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Antonio MORALES President Cabildo de Gran Canaria

am very pleased to welcome you to the island of Gran Our lines of work, based mainly on the potential of the tax Canaria to participate in the Cartoon Business 2018 incentives for national and international productions, also in- I conference being held at this time on the island. clude specialised training activities, reception infrastructures, Gran Canaria is a European island known for being a consoli- financial support and other measures for local businesses to dated tourist destination that attracts people from all over develop. . It is, however, much more than that and I encourage We drew up this strategy just two years ago and in such a you during your visit on the island to enjoy it and see for your- short space of time we began to reap the benefits, so that we selves. feel optimistic in our vision for creating a powerful audiovisual Its excellent climate, magnificent natural environments, industry on the island and becoming a European benchmark. extensive leisure opportunities, the hospitality of its people I invite you to use this visit to learn about the opportunities we and cosmopolitan city, together with a competitive cost of offer for the digital animation industry and encourage you to living and a wide range of services make Gran Canaria the develop your animation projects here, for which you can count perfect place to reside and work. on our full support. The Island Council (Cabildo) of Gran Canaria is actively focusing I am grateful to the organisers for having chosen Gran Canaria on diversifying the economy and, within that framework, as the location for the Cartoon Business 2018 conference and I is implementing a global strategy that will allow for cultural hope that it will be a professional event that will be even better audiovisual industries and, in particular, digital animation to than previous editions and that will make Gran Canaria known develop on the island. as “the island for animation”. We believe that global growth potential for the audiovisual industry together with the strategy we have developed, provides us with opportunities to consolidate this industry and create skilled jobs in it.

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Marc VANDEWEYER General Director CARTOON

ear participants, for 30 years now, Creative Europe – landscape, the growing number of viewing platforms and MEDIA Programme has actively supported the Cartoon kids’ consumption patterns, brand building is more important D Masters as they offer an adequate reply to European than ever and will be at the core of this year’s conference. professionals’ needs of coherent and extensive information Speakers will focus on how brands can be leveraged to in the fields of financing, development and distribution of grow commercially through licensing and merchandising, animation works. multiplatform distribution, sales and viewing analytics and We are very thankful for this long-standing support and here sharp financial management. in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, we also acknowledge with European tax incentives, private funding, guaranteed loans gratitude the combined efforts of El Cabildo de Gran Canaria, will be reviewed, case studies of local shows growing global The Sociedad de Promoción Económica de Gran Canaria and will be showcased, specific strategies form small to large Gran Canaria Film Commission to bring Cartoon Business on production houses will demonstrate how protagonists are this animation-loving island. adapting to moving markets. This year’s conference will be dedicated to the business We hope you enjoy the programme, the networking moments strategies developed by animation professionals to fund, and wish you a successful Cartoon Business in Las Palmas de market and exploit their IPs for a global audience and on a Gran Canaria. global scale. Amid the changes regarding the new audiovisual

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THE VENUE ORGANISATION COMMITTEE CICCA CARTOON Teatro/Auditorio Marc Vandeweyer Yolanda Alonso 1 Alameda de Colón Joëlle Kesenne Alexandra Le Seigneur 35002 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Julie Liamin Mélanie Benor T (34) (928) 36 86 87 Laura Nguyen Stéphanie Siegels Fouzia Arrouj Marcia Peeters HOTELS Clémentine Quevy Julie Moro AC Hotel Iberia **** Av. Huart Hamoir 105 8 Av. Alcalde José Ramirez Bethencourt 1030 Brussels - 35003 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria T (32) (2) 242 93 53 T (34) (928) 36 11 33 [email protected] www.cartoon-media.eu RESTAURANTS Welcome Dinner – Monday 7 May TECHNICAL SUPPLIER Gabinete Literario Neumann & Müller 1 Plaza de Cairasco Wettersteinstr 1 35002 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 82024 Taufkirchen/München - T (34) (928) 43 14 12 T (49) (89) 500 36 10 Lunches – Tuesday 8 & Wednesday 9 May [email protected] Manso www.neumannmueller.com 1 Calle San Pedro 35002 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria T (34) (928) 36 74 50 Farewell Dinner – Wednesday 9 May La Marinera Paseo las Canteras "La Puntilla" 35008 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria T (34) (928) 21 96 00

