Jennifer Pertsch is a story editor, writer, series creator, and one of the founding partners of Fresh TV Inc (a partner Tom McGillis

Tom McGillis

Tom McGillis is the president of Fresh TV Inc. Along with partner Jennifer Pertsch, he has created and executive produced the animated series 6teen, Total Drama Island, and its sequel Total Drama Action and Total Drama World Tour. He is also the co-executive producer of Stoked and Scott Pilgrim...

), a Toronto based production studio specializing in teen and family oriented animated series. She began her career as a writer for Nelvana

Nelvana

Nelvana Limited is a Canadian entertainment company founded in 1971 known for its work in children's animation. It was named by founders Michael Hirsh, Patrick Loubert and Clive A. Smith after a Canadian comic book superheroine created by Adrian Dingle in the 1940s...

 Ltd., before moving to Fresh TV. There she has created and co-produced 6teen

6teen

6teen is a Canadian animated sitcom, which premiered in Canada in 2004 on Teletoon. In the USA, 6teen first premiered on Nickelodeon on December 18, 2005 and was removed from the schedule on May 13, 2006 before being removed completely in 2007 before the series' run could be completed. 6teen was...

, Total Drama Island

Total Drama Island

Total Drama Island is a Canadian animated television series which lampoons the conventions commonly found in reality shows. The show and its sequel seasons are collectively referred to as the Total Drama series. It premiered on the Canadian cable television specialty channel Teletoon on July 8, 2007...

, Total Drama Action

Total Drama Action

Total Drama Action is a Canadian animated television series. It is the second season of the Total Drama series, which began with Total Drama Island. The show premiered in Teletoon at 6:30 pm ET/PT on January 11, 2009. This series was also created by the makers of 6teen, another Teletoon program...

, Total Drama World Tour. She is also the co-executive producer of Stoked

Stoked (TV series)

Stoked is a Canadian animated TV series produced by Fresh TV Inc. It is produced by Jennifer Pertsch and Tom McGillis and premiered on Teletoon on June 25, 2009. It is currently airing on Teletoon in Canada, and formerly on Cartoon Network in the United States...

and Scott Pilgrim

Scott Pilgrim

Scott Pilgrim is a graphic novel series by Bryan Lee O'Malley. It consists of six digest size black-and-white volumes, released between August 2004 and July 2010, by Portland-based independent comic book publisher Oni Press. It was later republished by Fourth Estate, an imprint of HarperCollins...

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Awards

In 2007, 6teen was awarded the Alliance for Children and Television's "Award of Excellence, Animation" for programming for children, ages 9–14. She has received an Emmy Award

Emmy Award

An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...

 nomination for her writing on the award-winning series Rolie Polie Olie

Rolie Polie Olie

Rolie Polie Olie is a children's television series produced by Nelvana and created by William Joyce. The show centers on a little boy who is composed of several spheres and other three-dimensional geometric shapes...

, and a Gemini Award

Gemini Award

The Gemini Awards are annual television broadcasting industry awards in Canada.First awarded in 1986, the Geminis celebrate the achievements of TV members of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. Essentially, it presents awards for the best television productions in Canada. Awards are...

 nomination for best animated program or series for Total Drama Island

Total Drama Island

Total Drama Island is a Canadian animated television series which lampoons the conventions commonly found in reality shows. The show and its sequel seasons are collectively referred to as the Total Drama series. It premiered on the Canadian cable television specialty channel Teletoon on July 8, 2007...

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External links

• Fresh TV Inc.'s homepage