during the week, but on weekends they join their parents on exciting interstellar adventures, exploring planets, star hopping and discovering unknown life forms.
Cast
- Zachary Fuller as Jet Nova
- Adelaide Tustian as Adelaide Nova
- Stephen James King as Hugo Nova
- Michelle Doake as Josie Nova
- Darren Sabadina as G9
- Rae Johnston as Janali Banks
- Ash Ricardo as Aubrina Eridani
- Christian Charisiou as Sol Erdani
- Jason Chong as Andy Ling
- Tim Harding as Avery Yu
- Mary Lascaris as Jennylyn Chu
Production
The series was co-produced by Australia's SLR Productions and Malaysia's Giggle Garage.[1]
The production received funding from Screen Australia and financial assistance from National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (FINAS). Voice director is Jo Boag and series director Pablo de la Torre, with Cindy Scharka and Gie Santos as episodic directors. The series is produced by Suzanne Ryan, Juhaidah Joemin, and Yasmin Jones. The head writer is multi-AWGIE Award-winner Thomas Duncan-Watt. The executive producers are Suzanne Ryan and Zeno Gabing.[2]
Release
Space Nova premiered on 9Go! in Australia on 5 March 2021. A full 13-episode marathon premiered on ABC ME on 2 April 2021, starting from 7:55am.[3]
ABC ME and Powerhouse Museum in Sydney conducted a premiere screening of Space Nova on 7 April 2021 from 1–2PM at the Powerhouse Theatrette.[4] The show also premiered in Singapore on Mediacorp's MeWATCH.[citation needed]
The 26-episode of 24-minute children's series screens on Nine, ABC, Super RTL and distributed globally by ZDF Enterprises.[citation needed]
Awards
| Year | Nominee | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Thomas Duncan-Watt | AWGIE Awards | Animation | Won |
| 2020 | Charlotte Rose Hamlyn | AWGIE Awards | Animation | Nominated |
| 2021 | John Armstrong | AWGIE Awards | Animation | Won |
| 2021 | Melanie Alexander | AWGIE Awards | Animation | Nominated |
| 2021 | Thomas Duncan-Watt (for episode "Ghost Station") | AWGIE Awards | John Hinde Award for Excellence in Science-Fiction Writing | Won[5] |
| 2024 | Charlotte Rose Hamlyn (for episode "Bread Nova") | AWGIE Awards | John Hinde Award for Excellence in Science-Fiction Writing | Nominated[6][7] |
References
External links
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