Xilam\u2019s Marc du Pontavice, Superprod\u2019s Cl\u00e9ment Calvet and Dandelooo\u2019s Emmanu\u00e8le P\u00e9try-Sirvin will discuss the state of the European animation industry, what sets it apart on the global stage and the opportunities and challenges brought about by the proliferation of streaming platforms during a panel session taking place as part of the TV Kids Festival.<\/p>\n
Du Pontavice, president of Xilam Animation; Calvet, president and producer at Superprod; and P\u00e9try-Sirvin, co-founder and producer at Dandelooo, will weigh in on these topics and more.\u00a0Registration for this event is free. Information on how to register will be available on Wednesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n Taking place from February 2 to 5, 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\u2019 programming today. It will be streamed live and available on-demand on World Screen\u2019s brand-new, state-of-the-art events and festivals platform.<\/p>\n Sponsorships for the TV Kids Festival 2021 are now sold out.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n TV Kids<\/em> previously announced a panel session dedicated to the evolution of the distribution business, featuring CAKE\u2019s Ed Galton, eOne Family Brands\u2019 Monica Candiani and 9 Story Media Group\u2019s Alix Wiseman. The festival will also feature a panel on kids\u2019 co-productions, with Toon2Tango\u2019s Ulli Stoef, Serious Lunch and Eye Present\u2019s Genevieve Dexter, Boat Rocker Studios\u2019 Jon Rutherford and Guru Studio\u2019s Frank Falcone. A panel on acquisition strategies will include Cartoon Network\u2019s Adina Pitt, M6\u2019s Maud Branly, Kidoodle.TV\u2019s Brenda Bisner and Hopster\u2019s Ellen Solberg.<\/p>\n Also on the TV Kids Festival roster is Jonathan M. Shiff, creator of H20: Just Add Water<\/em>, Mako Mermaids<\/em> and The Bureau of Magical Things<\/em>; Dan Povenmire, whose credits include Phineas and Ferb<\/em>; Traci Paige Johnson and Angela Santomero, the co-creators of the hit series Blue\u2019s Clues <\/em>and Blue\u2019s Clues & You!<\/em>; 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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Xilam\u2019s Marc du Pontavice, Superprod\u2019s Cl\u00e9ment Calvet and Dandelooo\u2019s Emmanu\u00e8le P\u00e9try-Sirvin will discuss the state of the European animation industry, what sets it apart on the global stage and the opportunities and challenges brought about by the proliferation of streaming platforms during a panel session taking place as part of the TV Kids Festival.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19857,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[3764,4636,5297,1750,880,5723,882],"class_list":["post-19856","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-clement-calvet","tag-dandelooo","tag-emmanuele-petry-sirvin","tag-marc-du-pontavice","tag-superprod","tag-tv-kids-festival","tag-xilam","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"\n