{"id":20438,"date":"2021-04-08T08:59:20","date_gmt":"2021-04-08T12:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/sean-clarke-set-tv-kids-summer-festival\/"},"modified":"2021-04-09T12:26:13","modified_gmt":"2021-04-09T16:26:13","slug":"sean-clarke-set-for-tv-kids-summer-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/sean-clarke-set-for-tv-kids-summer-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Sean Clarke Set for TV Kids Summer Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sean Clarke, managing director of Aardman, will take part in a keynote conversation during the TV Kids Summer Festival, which is being held from June 7 to 10.<\/p>\n<p>The free four-day, must-attend virtual event will explore the challenges and opportunities facing the children\u2019s content community today. It will feature keynotes and panels with leading executives and creatives discussing the major trends in the children\u2019s programming business. It will be streamed live and available on-demand on TVKidsFestival.com.<\/p>\n<p>Clarke joined Aardman as head of consumer products in 1998, after several years as U.K. licensing director for Disney Consumer Products. In 2008, he became head of rights and brand development, responsible for global brand development and distribution of Aardman and third-party rights across all platforms. He was instrumental in developing Aardman\u2019s rights team, the launch of the studio\u2019s YouTube channels, and the studio diversifying into new areas of immersive storytelling, including its first Shaun the Sheep Land, which opened in Sweden in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>The studio\u00a0is behind such hits as<em> Chicken Run<\/em>, <em>The Curse of the Were-Rabbit<\/em>, <em>Wallace &amp; Gromit<\/em> and <em>Shaun the Sheep<\/em>.\u00a0It has had ten Oscar nominations and has won four.<\/p>\n<p>During his keynote, Clarke will discuss Aardman\u2019s commitment to innovation, the company\u2019s various services and activities, upcoming films and TV series, nurturing talent, diversity and inclusion priorities, philanthropic initiatives and opportunities for growth in the next 12 to 24 months.<\/p>\n<p>Look for more announcements in the coming weeks about key speakers and panels taking place during the TV Kids Summer Festival. 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