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Twelve companies from eight countries have been nominated for the broadcaster, investor/distributor and producer of the year awards for the Cartoon Forum Tributes, set to take place on September 19 in Toulouse.

APC Kids has sold the first season of Walter’s Christmas: Keeper of the Forest to CANAL+ in France for CANAL+kids.

ZDF, ZDF Studios and France Télévisions have greenlit 20 Dance Street, a CGI animated series from Cottonwood Media in partnership with Opéra national de Paris.

La Cabane and Thuristar are set to debut their first original special, A Lamb’s Stew, at Cartoon Forum’s opening event on September 17.

Industry veterans Xavi Mas and Roberto Mitrani have co-founded the new distribution and brand management company Liquid Rock Entertainment, headquartered in Barcelona and Miami.

Disney Channel has slated the premiere of Wizards Beyond Waverly Place, a continuation of Wizards of Waverly Place, for October 29.

Angel Studios has ordered a third season of the crowdfunded animated series The Wingfeather Saga.

HARI has secured new L&M deals for its hit comedy Grizzy & the Lemmings with KFC, Fashion UK and UHU.

Michelle Lewis, creator and executive producer of Kindergarten: The Musical, speaks with World Screen Newsflash about what inspired the series, the journey to getting new IP across the finish line in today’s market and the art of grabbing children’s attention by respecting their intelligence and musical tastes.

WildBrain Television has greenlit a second season of its hit preschool series The Fabulous Show with Fay and Fluffy, alongside a raft of other program renewals and commissions.