9 Programme

Monday 7 May

Arrival of participants in the afternoon 19:15 Welcome Dinner at Gabinete Literario

Tuesday 8 May

9:00 – 9:15 Welcome Words Speakers Yolanda Alonso (CARTOON) Antonio Morales (President of Cabildo de Gran Canaria) Raúl García Brink (Counselor of Economic Development, Energy and R+D+i at Cabildo de Gran Canaria) Cosme García Falcón (Managing Director at Sociedad de Promoción Económica de Gran Canaria / SPEGC) 9:15 – 10:00 Keynote on Trends in Animation for Kids Jackie Edwards is Head of Children's Acquisitions and Independent Animation for CBBC, whose channel CBeebies was voted Best Channel of the Year at Kidscreen 2018. Jackie will talk of what is ‘on and in the air’ for kids animation programmes. Speaker Jackie Edwards (BBC Children’s) Moderator Christophe Erbes 10:00 – 10:45 Focus on Gran Canaria: The Island for Animation Gran Canaria has one of Europe’s most attractive tax incentives for audiovisual productions (both fiction and animation). With a special tax system, the Canary Islands offer a 40-45% tax incentive and a corporate tax rate of 4% for companies established there. The great quality of life that Gran Canaria offers is one of its major attractions. Its incipient ecosystem with qualified talent makes this island the ideal set up for the animation industry. Speakers Miguel Aldasoro (Ánima) Nuria Guinnot (Gran Canaria Film Commission) Jaime Sanz Moderator Christophe Erbes 10:45 – 11:15 Coffee Break

10 11:15 – 12:00 European Tax Shelters and Incentives for Animation Programmes Finding the best financial deal for your programme when it involves structuring different tax and co-production models, protecting your IP, and monitoring exploitation revenues can be tricky. Mariano Arrieta and Isabel Mariscal, experts in the difficult art of making European tax systems work together, will give a detailed overview of the main tax shelters and tax incentives in Europe. Speakers Mariano Arrieta (Singular Law) Isabel Mariscal (Singular Law) Moderator John Lomas-Bullivant 12:00 – 13:00 Broadcasters’ Challenges and New Policies Broadcasters are adapting their strategies of co-production and acquisition to respond to an increasing competitive landscape. Whilst continuing with their existing channels and services, they are also catering for their online audiences. Our panel will discuss how they manage linear and online models, when co-producing and acquiring animation programmes and how the new demographics and platforms are changing their policies for kids programmes. Speakers Yago Fandiño Lousa (Radio Televisión Española (RTVE)) Telidja Klaï (Ketnet / VRT) Moderator Christophe Erbes 13:00 – 14:25 Lunch

14:30 – 15:00 Attracting Private Investment to Fund and Grow your Business As public and TV support is more difficult to secure, animation producers and companies need to look at raising finance from other sources. How can producers and companies make their IP and business proposition attractive to investors, venture capitalists will be the focus of this session. Speaker Nick Dorra (Haruworks) Moderator Christophe Erbes 15:00 – 15:30 EU Guarantee Facility Fund Made and funded by the Cultural and Creative Sector Guarantee Facility of the European Union, the agreement provides a guarantee fund for loans made to small and medium-sized businesses in the creative and cultural sectors. It will support loans to regional lending institutions up to 150 M€. In Spain, CREA SGR is the company that administers the scheme. Speaker Mónica Carretero (CREA SGR) Moderator John Lomas-Bullivant

11 15:30 – 16:30 Building International Business around Moving Markets The media landscape has changed dramatically to become a more global and competitive place. Large entertainment groups have adapted their production and business models to increase their footprint on the global markets. A demonstration by 2 of these audiovisual groups. Speakers Brenda Maffuchi (De Agostini Editore) Alison Warner (Technicolor) Moderator Christophe Erbes 16:30 – 17:00 Coffee Break

17:00 – 17:45 Case study: The Global Success of “” Annalisa Woods, Commercial Director at the Ink Group will explain how they have built the brand success of “Masha and the Bear”, together with Russian producer Animaccord. Licensing and merchandising, selected partnerships on all the different media with over 500 license contracts, from YouTube to , Annalisa will illustrate how a brand can be leveraged to grow commercially. Speaker Annalisa Woods (Ink Group) Moderator John Lomas-Bullivant 20:00 Free evening for participants

