TV Kids Festival Adds Creator Dan Povenmire to Lineup

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Dan Povenmire, whose credits include the global hit Phineas and Ferb, is set to deliver a creative keynote as part of the TV Kids Festival.

Povenmire is the co-creator of the Disney animated series Phineas and Ferb and Milo Murphy’s Law, in which he also voiced the character Heinz Doofenshmirtz in both series. His latest project is the animated series Hamster & Gretel for Disney Channel.

The announcement comes fresh on the heels of Traci Paige Johnson and Angela Santomero, the co-creators of the hit series Blue’s Clues and Blue’s Clues & You!, joining the TV Kids Festival roster, alongside the previously announced participants Eric Ellenbogen, the CEO and vice chair of WildBrain; Claude Schmit, the CEO of Super RTL; and Sebastian Debertin, the head of fiction, acquisitions and co-productions at KiKA.

Taking place from February 2 to 4, 2021, the TV Kids Festival will feature keynotes and panels with leading executives and creatives discussing the importance of alliances in producing and distributing top-notch kids’ programming today. It will be streamed live and available on-demand on World Screen’s brand-new, state-of-the-art events and festivals platform.

Look for more announcements in the coming weeks about key speakers and panels taking place during the TV Kids Festival. Registration will open in January.