World Screen - July 2021 by World Screen

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July 2021

WWW.WORLDSCREEN.COM

THE MAGAZINE OF INTERNATIONAL MEDIA

World Screen Premiere: Before We Die / Univision’s Pierluigi Gazzolo

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CONTENTS

JULY 2021 WORLD VIEW By Mansha Daswani. IN THE NEWS Pierluigi Gazzolo, president and chief transformation officer at Univision Communications, on the company’s plans to super-serve the Spanish-language streaming sector. WORLD SCREEN PREMIERE: BEFORE WE DIE Based on a Swedish noir series, the U.K. crime thriller distributed by ZDF Enterprises stars Lesley Sharp as a police detective who discovers her estranged son is an undercover informant in a brutal murder investigation. TRENDING ON The most-viewed clips on our video portals for the last 30 days.

MATTEL’S YNON KREIZ The company’s chairman and CEO outlines the transformation strategy put in place to “unlock the true value of Mattel.” WARNERMEDIA’S TOM ASCHEIM The president of Warner Bros. Global Kids, Young Adults and Classics discusses Cartoon Network, a new preschool commitment and the kids’ slate at HBO Max. M6’S PHILIPPE BONY The head of thematic and youth channels at M6 Group outlines the strategies the company has put in place to keep its market-leading portfolio at the forefront of the French kids’ sector. AARDMAN’S SEAN CLARKE The company’s managing director discusses its commitment to innovation. YOUTUBE’S NADINE ZYLSTRA The head of family, learning and impact at YouTube Originals articulates her approach to partnering with top creators. VIACOMCBS’S MARIA KYRIACOU Highlights the success of ViacomCBS Networks International’s kids’ businesses in the U.K., Australia and Israel. DISNEY’S AYO DAVIS The executive VP of creative development and strategy at Disney Branded Television on the live-action slate she oversees. 9 STORY’S VINCE COMMISSO The president and CEO of 9 Story Media Group weighs in on the strategy for building brands.

IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST PBS KIDS’ Linda Simensky, Rai’s Luca Milano, BBC’s Sarah Muller and DR’s Niels Lindberg discuss the crucial role of public-service media for kids.

Senior Sales & Marketing Manager Dana Mattison

IN THE AVOD STREAM Perspectives from WildBrain Spark’s Jon Gisby, Roku’s Ashley Hovey, Jetpack Distribution’s Dominic Gardiner and Xilam Animation’s Charles Courcier.

Sales & Marketing Coordinator Genovick Acevedo

OH CANADA! Spotlighting Canadian production and distribution with WildBrain’s Josh Scherba, Guru Studio’s Frank Falcone, marblemedia’s Mark Bishop, Portfolio’s Joy Rosen and Thunderbird’s’ Richard Goldsmith.

Business Affairs Manager Andrea Moreno

CHANGING THE FACE OF KIDS’ TV Lion Forge’s David Steward II, Big Bad Boo’s Shabnam Rezaei and Safi Ideas’ Wa’qaar Mirza on how far the kids’ business still has to go to fully engage with diversity and inclusion. THE MAGIC OF SESAME STREET Spend some time with Cookie Monster before hearing from Ed Wells about how Sesame Workshop is building its content slate and its presence across the globe. ANATOMY OF A HIT Fresh TV’s Tom McGillis and Jennifer Pertsch and CAKE’s Ed Galton share how the Total Drama franchise has maintained its success.

Contributing Writers Steve Clarke Andy Fry Joanna Stephens Jay Stuart David Wood

ZDF’S NICOLE KEEB The head of international co-productions, development and acquisitions for children and youth shares her programming strategy. EYE ON QUALITY Selina She on Tencent Video’s high-quality kids’ originals. MARCH OF THE PENGUIN Superights’ Nathalie Pinguet highlights The Adventures of Little Penguin.

PROGRAM LISTINGS Highlights from several distributors. WORLD SCREEN is a registered trademark of WSN INC., 1123 Broadway, Suite 1207, New York, NY 10010, U.S.A. Phone: (212) 924-7620 Fax: (212) 924-6940 Website: www.worldscreen.com ©2021 WSN INC. No part of this publication can be used, reprinted, copied or stored in any medium without the publisher’s authorization. For a free subscription to our newsletters, please visit www.subscriptions.ws.