12 Wednesday 9 May

9:00 – 9:30 How Evolving Technology & Trends Within the Kids Animation Business are Affecting Deal-making & in What Way A more in depth look at the evolving “viewni-verse”. An overview of new and upcoming viewing platforms, new technologies, content trends, kids viewing habits and European legislation and the way they are affecting definitions, deal terms and negotiations for producers, distributors and broadcasters. Speaker Justine Bannister (JUST B) Moderator John Lomas-Bullivant 9:30 – 10:30 Managing IPs Across a Range of Platforms and Media Two seasoned IP experts, working on TV sales, TV and consumer products will talk from a licensing agent’s and an in-house perspective of how small to medium sized producers can handle L&M, exist in the retail market and be profitable. Case studies of brands will be presented. Speakers Erick Rouillé () Damian Treece (Libero Licensing) Moderator John Lomas-Bullivant 10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break

11:00 – 11:30 New Exploitations of Kids’ Books in the Digital Twice winner of the Bologna Ragazzi Digital Award in 2016 and 2017, Step In Books extends physical picture books to digital and interactive experiences using immersive techniques like AR, making the best of the digital publishing world! Speaker Aksel Køie (Step In Books) Moderator Christophe Erbes 11:30 – 12:00 YouTube: Helping you to Analyse and Monetize In charge of strategic partnerships at YouTube SEEMEA, Elias will detail which are the most successful animation shows on the platform and how animation producers can use YouTube to generate analytics and monetization for their shows. Speaker Elias Moreno Vasco (Google) Moderator Christophe Erbes 12:00 – 13:00 Financial Plans, Budget and Cash Flow Management Financing and managing the cash flow of productions, tapping soft and market money, implementing tax credits and dealing with third parties, sales and ancillary revenue streams… This is the daily routine of CFO and Heads of Development. Vision and techniques at work to ensure the company’s viability. Speakers Emilie Frelon (Koala Media Consulting) Gerry Shirren (Cartoon Saloon) Moderator John Lomas-Bullivant

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14:30 – 15:30 The Licensing Market: Facts and Figures on Kids’ Behaviour (Europe and Mexico) It is considered that in 5 years’ time the number of properties on the market will double. To cut through the noise, licensees and licensors need to build the models of success that will engage with kids’ new consumption patterns. Hints and Tips on how to build popularity, awareness and merchandise appeal for your existing and forthcoming property will be the focus of this session, animated by Ivan Colecchia, General Manager Europe of Kidz Global and Maca Rotter, CEO of Mexican company La Panadería. Speakers Ivan Colecchia (Kidz Global) Maca Rotter (La Panadería Licensing & Marketing) Moderator John Lomas-Bullivant 15:30 – 16:15 Building Growth and Producing for Multiplatform Distribution Both Gigglebug Entertainment and Imira Entertainment have built their business on the creation of original IP, multiplatform distribution and growth potential. A discussion on business strategies from an independent content producer and a large distributor. Speakers Anttu Harlin (Gigglebug Entertainment) Paul Robinson (Imira Entertainment) Moderator Christophe Erbes 16:15 – 16:45 Coffee Break

16:45 – 17:30 Lightbox Animation Studios: A Success Story Since 2012, award-winning Lightbox Animation Studios has won 6 Goya Awards for 2 of its animated features: “Tad, the Lost Explorer” and “Tad, the Lost Explorer 2”. Both films were distributed in over 26 countries by Paramount Pictures and combined over 80 M$ in international box office. Award-winning Lightbox Animation Studios is now setting up its own animation school Lightbox Academy to respond to the increasing need of talent in CGI for films, illustration and video games. Nicolás Matji, Founder will explain the business strategy of his company. Speaker Nicolás Matji (Lightbox Animation Studios) Moderator John Lomas-Bullivant 19:30 Farewell Drinks and Dinner at La Marinera

Thursday 10 May

Departure of participants

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The pitching event CARTOON for new talents

