TV Kids Unveils Festival Agenda

TV Kids has unveiled the agenda for the upcoming TV Kids Festival, running from February 2 to 5.

This FREE event focused on the importance of alliances in producing and distributing top-notch kids’ programming. Sign up for your free registration to attend here.

We have 30 fantastic speakers lined up for this event. You can see the full agenda below. The panels and keynotes will be streamed live and then will be made available on-demand.

Don’t miss out on hearing insights from some of the kids’ content community’s leading producers, distributors, commissioners and creators.

Need to convert the times below for where you are? Click on the times above the name of each session to make sure you don’t miss a thing!

Tuesday, February 2

• 9 a.m. EST
  Buying Time: Programmer Wish Lists
  WarnerMedia’s Adina Pitt, M6’s Maud Branly, Kidoodle.TV’s Brenda Bisner and Hopster’s Ellen Solberg share their acquisition needs.
• 10:30 a.m. EST
  The Genius Approach
  Andy Heyward, CEO of Genius Brands International, and Harold Chizick, CEO and co-founder of ChizComm, discuss the rapidly evolving children’s media landscape and what companies should consider in order to thrive.
• 12:00 p.m. EST
  Creative Keynote: Making Archibald’s Next Big Thing
  Award-winning actor Tony Hale joins DreamWorks Animation’s Teri Weiss to share the story behind making the Netflix series Archibald’s Next Big Thing.
• 1:30 p.m. EST
  Keynote: Super RTL’s Claude Schmit
  Super RTL remains at the forefront of Germany’s kids and youth market. The broadcaster’s CEO shares the strategies for maintaining that edge.
• 3:00 p.m. EST
  Keynote: ViacomCBS in Focus
  An in-depth conversation with Nina Hahn, the senior VP of international production and development for Nickelodeon International and head of ViacomCBS International Studios (VIS) Kids, and Jules Borkent, the executive VP for kids and family at ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI).

Wednesday, February 3

• 9 a.m. EST
  Panel & Premiere: Cyber Group Studios’ 50/50 Heroes
  Cyber Group Studios’ Pierre Sissmann, France Télévisions’ Christine Reinaudoand art director and character designer Yann de Preval discuss 50/50 Heroes ahead of the premiere of a trailer for the brand-new series.
• 10:30 a.m. EST
  The Big Picture
  The streamers have upended the traditional system of windows that has long sustained the kids’ distribution business. CAKE’s Ed Galton, 9 Story’s Alix Wiseman and eOne Family Brands’ Monica Candiani discuss how they are working with linear and nonlinear platforms to satisfy clients’ divergent needs.
• 12:00 p.m. EST
  Creative Keynote: Traci Paige Johnson & Angela Santomero
  The co-creators of the iconic Blue’s Clues discuss reinventing the property for a new era in Blue’s Clues & You!
• 1:30 p.m. EST
  Partner Potential
  Co-productions remain the lifeblood of the kids’ content financing system, but they are becoming more complicated. Serious Lunch’s Genevieve Dexter, Guru Studio’s Frank Falcone, Toon2Tango’s Ulli Stoef and Boat Rocker’s Jon Rutherforddiscuss.
• 3:00 p.m. EST
  Creative Keynote: Dan Povenmire
  The co-creator of the megahit Phineas and Ferb on his latest creation, Hamster & Gretel.

Thursday, February 4

• 9 a.m. EST
  France Toons In
  France remains a powerhouse in global animation. With new legislation around streaming platforms set to radically transform the landscape in 2021, we hear from Xilam Animation’s Marc du Pontavice, Superprod’s Clément Calvet and Dandelooo’s Emmanuèle Pétry-Sirvin.
• 10:30 a.m. EST
  Keynote: WildBrain’s Eric Ellenbogen
  With assets across broadcast, production and distribution, WildBrain is the largest independent kids’ content company. The company’s CEO and vice chair will share his strategies for navigating the shifting landscape.
• 12:00 p.m. EST
  Creative Keynote: Jonathan M. Shiff
  The creator of such hits as H2O: Just Add Water shares his perspective on producing live-action content for kids today.
• 1:30 p.m. EST
  The Kidoodle.TV Story
  Brenda Bisner, chief content officer at Kidoodle.TV, provides a deep dive into the AVOD platform’s strategy.
• 3:00 p.m. EST
  TV Kids Pioneer Award: Sebastian Debertin
  KiKA’s longtime programming head will share his strategy ahead of being honored with the inaugural TV Kids Pioneer Award.

Friday, February 5: Screenings Day

• 10 a.m. EST
  Animonsta Studios’ Mechamato
  A boy named Amato becomes the master to a destroyer robot, MechaBot, who has the ability to mechanize objects.
• 11 a.m. EST
  Boat Rocker Studios’ Dino Ranch
  Dino Ranch follows the action-packed adventures of the Cassidy family as they tackle life in a fantastical, “pre-westoric” setting where dinosaurs still roam. As the young ranchers learn the ropes, they discover the thrill of ranch life while navigating the great outdoors through unpredictable challenges. This thrill-a-minute series, packed with comedy and adventure, introduces kids to problem-solving, the foundations of forging lifelong friendships, strengthening family and community bonds, and taking care of animals.
• 12:30 p.m. EST
  Mondo TV Iberoamérica’s Annie & Carola
  Carola, a nerd with no social skills, builds her own robot clone as a friend, someone to share her love for science with and serve as a buffer against the teen world that she doesn’t understand and fears. But an accident turns her clone into a crazy, uninhibited friend who drags her into all the kinds of situations she fears the most.