Kristin Brzoznowski

Winsing Animation will present a variety of animated brands during the 2021 Annecy International Animation Film Festival to potential broadcast partners around the world.

Silvergate Media has acquired the rights to the bilingual picture book series ¡Vamos!, with plans to develop it into an animated series for kids and families.

Portfolio Entertainment has worked in partnership with the CMF/SRF Digital Animated Series Program and Corus Entertainment’s Treehouse TV to produce the family Christmas special Where Oliver Fits: A Christmas Eve Tale and an accompanying series of shorts.

Kate Morton, currently the content strategy director of family brands at Entertainment One, has been appointed as BBC Children’s head of commissioning and acquisitions for 0 to 6s.

Fred Rogers Productions has received $1 million in grant funding from The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations (AVDF) to support Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, Donkey Hodie and Alma’s Way.

CAKE has presold the latest season of Kiri and Lou to CBeebies, following the series’ strong premiere on the channel last year.

Rosemary Palacios has joined Sesame Workshop as director of talent outreach, inclusion and creative development.

Lion Forge Animation (Hair Love) and BRON Digital have aligned to produce the children’s animated series Heiress, which will be accompanied by interactive games and virtual worlds.

Nickelodeon has set a June launch for the animated series The BeatBuds, Let’s Jam! (formerly The BeatBuds), based on the popular kids’ music duo.

The 3D CGI preschool series Zoonicorn is launching with 52 original 7-minute episodes to the global marketplace.