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Atomic Cartoons has hired Kitty Walsh as its new executive director of development.

Les Femmes s’Animent (LFA) has unveiled the sponsors for A Woman’s Journey (Parcours de Femmes), its mentoring program for women from France and Africa who want to create short animated films.

Nicolas Atlan, the president of Gaumont U.S., is the latest addition to the TV Kids Summer Festival, which you can register for here.

The Youth Media Alliance revealed the winners of the 2022 Awards of Excellence during a gala that took place in Salle Jean-Despréz at Radio-Canada.

ORF-Enterprise has signed a deal with British Columbia’s Knowledge Network for Rookie Robot Explores the World, which is now airing on the linear broadcaster and streaming on its Knowledge Kids website.

Fred Rogers Productions and 9 Story Brands have signed 16 agreements with new and existing licensing partners for Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood.

pocket.watch has confirmed the addition of 13 new creators to its roster of global talent that will bring more diversity, broader age ranges and new formats to the kids’ and family content studio.

Mattel and EPIC Resort Destinations have revealed additional brand activations from Barbie, Masters of the Universe and Mattel Games for the upcoming Mattel Adventure Park.

Keynotes slated for the TV Kids Summer Festival from June 7 to 10 include Warner Bros.’ Amy Friedman, BBC’s Patricia Hidalgo, Paramount Global’s Jules Borkent, Super RTL’s Thorsten Braun, ZDF Studios’ Katharina Pietzsch, Sesame Workshop’s Ed Wells and Kay Wilson Stallings, The Jim Henson Company’s Halle Stanford, Nelvana’s Pam Westman and more. Check out the full schedule here and sign up for your free registration here.

Moonbug Entertainment has acquired the Singapore-based media company and production studio One Animation, which is behind Oddbods.