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'Little J is five and has just started kindergarten year at school. He lives with his grandmother (Nanna), his girl cousin (Big Cuz) who is nine, and their dog (Old Dog) who is also the story narrator. LITTLE J & BIG CUZ follows the family's adventures and is told primarily from the point of view of Little J.'
Source: Screen Australia.
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Notes
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Author's note: Much of the story telling will be visual or carried by the narrator, making it easier to re-voice the show into multiple Indigenous languages. The intention is that community members will be engaged and funded to re-voice the series. The production will assist in setting up this process. It is also intended that children whose first language is not English will watch it in both English and their own language at home and school. (Via Screen Australia)
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Award-winning and individually published episodes are indexed on AustLit.
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1.1form y Lucky Undies Victoria : Ned Lander Media Australian Children's Television Foundation , 2017 14123577 2017 single work film/TV children's Victoria : Ned Lander Media Australian Children's Television Foundation , 2017
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1.8form y Where's Aaron? Victoria : Ned Lander Media Australian Children's Television Foundation , 2017 14123698 2017 single work film/TV children's Victoria : Ned Lander Media Australian Children's Television Foundation , 2017
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2.1form y Desert Camp Victoria : Ned Lander Media Australian Children's Television Foundation , 2020 20269767 2020 single work film/TV children's Victoria : Ned Lander Media Australian Children's Television Foundation , 2020
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2.10form y Goodbye Swooper Victoria : Ned Lander Media Australian Children's Television Foundation , 2020 20269872 2020 single work film/TV children's Victoria : Ned Lander Media Australian Children's Television Foundation , 2020
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2.13form y Finding Home Victoria : Ned Lander Media Australian Children's Television Foundation , 2020 20269823 2020 single work film/TV children's Victoria : Ned Lander Media Australian Children's Television Foundation , 2020
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Little J and Big Cuz Win Diversity Screen Award
2018
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— Appears in: Koori Mail , 28 November no. 690 2018; (p. 28)'Little J and Big Cuz, Australia's first animated series for Indigenous children, has won the inaugural Screen Diversity and Inclusion Network (SDIN) Award.'
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Explainer: How Tasmania’s Aboriginal People Reclaimed a Language, Palawa Kani
2018
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— Appears in: The Conversation , 19 July 2018; -
NITV Series a First
2017
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— Appears in: Koori Mail , 3 May no. 650 2017; (p. 14) 'NITV has launched a new animated children's series Little J & Big Cuz.' -
New TV Series Relevant and Family Friendly
2017
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— Appears in: Koori Mail , 19 April no. 649 2017; (p. 24) 'Growing up, I can't remember seeing Indigenous people consistently on Australian television at all. There was the occasional role but in general a black face was rare across any genre any time of the day.' (Introduction) -
A Yarn With... Tony Thorne
2017
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— Appears in: Koori Mail , 5 April no. 648 2017; (p. 20) 'Tebrikunna man, animator, illustrator and director. Hobart, Tasmania.'
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A Yarn With... Tony Thorne
2017
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— Appears in: Koori Mail , 5 April no. 648 2017; (p. 20) 'Tebrikunna man, animator, illustrator and director. Hobart, Tasmania.' -
New TV Series Relevant and Family Friendly
2017
single work
column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 19 April no. 649 2017; (p. 24) 'Growing up, I can't remember seeing Indigenous people consistently on Australian television at all. There was the occasional role but in general a black face was rare across any genre any time of the day.' (Introduction) -
NITV Series a First
2017
single work
column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 3 May no. 650 2017; (p. 14) 'NITV has launched a new animated children's series Little J & Big Cuz.' -
Explainer: How Tasmania’s Aboriginal People Reclaimed a Language, Palawa Kani
2018
single work
essay
— Appears in: The Conversation , 19 July 2018; -
Little J and Big Cuz Win Diversity Screen Award
2018
single work
column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 28 November no. 690 2018; (p. 28)'Little J and Big Cuz, Australia's first animated series for Indigenous children, has won the inaugural Screen Diversity and Inclusion Network (SDIN) Award.'
Awards
- 2020 nominated Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards — Best Children's Television Series
- 2018 inaugural winner The Screen Diversity and Inclusion Network Award
- 2018 winner Logie Awards — Most Outstanding Children's Program
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