Given for a distinguished career in youth production in Canada, this prestigious prize salutes the individual’s contributions to the industry, leadership skills, ability to innovate and inspire and career-long commitment to young Canadians. Martin and Chris Kratt, founders and principals of the Kratt Brothers Company, have over 15 years of experience in the television and interactive game/web industry. They have created and produced over 200 episodes of television including the hit children’s television series Kratts’ Creatures, Emmy-winning preschool series Zoboomafoo, the National Geographic/CBC wildlife adventure series Be The Creature, and most recently, the Emmy nominated, PBS/TVO/Télé-Québec/Knowledge hit series in its third season, Wild Kratts. Zoologists by training, Chris and Martin grew up in Warren Township, New Jersey, and they are now living in Ottawa, where they opened their animation studio in 2009. They have made efforts to parlay their celebrity to benefit wildlife conservation by founding their not-for-profit society to help kids help animals. Called the Kratt Brothers Creature Hero Society, it was formed after a young girl sent them $3.19. Since then they created a 1200 acre wildlife refuge for endangered grizzly bears. Parents and kids just love them. Their personal appearances attract large crowds such as 31,000 at the Chicago Zoo.