4-6 December 2018 Valenciennes (France)

www.cartoon-media.eu Speakers Miguel Aldasoro - Ánima (ES) Mariano Arrieta - Singular Law (ES) Justine Bannister - JUST B (FR) Mónica Carretero - CREA SGR (ES) Ivan Colecchia - Kidz Global (IT) Nick Dorra - Haruworks (FI) Jackie Edwards - BBC Children’s (UK) Yago Fandiño Lousa - Radio Televisión Española (RTVE) (ES) Emilie Frelon - Koala Media Consulting (UK) Nuria Guinnot - Gran Canaria Film Commission (ES) Anttu Harlin - Gigglebug Entertainment (FI) Telidja Klaï - Ketnet / VRT (BE) Aksel Køie - Step In Books (DK) Brenda Maffuchi - De Agostini Editore (IT) Isabel Mariscal - Singular Law (ES) Nicolás Matji - Lightbox Animation Studios (ES) Elias Moreno Vasco - Google (ES) Paul Robinson - Imira Entertainment (ES) Maca Rotter - La Panadería Licensing & Marketing (MX) Erick Rouillé - Futurikon (FR) Jaime Sanz - (ES) Gerry Shirren - Cartoon Saloon (IE) Moderators Damian Treece - Libero Licensing (UK) Alison Warner - Technicolor (UK) Christophe Erbes - kids media ©nsulting (FR) Annalisa Woods - Ink Group (DK) John Lomas-Bullivant - Kickback Media (UK)

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Miguel Aldasoro ÁNIMA (ES) Miguel has 17 years of experience in the internet and gaming industry at Zinkia Entertainment and as International Sales Director at Vodka Capital and Ánima. He is in charge of international sales, co-pros, brand building strategies, distribution partnerships with licensing companies, broadcasters and digital companies.

Mariano Arrieta SINGULAR LAW (ES) Mariano Arrieta is specialized in structuring the national and international co-production of feature films and series, forming the sources of financing of the projects as well as managing the strategies of international projection of audiovisual works. Responsible for clients of the financial profile of the firm. He also works as a teacher at the Carlos III University of Madrid and at the Universidad Complutense, in undergraduate and post- graduate programmes, teaching classes on industry subjects. His studies: Master in Film Industry Management from the Carlos III University of Madrid. Licensed in the double degree of Law and Administration and Business Management, E • 3, by the Pontifical University of Comillas, ICADE. Specialization IP course at the Tecnológico de Monterrey (Mexico). MBA in ESSEC School of Commerce in Paris. Degree in Humanities, by the Open University of Catalonia. Intellectual property and its legal regime, Universidad Pontifica de Comillas, ICADE. The cinema, financing and production. The audiovisual project, Paris Film School, ESEC. School of Cinematography and Audiovisual of the Community of Madrid, ECAM. Specialty in Production.

Justine Bannister JUST B (FR) Justine is a trilingual children’s media consultant with 25 years’ experience accrued most notably at Fox, Disney Channels France and Lagardère France. Her skillset spans animation production, development, post- production, distribution, acquisitions, co-productions, marketing, brand and community management and project evaluation. Justine set up JUST B to provide producers, creatives, distributors, festivals and media conglomerates with bespoke services whereby each project is nurtured from inception through development, production, delivery, commercialization and building the brand. JUST B services cover market readiness, pitching, commercial strategy, financing, funding, project sourcing and evaluation, co-producing, adaptations, casting, & post- production, international sales, marketing, communication and press. JUST B clients include Animation from Spain, NHK Japan, TFO , Reed Midem, Shanghai Media Group China, Animation , Pro-Chile, Go-N Productions France, Shanghai TV & Film Festival, Cinekid Festival, Telefilm Canada & SODEC Quebec, Spider Eye UK and Tinker Group. Justine sits on international festival juries, panels and advisory boards and works as an expert on project evaluation for numerous national and pan-regional funding organisations.

18 Mónica Carretero CREA SGR (ES) Background in finance and planning developed in different sectors. Working for CREA SGR since 2010, Mónica is initially responsible for the MEDIA Production Guarantee Fund, European project financed by MEDIA Programme for audiovisual productions. Currently in charge of implementing the Creative Europe Guarantee Facility in Spain, financial instrument for facilitating access to finance SMEs within cultural and creative industries.

