Calgary non-profit wins award for online cartoon

A short online film for children about nanotechnology has won a Webby Award.

"Do You Know What Nano Means?" was produced by the Calgary-based non-profit Science Alberta Foundation. The short animated film can be viewed on the organization's websitewonderville.caand on YouTube.

"This really puts us on the world stage and creates an opportunity to talk about the important work we are doing to promote science literacy,"CEO Arlene Pontingsaid in a statement when the film was nominated.

"To be on a short list with the other nominees in our category means our digital resources are considered among the best in the world."

The Webbys,which celebrate internet achievement,are presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, as well as a group of 750 Web expertsand other Internet professionals. A full list of winners can be found at WebbyAwards.com.

The awards will be handed out in a ceremony in New York on June 13. The Webbys are famous for their trademark brevity, with acceptance speeches limited to just five words.