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Craig Gerber, creator and executive producer of Disney Branded Television\u2019s Sofia the First: Royal Magic<\/em>, an upcoming sequel to Sofia the First<\/em>,\u00a0is set to take part in the TV Kids Festival, running from February 17 to 20. You can register to attend for free here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Gerber, who is also the creator and executive producer of Firebuds<\/em> and Elena of Avalor<\/em>, will be discussing Sofia the First: Royal Magic<\/em> for the first time. The series follows Sofia as she attends the Charmswell School for Royal Magic, where she must learn to master her powers and make new royal friends.<\/p>\n

He joins the previously announced participants: Evan Shapiro; Super RTL\u2019s Oliver Schablitzki; Sky Kids\u2019 Ian France; WildBrain\u2019s Josh Scherba; BBC Studios Kids & Family\u2019s Cecilia Persson; CAKE\u2019s Ed Galton; Hidden Pigeon Company\u2019s Karen K. Miller; Guru Studio\u2019s Frank Falcone; Banijay Kids & Family\u2019s Delphine Dumont; Madgic Distribution\u2019s Lionel Marty; SAMAX Entertainment\u2019s Rapha\u00eblle Mathieu; Sesame Workshop\u2019s Kay Wilson Stallings; PBS KIDS\u2019 Adriano Schmid; CBC Kids\u2019 Marie McCann; ZDF Studios\u2019 Oliver Grundel; Magic Light Pictures\u2019 Muriel Thomas; Kidoodle.TV\u2019s Brenda Bisner; HappyKids\u2019 David Di Lorenzo; Ampere Analysis\u2019s Olivia Deane; Dubit\u2019s David Kleeman, Matt Picton and Benjamin Sumner; and Elmo. Look for more announcements in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n

You can register for the TV Kids Festival here<\/a>, free of charge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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