Ivan Colecchia KIDZ GLOBAL (IT) Ivan Colecchia is SVP Business Development of Kidz Global. A quantitative market research and consulting services specializing in children, teens and families oriented consumer markets, covering 42 countries in all continents. These researches are applied across an array of industry segments dealing with children oriented consumer markets including but not limited to licensing, toys & games, video games, entertainment, and education. Prior to joining Kidz Global in 2011, Ivan has had over 25 years’ experience in market research, covering many areas from kids to FMGC, sports, beauty & restaurants. He is an appreciated expert in licensing and kids business worldwide, and is frequently asked to speak at licensing and kids conferences.

Nick Dorra HARUWORKS (FI) Nick is a seasoned animation and digital content executive with 20 years of experience in animation, interactive storytelling and related fields. Previously at Rovio, he was tasked with integrating and growing the newly acquired animation team from ten to 100+ artists, overseeing all aspects of production and taking a seat in Rovio’s operation management team. Later he headed content strategy for the company’s ToonsTV AVOD service, sourcing content and handling acquisitions and roll-out strategy. After a stint at the New York-based video start-up incubator Thirty Labs (created by digital media visionary Fred Seibert), Nick turned his attention back to animation production and started the Haruworks studio in 2018.

19 Speakers

Jackie Edwards BBC CHILDREN’S (UK) Jackie is Head of BBC Children’s Acquisitions and independent Animation working across both CBeebies and CBBC, the UK’s two foremost Children’s television channels. Jackie started her working life as a scientist, but thought better of it and made the natural career progression to animation in 1995 when she joined Hibbert Ralph Entertainment as a production assistant. She went on to produce many prestigious and award winning specials and series in the independent sector before joining the BBC as Content Manager, then Executive Producer, for CBeebies, working on series such as as “Tree Fu Tom”, “Octonauts”, “Bing”, “Rastamouse” and “Clangers” before becoming Head of Acquisitions and Independent Animation in 2015.

Yago Fandiño Lousa RADIO TELEVISIÓN ESPAÑOLA (RTVE) (ES) With over 15 years’ experience in integrated interactive/TV projects, Yago Fandiño has linked his life and career to new communication technologies, and more specifically, to communication and children’s entertainment. Trained in journalism, he has been Deputy Director of Children’s Interactive Content at RTVE, and Online Editor for the and Jetix websites in Spain. He is currently the Head of Children Content at TVE, responsible for the production of children’s TV programmes and interactive development.

Emilie Frelon KOALA MEDIA CONSULTING (UK) Following a career in Mergers and Acquisitions for PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Emilie spearheaded the finance department of , a world leading kids and family entertainment company since 2010. During her tenure, Emilie supervised the company’s rapid global expansion and structured the financing of their international TV co-productions. Emilie founded Koala Media Consulting to offer ad hoc production financing services to content producers. Emilie holds a master degree in Finance. She is fluent in English, French and Spanish.

20 Nuria Guinnot GRAN CANARIA FILM COMMISSION (ES) Nuria Guinnot has a degree in political science, applied cultural studies and sociology from the University of Münster, Germany. Since 2001 she has been working in production on different audiovisual projects such as documentaries, animation and video art, in Germany, Spain, Mexico and . In 2013 she worked as a consultant in the audiovisual sector in Gran Canaria, offering her services to both the public administration and local private companies for their internationalization. In 2015 she began working in the Canary Islands Audiovisual cluster, as their coordinator in Gran Canaria, and since 2016 she has been in charge of the Gran Canaria Film Commission.

Anttu Harlin GIGGLEBUG ENTERTAINMENT (FI) Anttu Harlin is a co-founder and CEO of Gigglebug Entertainment – an animation IP studio focused on positive children’s content for the global market. The Helsinki-based company creates, develops and produces fun shows with a purpose! Anttu is also the co-creator and writer of the Nordic indie hit “Gigglebug” first launched as an app in 2013, with over 1 million downloads and #1 chart positions in 64 countries. “Gigglebug” has grown into a 360-brand, now available as apps, books, music, live shows, and a 52x5’ TV series. In June 2017, Disney Channels EMEA announced a new commission for an original called “101 Dalmatian Street”, based on a pitch by Anttu Harlin and Joonas Utti from Gigglebug Entertainment. Anttu Harlin is the ambassador of Finland in the European Emile Animation Awards. “I see myself as an entrepreneur who’s passionate about storytelling and high-quality kids content. Multi-platform is a given. My goal is to create meaningful and long-lasting connections between audience and content, regardless of the platform.”

