TV Kids Festival Preview: Day 3

Highlights of the February 4 agenda of the TV Kids Festival includes keynotes from WildBrain’s Eric Ellenbogen, Jonathan M. Shiff and Kidoodle.TV’s Brenda Bisner, a panel on European animation and the presentation of the TV Kids Pioneer Award to KiKA’s Sebastian Debertin. Register for this FREE event, running from February 2 to 5, here.

The day’s festivities open at 9 a.m. EST (convert to your local time) with Xilam Animation’s Marc du Pontavice, Superprod’s Clément Calvet and Dandelooo’s Emmanuèle Pétry-Sirvinconvening to discuss the French animation sector.

At 10:30 a.m. EST, WildBrain’s Eric Ellenbogen will discuss how the independent kids’ and family giant is navigating a shifting landscape.  This will be followed at 11:30 a.m. EST by the premiere of WildBrain’s The Brilliant World of Tom Gates. 

At noon EST, our Creative Keynote will be delivered by Jonathan M. Shiff, the creator of such hits as H2O: Just Add Water.

Next up, at 1:30 p.m. EST, Brenda Bisner provides a deep dive into the Kidoodle.TV content strategy.

In the final session of the day, at 3 p.m. EST, Sebastian Debertin, KiKA’s longtime programming head, will share his strategy ahead of being honored with the inaugural TV Kids Pioneer Award.

Sessions will be streamed live and then available on demand.

See the full agenda here.