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Ricardo Seguin Guise President Anna Carugati Executive VP Mansha Daswani Associate Publisher & VP of Strategic Development

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WORLD VIEW

BY MANSHA DASWANI

Back on Track The media and entertainment world’s Covid-19 slump has, it seems, ended. At least that’s the upbeat forecast from PwC, which notes that the sector’s momentum is back in full swing. E&M revenues will rise by a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5 percent between 2021 and 2025, topping $2.6 trillion, according to PwC’s Global Entertainment & Media Outlook 2021-2025. This follows a 3.8 percent drop due to the pandemic. Traditional TV/home video will remain the largest E&M consumer segment, with revenues of $219 billion, but it will contract by a 1.2 percent CAGR from 2021 to 2025. Video streaming, meanwhile, is booming, with SVOD projected to grow at a CAGR of 10.6 percent to $81.3 billion in 2025. There is, however, a hint of caution in the projections. “While 2020 was a year of extreme growth for OTT video, with more than $12 billion added to the market, the next few years will require providers to find new and innovative ways to secure access to consumers as consumption subsides to pre–Covid-19 levels,” the report notes. PwC urges E&M players to keep track of potential regulatory shifts as they plan for the future. “The nature of competition is likely to change dramatically over the coming years,” said Werner Ballhaus, Global Entertainment & Media Industry Leader Partner at PwC Germany. “And all the while, the social, political and regulatory context in which all companies operate continues to evolve in unpredictable ways. All of which means that sitting still, relying on the strategies that created value and locked up market share in the past, will not be the most effective posture going forward.” 12 WORLD SCREEN 7/21

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UPFRONTS

K-Format Virtual Screenings in the U.S. July 26 to August 6 / www.kformatscreenings.com The Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) has organized the K-Format Virtual Screenings in the U.S. It will showcase around 30 of the latest Korean formats, both scripted and non-scripted, from ten companies. “The global demand for K-content, whether it’s scripted drama or unscripted formats, has been on a steady upward curve, especially in the last ﬁve years,” says Sung Ho Ju, director of KOCCA USA. “The list of companies participating in this year’s event reﬂects some major changes in the kinds of companies exporting programming from South Korea these days.”

“Through this year’s event, we are hoping to introduce the next The Good Doctor and The Masked Singer to the global market.” —Sung Ho Ju

Before We Die

ZDF Enterprises Before We Die / Sherlock: The Russian Chronicles / Hoodie The ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE) highlight Before We Die, produced by Eagle Eye Drama for Channel 4, is based on the Swedish series of the same name, this time starring Lesley Sharp as detective Hannah Laing. The mystery thriller Sherlock: The Russian Chronicles follows the iconic detective from London to St. Petersburg, where he hunts down Jack the Ripper. “The drama unfolds in stunning locations in 19th-century Russia,” says Fred Burcksen, president and CEO of ZDFE. A children’s series, Hoodie tells a superhero story centered on a boy with a special talent for parkour.

“We are very much looking forward to participating in MIPCOM and seeing many of our colleagues and friends from the industry again.”

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—Fred Burcksen

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Before We Die

ased on a Swedish noir series, the U.K. crime thriller Before We Die stars Lesley Sharp as Hannah Laing, a police detective who discovers her estranged son is an undercover informant in a brutal murder investigation. Eagle Eye Drama produced the English-language series for the U.K.’s Channel 4, and ZDF Enterprises is taking the drama out to the global marketplace. “There was something really compelling about the idea of a mother and son playing across the criminal divide and somehow mending their relationship throughout a plot,” says Walter Iuzzolino, CEO of Eagle Eye Drama. “We thought the concept was really strong.” The British version embraced the larger story of the Swedish original, but some tweaks were made along the way. Jo McGrath, 16 WORLD SCREEN 7/21

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chief creative officer of Eagle Eye Drama, explains: “It’s an addictive thriller. You have the dynamic between the mother, son and the crime family, so we absolutely wanted to keep that.” A subplot about biker gangs was done away with, and the series was trimmed down from eight episodes to six. Stylistically, it’s different, and the setting was changed to Bristol.