Telidja Klaï KETNET / VRT (BE) Telidja Klaï studied Clinical Psychology at the Free University of Brussels. She specialized in Developmental Psychology and obtained a PhD of Clinical and Developmental Psychology. Telidja is responsible for the programme acquisitions and co-productions of animation for Ketnet. She is in charge of the selection, sales, adaptation and programming of international children’s programmes and she follows up on animation co-productions with Flemish animation studios and producers. The main thrust of her activities is the development of children and Ketnet’s vision and values.

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Aksel Køie STEP IN BOOKS (DK) Founder of Step In Books based in Copenhagen, Denmark. Producer and designer of “Wuwu & Co.” – “A magical picture book, Mur” – a step in book, which have both been critically acclaimed and won several awards, among these Best Nordic Children’s Game (“Wuwu & Co.”) at Nordic Game Awards, the Ehon Digital Award (Japan) as well as the Bologna Ragazzi Digital Award the last two years (“Wuwu & Co.” in 2016 and “Mur” in 2017). In Step In Books Aksel is working towards creating high quality storytelling, bringing in artists from outside the digital arena while using smart devices to their limits. Step In Books is a company dedicated to expanding our ideas of visual storytelling while creating children friendly and well-crafted content.

Brenda Maffuchi DE AGOSTINI EDITORE (IT) Brenda Maffuchi joined De Agostini Editore in December 2012 as Head of Acquisitions & Property Development. She is responsible for analyzing, negotiating and managing content acquisition for De Agostini’s channels in . At this role, she also supervises the development process for local and international co-productions. Prior to De Agostini Editore, Brenda worked at supervising and coordinating the content acquisitions for the Latam region. Later on, she was Responsible for the live action and multimedia content division at Spanish-based company Elastic Rights overseeing the distribution and Consumer Products Rights strategies for Southern Europe.

Isabel Mariscal SINGULAR LAW (ES) With more than 20 years of experience in the audiovisual sector, Isabel Mariscal has worked with the best directors, writers and national and international producers, having advised the production of more than 200 audiovisual projects (including feature films, documentaries and TV series) in her majority in co-production with those countries in which the audiovisual sector is developed. Professor of audiovisual legislation at EICTV and Carlos III University of Madrid. She regularly participates as a speaker in different industry forums. Her studies: Degree in Law from the Complutense University of Madrid. General Course of the School of Legal Practice of the Complutense University of Madrid. Rights on Audiovisual Productions. Carlos III University. Legal Regime of Cable Telecommunications. Instituto de Empresa. Audiovisual work and Intellectual Property. Instituto de Empresa.

22 Nicolás Matji LIGHTBOX ANIMATION STUDIOS (ES) Nicolás Matji comes from a family of filmmakers and he always wanted to be a film producer. From very early on, he developed a strong passion for animation projects, which he was able to produce through his companies: Lightbox Animation Studios & La Fiesta PC. Lightbox Animation Studios produces animation feature films, while La Fiesta PC is the breeding ground of new talent through the production of short films. Last August 2017, Lightbox released “Tad, the Lost Explorer and the Secret of King Midas”, the second installment of the “Tad, the Lost Explorer” saga. This movie achieved more than 8.2 million moviegoers in Spain and it was released worldwide through Paramount Pictures. In 2015 Lightbox released “Capture the Flag”, directed by Enrique Gato. It became the first Spanish animation film which got a worldwide distribution agreement with a Hollywood Major. “Capture the Flag” achieved 2 million moviegoers in Spain and during 2016 was distributed in the rest of the world. “Las aventuras de Tadeo Jones” (2012) (“Tad, The Lost Explorer”), was the first movie produced by Lightbox. It became a great success in the history of Spanish animation, achieving more than 2.7 million moviegoers in Spain, becoming the second most watched film in Spain in 2012. It was distributed in more than 54 countries, achieving a box office of an estimated 60 million USD and became the first Spanish movie ever to have a wide release in China. La Fiesta PC is the breeding ground of new talent through the production of short films. Their short films have been nominated 7 times to the GOYA Awards and have garnered 5 prizes: “Alike”, “Cuerdas” (“Strings”), “La bruxa” (“The witch” – short), “Tadeo Jones y el sótano Maldito” (“Tadeo Jones and the Basement of Doom” – short), “Tadeo Jones”. Nicolás has also produced the animation TV series “Descubre Con Tadeo” (“Discover with Tad”) for MEDIASET Spain. An Educational TV content about Spanish Research and Development in a 26x2 format.

