Schiffelly Puppet's Hank the Hog's Vintage WW 2 segment Nominated for 2011 Emmy Award

Here is a link to YouTube to view Hank the Hogs Emmy nominated segment.

Schiffelly Puppets and Jim Schiffman nominated for Two 2011 Emmy Awards

It has been a long time since I posted any new news. Well here is some great news. We have been nominated for 2 Upper Midwest Emmy Awards. YEAH! Here is the info and who we are up against:

CHILDREN (12 & UNDER) – SINGLE STORY/FEATURE/SEGMENT

* “Hank the Hog Reports: The Commemorative Air Force” Lakeville Government Channel 16
o Jim Schiffman, Producer/Writer/Photographer
o Tim Klausler, Photographer
* “Helping Hand” WHO-TV
o Megan Brown, Multimedia Journalist

CHILDREN (12 & UNDER) – PROGRAM/SPECIAL/SERIES

* “Chow Kids” HealthEast
o Jodi Ritacca, Producer
o Brenda Langton, Host
o Celina Kane, Host
* “IPTV Kids Clubhouse – Prime Time Special” Iowa Public Television
o Debra Herbold, Executive Producer/Director
o Dan Wardell, Host/Producer
o Theresa Knight, Producer
o Philip Blobaum, Camera Operator
o Scott Faine, Camera Operator
o John Torpy, Camera Operator
o Josh Buettner, Engineer
o David Feingold, Engineer
o Russ Wall, Engineer
* “Kids Show (Episode 4, Season 2)” Communication Research Institute
o Jon Hoffmann, Senior Producer
* “Lakeville Kids & Government” Lakeville Government Channel 16
o Jim Schiffman, Producer/Editor
o Tim Klausler, Photographer

Winners will be announced on Saturday September 24th at the Historic State Theater in Downtown Minneapolis.

Wish us luck!

Kids and Government Emmy Wins Feature Article

There is a new news organization on the web that does community news. It is called Patch. Here is the link to the article about our Emmy wins.

http://lakeville.patch.com/articles/lakeville-government-television-takes-on-the-big-guys-wins-at-upper-midwest-regional-emmys

Merry Christmas from Schiffelly Puppets

Here is a Toys for Tots psa we did to help promote holiday giving. Enjoy.

Congrates to Jim Schiffman and Schiffelly Puppets for their Emmy Award Success

Here is our vanity picture for this year. Jim with the 6 Regional Emmy awards for the Kids & Government show. Jim has been recognized for his work as producer, editor, writer and performer. Jim and Schiffelly Puppets have been recognized in 2005, 2008, 2009 and 2010.

His wife has told him that this will not be the family Christmas card this year. Or ever.

New Show for Summer of 2011 - The Little Mermaid

We decided to go for it and this next summer we will premiere our latest crazy version of a classic tale. We will be making a parody of The Little Mermaid. I'm sure the Disney lawyers will be keeping a close tab on this one.

All for now

Jim Schiffman & Kids & Government win Three 2010 Emmy Awards

It is late, but here is the news.

We won for:

Children's Program
Children's Featured Segment
Performer/Narrator - Jim Schiffman

Lakeville Government TV was also recognized for its partnership with the Lakeville Police Department and the Lewis House.

What a great night.

Congrates to Tim Klausler without whom this could not happen.