KIDSFEST_COVER.qxp_KID_409_COVER 1/26/21 1:46 PM Page 2 Event Agenda KIDSFEST_ sponsors_house agenda ad.qxp_REAL_408_NIGHT 1/26/21 2:31 PM Page 1 A Special Thanks to GOLD SPONSORS SILVER SPONSORS PARTNER ORGANIZATION To register for the TV KIDS Fe KIDSFEST_ sponsors_house agenda ad.qxp_REAL_408_NIGHT 1/26/21 2:31 PM Page 2 s to All Our Sponsors GOLD STREAMING SPONSOR DS Festival, please click here KIDFEST_221_genius.qxp_Layout 1 1/26/21 3:07 PM Page 1 KIDFEST_221_genius.qxp_Layout 1 1/26/21 3:07 PM Page 2 KIDSFEST_221_spread.qxp_Layout 1 1/26/21 3:14 PM Page 1 KIDSFEST_221_spread.qxp_Layout 1 1/26/21 3:14 PM Page 2 KIDSFEST_221_Wildbrain.qxp_Layout 1 1/26/21 2:57 PM Page 1 KIDSFEST_221_Wildbrain.qxp_Layout 1 1/26/21 2:57 PM Page 2 TVKFEST_221_kidoodle.qxp_Layout 1 1/25/21 9:48 AM Page 1 TVKFEST_221_kidoodle.qxp_Layout 1 1/25/21 9:48 AM Page 2 KIDSFEST_EDIT LETTER TEMPLATE.qxp_REAL_408_NIGHT 1/26/21 1:48 PM Page 1 TV KIDS FESTIVAL BY MANSHA DASWANI Staying Connected We’re great fans of the kids’ business here at World Screen. Since we launched TV Kids in what now feels like a lifetime ago, our portfolio of services targeted to this vibrant segment of the content business has expanded every year. In addition to upping the frequency of our flagship print magazine, we launched the TV Kids Guide and TV Niños for our Spanish-language readers. Online, we expanded even further with TV Kids Weekly, TV Kids Daily, the TV Kids Preview ahead of markets throughout the year, breaking news alerts, TV Niños Semanal, the standalone TVKids.ws website and, most recently, our super-popular TV Kids In-Demand reports for showcasing great new properties available on the market today. With our inaugural TV Kids Festival, we’ve created a brand-new way to engage with our readers across the globe. And after working on it for months, we are so thrilled to see it come to fruition. Thirty fantastic speakers from across distribution, pro- duction, broadcast and streaming generously shared their insights with us, and we cannot wait to share them with you from February 2 to 5. Whether you tune in live or wait to catch up on-demand, we hope you enjoy this lineup as much we did pulling it together. In a year without being able to see you in per- son, this is one of many ways we’re trying to stay engaged with a segment of the content business we absolutely adore. To those creating, making and selling these wonderful shows that are educating and entertaining the future leaders of the world, we say thank you. Enjoy the show! TVKFEST_221_nbc.qxp_Layout 1 1/25/21 4:27 PM Page 1 KIDFEST_ schedule1_ALT.qxp_REAL_408_NIGHT 1/26/21 4:58 PM Page 1 TV KIDS FESTIVAL FEBRUARY 2 9:00 a.m. EST Buying Time Leading programmers from WarnerMedia Kids & Family, M6, Kidoodle.TV and Hopster share their acquisition needs. Adina Pitt Maud Brenda Ellen Branly Bisner Solberg 10:30 a.m. EST The Genius Approach Andy Heyward, CEO of Genius Brands International, and Harold Chizick, CEO and co-founder of ChizComm, discuss the rapidly evolving children’s media landscape. The conversation will be Andy Harold followed by a preview of Stan Lee’s Superhero Kindergarten. Heyward Chizick 12:00 p.m. EST Creative Keynote: Making Archibald’s Next Big Thing Award-winning actor Tony Hale joins DreamWorks Animation’s Teri Weiss to share the story behind making the series Archibald’s Tony Hale Teri Weiss Next Big Thing. 1:30 p.m. EST Keynote: Super RTL’s Claude Schmit Super RTL remains at the forefront of Germany’s kids and youth market. CEO Claude Schmit will discuss the broadcaster’s strategy for remaining relevant. Claude Schmit 3 p.m. EST Keynote: ViacomCBS in Focus A conversation with Nina Hahn, the senior VP of international produc- tion and development for Nickelodeon International and head of ViacomCBS International Studios (VIS) Kids, and Jules Borkent, the Nina Hahn Jules executive VP for kids and family at ViacomCBS Networks Intl. (VCNI). Borkent TVKFEST_221_ZDF.qxp_Layout 1 1/14/21 5:24 PM Page 1 KIDFEST_ schedule1_ALT.qxp_REAL_408_NIGHT 1/26/21 2:09 PM Page 2 TV KIDS FESTIVAL FEBRUARY 3 9:00 a.m. EST Panel & Premiere: 50/50 Heroes Cyber Group Studios’ Pierre Sissmann, France Télévisions’ Christine Reinaudo and character designer Yann de Preval discuss 50/50 Heroes ahead of the pre- Pierre Christine Yann de miere of a trailer for the brand-new series. Sissmann Reinaudo Preval 10:30 a.m. EST The Big Picture The streamers have upended the traditional system of windows that has long sustained the kids’ distribution business. How are leading rights owners responding? Ed Galton Alix Monica Wiseman Candiani 12:00 p.m. EST Creative Keynote: Traci Paige Johnson & Angela Santomero The co-creators of the iconic Blue’s Clues discuss reinventing Blue’s Clues & You! the property for a new era in Traci Paige Angela Johnson Santomero 1:30 p.m. EST Partner Potential Co-productions remain the lifeblood of the kids’ content financing system, but they are becoming more complicated. Genevieve Frank Ulli Stoef Jon Dexter Falcone Rutherford 3 p.m. EST Creative Keynote: Dan Povenmire The co-creator of the megahit Phineas and Ferb on his latest creation, Hamster & Gretel. Dan Povenmire TVKFEST_221_guru.qxp_Layout 1 1/25/21 9:44 AM Page 1 KIDFEST_ schedule1_ALT.qxp_REAL_408_NIGHT 1/26/21 2:09 PM Page 3 TV KIDS FESTIVAL FEBRUARY 4 9:00 a.m. EST France Toons In France remains a powerhouse in global animation. With new legislation around streaming platforms set to radically transform the landscape in 2021, we hear Marc du Clément Emmanuèle from some of the country’s leading players. Pontavice Calvet Pétry-Sirvin 10:30 a.m. EST Keynote: WildBrain’s Eric Ellenbogen With assets across broadcast, production and distribution, WildBrain is the largest independent kids’ content company. CEO Eric Ellenbogen will share his strategies for navigating the shifting landscape. Eric Ellenbogen 12:00 p.m. EST Creative Keynote: Jonathan M. Shiff The creator of such hits as H2O: Just Add Water shares his perspective on producing live-action content for kids today. Jonathan M. Shiff 1:30 p.m. EST The Kidoodle.TV Story Brenda Bisner, chief content officer at Kidoodle.TV, provides a deep dive into the AVOD platform’s strategy. Brenda Bisner 3 p.m. EST TV Kids Pioneer Award: Sebastian Debertin KiKA’s longtime programming head will share his strategy ahead of being honored with the inaugural TV Kids Pioneer Award. Sebastian Debertin TVKFEST_221_boatrocker.qxp_Layout 1 1/22/21 11:00 AM Page 1 KIDFEST_ schedule1_ALT.qxp_REAL_408_NIGHT 1/26/21 2:09 PM Page 4 TV KIDS FESTIVAL FEBRUARY 5 9:00 a.m. EST NBCUniversal Global Distribution - Kids & Family Content Sizzles NBCUniversal Global Distribution is proud to present two incredible sizzles, highlighting more next-level first-window exclusives, more all-rights entertainment and more groundbreaking animation and live-action content than ever before. 10 a.m. EST Premiere: Animonsta Studios’ Mechamato A boy named Amato becomes the master of a destroyer robot, MechaBot, who has the ability to mechanize objects. 11 a.m. EST Premiere: Boat Rocker Studios’ Dino Ranch Follows the action-packed adventures of the Cassidy family as they tackle life in a fantastical, “pre- westoric” setting where dinosaurs still roam. 12:30 p.m. EST Premiere: Mondo TV Iberoamerica’s Annie & Carola Nerdy Carola builds Annie, a robot clone, as a friend. But the crazy, uninhibited Annie drags Carola into all the situations she fears the most. KIDFEST_221_D360.qxp_Layout 1 1/26/21 3:11 PM Page 1 tv_kids_HOUSE_SPREAD.qxp_Layout 1 1/22/21 1:24 PM Page 1 A DIVISION OF World Screen TV Kids TV Niños Semanal TV Niños TV Kids Preview TV Kids Guide TVKids.ws TV Kids Daily TVNinos.tv TV Kids Weekly TV Kids In-Demand TV Kids Breaking News TV Kids Festival Sign up for our free newsletters: WWW.SUBSCRIPTIONS.WS tv_kids_HOUSE_SPREAD.qxp_Layout 1 1/22/21 1:25 PM Page 2 OUR PLAYGROUND IS GETTING BIGGER! d KIDFEST_bios.qxp_REAL_408_NIGHT 1/26/21 2:45 PM Page 1 TV KIDS FESTIVAL renda Bisner is an integral force behind the Bsuccessful acquisition of top children’s media content from around the world, as well as a future-caster for all new business development on behalf of the company. Bisner has a proven expertise in the navigation of an ever-shifting children’s digital media landscape. She has the rare talent to spot trends and recognize brand potential along with an innate ability to optimize for their success. Bisner’s work with Kidoodle.TV will set a standard for a more Brenda Bisner safe and reliable online space to relieve parents and Chief Content Officer help protect and entertain kids from over 160 coun- Kidoodle.TV tries as they learn and grow into the best versions of themselves. Over her 21-plus year career in the chil- dren’s media space, Bisner has developed, produced and sold live action, animation and reality series across multiple channels worldwide and executed on numerous licensing and merchandising deals. Work- ing with companies such as Scholastic, Cookie Jar Entertainment, Tom Lynch Company and more, she has helped these major brands develop precise and thoughtful plans for today, while anticipating the future of the business for tomorrow. Discovering novel ways to bring great content to children in a safe way all around the globe is her goal. SESSIONS: February 2: 9:00 a.m.