Elias Moreno Vasco GOOGLE (ES) Elias Moreno has been working for 8 years at YouTube where he is responsible for Family & Learning content in Iberia, and Africa. In his day to day, Elias helps make the most of the YouTube and YouTube Kids platforms to large companies, SMEs and individuals who share the passion to inform / educate and entertain through video. Elias holds a double degree in Law and Business Administration and an MBA from the University of California (UCLA).

23 Speakers

Paul Robinson IMIRA ENTERTAINMENT (ES) Paul Robinson is an international media Exec with vast kids and family media experience and many years of strategic and operational expertise. Paul heads Imira Entertainment since January 2018 with an important focus on expanding Imira’s growing global distribution business and creating more co-pro opportunities. Paul founded KidsCo in 2005 as a joint venture with NBCUniversal and built it into a global children’s linear and VOD network. Prior to KidsCo, Paul was Managing Director/Senior Vice President of International and and was responsible for global Disney kids’ strategy for TV content production and broadcast. Paul has been Managing Editor of BBC Radio 1 responsible for all programming and music and Head of Strategy for Radios 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5Live. He is Director of Consultancy Services at Creative Media Partners, a full-service agency advising on technology, distribution, content aggregation, channels and digital services and marketing and branding. He has a BSc Hons and MBA from Cambridge, Manchester and Bradford Universities and has won numerous awards including Baftas and Sonys and is a regular contributor to conferences, podcasts and TV and radio.

Maca Rotter LA PANADERÍA LICENSING & MARKETING (MX) Maca Rotter founded the business in Mexico for Televisa Consumer Products. Following 16 successful years, she then founded La Panadería Licensing & Marketing. She kept the leadership and also transitioned all representations to her new Company. She manages the Kids strategy of Televisa, productions and co-productions as well as programming for the main slot for Preschool in the country. She was 7 times awarded in the Top 100 Mexican women in business by Expansion. In 2015 she was awarded among 14 executives in the first edition of ‘Women to Watch Mexico’ from Ad Age. Maca is the author of the first book ever published in Spanish about Licensing and Merchandising (2014). Second edition was published in 2017. She was awarded as one of the Top Global “Influentials” 2017 by License Magazine. After many years she created the first diploma for Licensing along Universidad Panamericana and LIMA in 2017-2018.

Erick Rouillé FUTURIKON (FR) Erick Rouillé brings over 20 years experience in both kids television business and consumer products. He is a Senior Executive in international TV sales, consumer products, home video and brand management, having a wide ranging experience in global exploitation of IP’s. Amongst other jobs in the kids business, he served as Retail Marketing Director for The Walt Disney Company before joining Saban Consumer Products France as Managing Director. After that he was hired to create the Planeta Junior France, French office where he particularly developed the CP business for “Maya The Bee” and the collaboration with French animation production companies. From 2011 to 2016 he served as EVP sales for Animation, in charge of worldwide TV sales & CP business for “Oggy & The Cockroaches”. Working at present for Futurikon, an historical French animation production company, he is Senior VP sales, TV and CP for “Minuscule”.

24 Jaime Sanz (ES) PhD graduated from the European University in Madrid, Jaime Sanz is specialized in managing the tax incentives in Spain for the audiovisual sector and particularly in rebates, tax credits and file rulings before tax Admin. He is also responsible for preparing contracts according to the Spanish law (chain of title, PSA), the cash flow of tax credits by national and international banks and completion Bond relationship. He worked as Tax Senior at Ernst & Young, PwC and J&A Garrigues.

Gerry Shirren CARTOON SALOON (IE) Gerry has been working in the animation industry for over 25 years and is Managing Director at Cartoon Saloon, the three time Oscar® nominated studio of the highly acclaimed “The Secret of Kells”, “Song of the Sea”, and most recently “The Breadwinner”. Gerry is the Executive Producer of the studios projects including “The Breadwinner” and the two seasons of the award winning and Emmy nominated “Puffin Rock” narrated by Chris O’Dowd and which has been dubbed into more than 25 languages. Over the last few years, Cartoon Saloon has grown to be a studio of over 100 artists and technicians and in 2017, the studio also opened Lighthouse Studios in Kilkenny as a joint venture with Mercury Filmworks from Canada and focusing on high quality animation services. Lighthouse is now in production on its first TV series with its own studio crew of over 50.

