{"id":20305,"date":"2021-03-18T09:26:40","date_gmt":"2021-03-18T13:26:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/kingstoon-sesame-workshop-call-submissions-jamaican-animators\/"},"modified":"2021-03-18T10:20:28","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T14:20:28","slug":"kingstoon-sesame-workshop-call-for-submissions-from-jamaican-animators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/kingstoon-sesame-workshop-call-for-submissions-from-jamaican-animators\/","title":{"rendered":"Jamaican Animators Called to Submit Pitches for Sesame Street"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>KingstOOn Animation and Film Festival and Sesame Workshop are calling on Jamaican animators to submit pitches for animated short films to be considered for <em>Sesame Street<\/em>\u2019s 52nd season.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Sesame Street<\/em> call for pitches for animated and mixed-media shorts is open to Jamaican citizens or permanent residents enrolled as students at tertiary or vocational training institutions in Jamaica. All proposals are due via email by March 31. The winning pitch will be selected shortly thereafter, with the winner announced at the KingstOOn Festival, scheduled to be held virtually from April 21 to 25.<\/p>\n<p>Robert Reid, KingstOOn animation specialist, said: \u201cJamaicans have always been credited with a phenomenal flair for creativity, but the fact that a renowned, global production house like Sesame Workshop is looking to tap into the pool of Jamaican animators for content speaks to a wider recognition of the immense talent that resides in the island\u2019s evolving creative sector.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kim Wright, said <em>Sesame Street<\/em> film producer, added: \u201cHaving worked with the KingstOOn Animation and Film Festival for many years, we\u2019ve seen the wealth of amazing local talent and are so pleased to bring new voices and styles from Jamaica all the way to <em>Sesame Street<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KingstOOn Animation and Film Festival and Sesame Workshop are calling on Jamaican animators to submit pitches for animated short films to be considered for Sesame Street\u2019s 52nd season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1033,"featured_media":20306,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[5947,518],"class_list":["post-20305","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-kingstoon-animation-and-film-festival","tag-sesame-workshop","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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