Five highly respected experts in children's media from Australia, Canada, Germany, US and the UK will sit on the 2006 Shaw Rocket Prize International Jury. The International Jury selects the top programs and students from across Canada select the winner from the international jury's short list.

The international jury will announce the finalists on February 8, 2006 in New York while attending the 7th Annual KidScreen Summit.

DEIRDRE BRENNAN ABC Kids Programmer, ABC, Australia

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Deirdre Brennan is responsible for programming, acquisitions and marketing for Australia's most successful children's broadcaster, ABC TV. Deirdre's aim is to ensure that ABC TV retains its leadership in children's television, with programming that is entertaining, creative and relevant to their audience. [more]

JENNIFER CANHAM Publisher, Owlkids

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Jennifer Canham is the Publisher of Owlkids, the English-language youth division of Bayard Canada. In this capacity, she oversees Chirp, chickaDEE and OWL - Canada's award-winning magazines for children 3 to 13 - and is spearheading the launch of a children's book publishing department. [more]

DEA CONNICK PEREZ Vice President of Programming and Operations, Discovery Kids, USA

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Dea Connick Perez is currently the vice president of programming and operations at Discovery Kids, which broadcasts on NBC, TLC and the Discovery Kids Channel. She has over twenty years of experience in radio, television and media, the majority served in the kids business. [more]

FRANK DIETZ Head Acquisitions & Co-productions, Super RTL, Germany

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Frank Dietz has been Head of Acquisition and Co-production at Super RTL, Europe's leader in the children's television since September 2000. He manages the supply of approximately 5,000 half hours of animation per year, dealing with major animation distributors and producers worldwide. Currently Frank Dietz is involved in an international rollout of Super RTL. [more]

THERESA PLUMMER-ANDREWS Managing Director, Plum Trees TV, UK

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Theresa Plummer-Andrews, formerly Head of Acquisitions & Co-Productions for Children's BBC, served as Executive Producer on such series as Animals of Farthing Wood, Albert The 5th Musketeer, Noddy, William's Wish Wellington's, Prince Of Atlantis, Bob The Builder, Fireman Sam, Postman Pat 11, Angelmouse and the multi-award winning half hour special The First Snow Of Winter. [more]