Damian Treece LIBERO LICENSING (UK) With a 10+ year career in licensing and brand management, Damian has worked across a portfolio of iconic sports, entertainment and character brands. Damian has driven European and global brand strategies for major brand owners, agencies and studios including clients such as Rebellion (“Roy of the Rovers”, “Judge Dredd”), Twentieth Century Fox (“”, “Ice Age”, “Family Guy” and “Rio franchises”) Activision (“Skylanders'European Launch” and “Call of Duty”), DreamWorks Animation, EA Sports, Major League Baseball, Italian National Football Team and at Penguin Random House properties such as “The Snowman” and “Vintage Ladybird”.

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Alison Warner TECHNICOLOR (UK) Alison Warner is the Vice President of I.P. Sales, Acquisitions and Co-Productions for Technicolor Creative Development based out of London. Alison develops and implements funding and sales strategies for TCD’s in- house animated properties and also actively sources new properties to acquire or co-produce. In this role, she was instrumental in securing the rights to “The Deep” and is part of the team that helped put Technicolor’s animated shows “Atomic Puppet” and “The Deep” into production. Warner also helps manage the exploitation of all rights of “The Deep” worldwide. “The Deep” has become a global hit, topping the children’s TV charts in the UK and with toys and books launching autumn 2018. Warner also sourced new properties for the TCD slate, including “Chamelia”, “Bear”, “Bud & Boo” and “Mythfits” – all have been identified by Kidscreen magazine as “cool new shows” to watch.

Annalisa Woods INK GROUP (DK) With many years experience in branding and brand development, Annalisa is a dedicated and skilled brand extension professional; passionate about creating and implementing relevant category extension strategies to drive brand awareness, revenue, and further enrich the brand story. Nurturing her passion for superb children’s content, Annalisa began her career at HarperCollins Publishers as the Brand Executive responsible for the strategic development of C.S. Lewis’ “The Chronicles of Narnia” as these literary works were adapted for the big screen. Following this, Annalisa worked as Marketing Executive for branded and licensed Children’s books. Here she set about developing and executing marketing campaigns for the publishing programmes relating to some of the best- known children’s animation series and brands including “Roary the Racing Car”, “” and “Hello Kitty”. Now living and working in Copenhagen, Annalisa is the Senior Brand Manager at Ink Global. The company vision is to find stories and universes in places where no one else is looking, creating meaningful content for children and enriching these stories with relevant consumer product programmes.

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Christophe Erbes KIDS MEDIA ©NSULTING (FR) Christophe studied maths, telecommunication science and holds an MBA. After having done some kids TV (Canal+, S-RTL, , Disney), he now consults (Orange, Ubisoft, EBU, TF1 International, MFG, Magelis, Normaal, CopenhagenBombay), hosts (MipJr and Mip, Annecy, APD, Cartoon, European Animation Awards) and writes as Theo de Marcousin (see Facebook) books, movies and series (e.g. “Maya the Bee”, “Calimero”, “Ella, Oscar & Hoo”, “Driver Dan’s Story Train”, “Squids”, “Flying Squirrels”, “Kiwi and Stritt” & “Shelland”).

John Lomas-Bullivant KICKBACK MEDIA (UK) John Lomas-Bullivant is the Founder of Kickback Media, a children's IP consultancy which helps businesses operating in the children’s media space developing Children's Story Content. John has over 25 years’ experience working in children’s media with experience gained at Senior Executive level at Bloomsbury Publishing – Director of IP & Brand Development, Fireback Entertainment – Joint Managing Director, TV-Loonland – Director of Programmes, Pearson Television – Head of Animation and HiT Entertainment – Head of Development & Co-Productions. Kickback Media is developing a new slate of Children's Publishing IP and applying a TV style development strategy to creating new publishing IP by actively identifying new publishing ideas and unpublished writing talent, with the creative target being high concept middle grade / young adult fiction.

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