Dino Dana
Dino Dana is a Canadian television series that was created and is directed by J. J. Johnson. The series was developed as a followup to Dino Dan: Trek's Adventures and premiered on Amazon Prime on May 27, 2017.[1][2] In 2018, it was announced that Dino Dana is about to be made into a feature film.[3]
| Dino Dana | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Children's television series |
| Created by | J.J. Johnson |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Production company(s) | Sinking Ship Entertainment |
| Release | |
| Original network | TVOKids |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | May 24, 2017 |
| External links | |
| [www | |
Plot
Dino Dana is about a nine-year-old girl named Dana Jain who sets out to achieve "Dino experiments" that teach her more about dinosaurs, pterosaurs, prehistoric marine reptiles and prehistoric mammals. Other characters include her older stepsister, Saara; her mother, Ava; her stepfather, Ahman; and Gloria, her maternal grandmother. Jason Spevack and Trek Buccino also make periodic guest appearances as Dan and Trek Henderson from the last 2 shows.
The series combines live action with CGI animation.[4]
Cast
- Michela Luci as Dana Jain
- Saara Chaudry as Saara Jain, Dana's older step-sister
- Amish Patel as Dad (Aman Jain)
- Nicola Correia-Damude as Mom (Ava Jain)
- Bill Cobbs as Mr. Hendrickson, Dana's neighbour
- Laaibah Alvi as Young Saara
- Anna Cathcart as Robyn (recurring)
- Millie Davis as Riley (recurring)
- Jason Spevack as Dan Henderson
- Trek Buccino as Trek Henderson
Broadcast
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | ||||
| 1 | 13 | May 24, 2017 | August 17, 2017 | ||
| 2 | 13 | March 24, 2018 | August 4, 2018 | ||
| 3 | 13 | May 22, 2019 | July 3, 2019 | ||
Episodes
Main article: List of Dino Dana episodes
Awards
| Award | Year | Category | Recipients | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Screen Awards | 2018 | Best Direction, Children's or Youth | J.J. Johnson | Nominated |
| Best Performance, Children's or Youth | Michela Luci | Nominated | ||
| Canadian Screen Awards | 2019 | Best Pre-School Program or Series | Dino Dana | Won |
| Best Cross-Platform Project - Children's and Youth | Dino Dana Digital | Won | ||
| Best Direction, Children's or Youth | J.J. Johnson | Nominated | ||
| Best Writing, Children's or Youth | J.J. Johnson, Christin Simms and Nathalie Youglai | Nominated | ||
| Best Performance, Children's or Youth | Michela Luci | Nominated | ||
| Best Performance, Children's or Youth | Saara Chaudry | Nominated | ||
| Daytime Emmy Award | 2018 | Outstanding Preschool Children's Series | Dino Dana | Nominated |
| Daytime Emmy Award | 2019 | Outstanding Preschool Children's Series | Dino Dana | Nominated |
| Outstanding Performer in a Children's, Family Viewing or Special Class Program | Michela Luci | Won | ||
| Outstanding Writing in a Children's, Pre-school Children's or Family Viewing Program | J.J. Johnson, Christin Simms and Nathalie Younglai | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Directing in a Children's, Pre-school Children's or Family Viewing Program | J.J. Johnson | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Art direction/Set Direction/Senic Design | Amanda Vernuccio, Tyler McFarland and Kevin Morra | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Lighting Direction | George Lajtai CSC | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Sound Editing for a Live Action Program | Sean W. Karp, Will Preventis, Noah Siegel, Charles Duchesne, Blag Ahilov and Jakob Thiesen | Nominated |
2017: won the Kidscreen Award for Best New Series [5]
2018: won the Kidscreen Award for Best Non-Animated or Mixed Series [6]
2019: won the Daytime Emmy Award for Best Performer in a Children's Program[7]
2019: won the 2019 YMA Award for Best Program, Live Action Scripted and Non-Scripted, Preschool[8]
Broadcast
On October 6, 2016, on YouTube, short introductory Dino Dana clips were first published, reusing footage from the past two shows. Dino Dana premiered on May 26, 2017 on Amazon Prime in the US and UK.[9] TVO Kids picked up the show in June 2017.[10] In Australia Dino Dana screens on ABC Kids.[11]
References
- "Amazon Original Kids Series Dino Dana Premieres May 26 on Prime Video in the US and UK". www.businesswire.com. 2017-05-02. Retrieved 2020-02-22.
- "Amazon sets the date for Dino Dana". kidscreen.com. Archived from the original on August 28, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- "Archive ยป Sinking Ship roars into Dino Dana movie". Kidscreen. 2018-06-26. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
- "Dino Dana - TV Review". www.commonsensemedia.org. 2017-05-30. Retrieved 2020-02-22.
- "And the 2018 Kidscreen Awards go to". Kidscreen. Kidscreen. Archived from the original on February 14, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- "Who walked away with a 2019 Kidscreen Award?". kidscreen.com. Archived from the original on February 13, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
- Zahed, Ramin (May 4, 2019). "'Loud House,' 'Daniel Tiger' Win Top Animation Daytime Emmys". animationmagazine.net. Archived from the original on May 5, 2019. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
- Milligan, Mercedes (May 31, 2019). "2019 YMA Awards of Excellence Winners Announced". animationmagazine.net. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
- "Amazon Original Kids Series Dino Dana Premieres May 26 on Prime Video in the US and UK". businesswire.com. Archived from the original on May 17, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
- "Dino Dana - TVOKids.com". web.archive.org. June 5, 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-06-05. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
- "Dino Dana - ABC KIDS". www.abc.net.au. Archived from the original on February 13, 2019. Retrieved January 8, 2019.