“There are many universal themes, and love is a big one.” —Jo McGrath

The appeal for Sharp to play the lead role was immediate, she says. “I was sent a cut-down version of the Swedish show and asked to watch it. I was hooked! I thought, this is a fantastic show that I would deﬁnitely watch. [Hannah] was an amazing character.” For Patrick Gibson, who plays Hannah’s son, there was also an immediate interest. “I started reading, and like all incredible thrillers, just could not put it down. I knew that Lesley was attached to it, and I had seen Lesley on stage about three or four years ago, and her performance stuck with me like nothing I’d ever seen before. So, when I saw that she was on board, and I read the scripts, I was incredibly enthusiastic to be a part of it.” McGrath adds of its international appeal, “There are many universal themes, and love is a big one—love of family and friends, but particularly that unconditional love that exists between a mother and child.” 7/21 WORLD SCREEN 17

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IN THE NEWS

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Pierluigi Gazzolo

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nivision Communications is set to enter the global streaming wars By Anna with a new platform serving Latin America and the U.S. The news Carugati comes on the heels of Univision signing a deal to merge its media, content and production assets with Mexican media giant Televisa. The upcoming Spanish-language streaming service, which will have AVOD and SVOD options, will combine the best of Univision’s existing nonlinear offerings with Televisa’s sizable library and IP. Pierluigi Gazzolo, Univision’s president and chief transformation officer, talks to World Screen about the company’s ambitious plans. WS: How did plans for this new streaming service come about? GAZZOLO: It started when Univision signed the deal for a transaction with Televisa, SoftBank and Google. SoftBank and Google are growth companies, and the combination pointed to the fact that we have the ability to take on what we consider to be the last streaming lane, which is a global Spanish-language streaming service. We have the capability from a content perspective to be the largest Spanish-language streamer in the world. The global streaming market has very good original Spanishlanguage offerings, but if you add them all up, Spanish-language content is a very low percentage of the global offering. In our case, it would be the great majority of the offering. We will always have more original Spanish-language content than anyone else. It 7/21 WORLD SCREEN 19

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Univision already delivers an AVOD service in the U.S. called PrendeTV.

will range from more than 30 original premieres to an expansive library with access, post-transaction, to Televisa’s amazing IP and gigantic production machine as well. We are going to focus on third parties and want to invite the creative community to come and talk to us; our doors are open. But we will also have access to 300,000 hours of library and at least 20,000 hours a year of production and capabilities coming out of Televisa. Renowned content creators are already coming our way. The creative community is realizing that no one has taken the lead in Spanish-language original content for the subscription streaming world. We want to become the home for the best Spanish creators of premium quality content. When Spanish-language content is your mission rather than a second thought, the ﬁrst thing we will offer talent is the ability to take creative [risks]. For established creators, who already know how to produce hit content, we want to give them creative freedom, acknowledge them and their importance for the Spanishspeaking population of the world, which is almost 600 million people. We want to give these creators the respect they deserve. 20 WORLD SCREEN 7/21

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Our original content strategy for SVOD will include a hugely diverse genre mix. We want to go from the very glossy Hollywoodtype series all the way to serialas, what we call a type of telenovelas. WS: Your service will have both an AVOD and SVOD offering to accommodate all budgets. GAZZOLO: The free portion of the product will be the entry point. Latin Americans love to consume on mobile, and we plan on having a lot of great content that can be watched on a mobile platform. That will be the funnel to take them up to SVOD. We’re not talking pricing strategies yet, but I can tell you that we will have different variations of pricing in the

“We will always have more original Spanish-language content than anyone else.”

subscription models to adapt to the realities of each of the markets we are going to and ensure that the pricing is competitive and in line with what people can afford. In Latin America, people keep saying only certain people can buy cable. But if you think of the SVOD revolution and stacking and how people are managing share of wallet, all these SVOD providers are in single digits per month. We plan to be even below the average pricing in the region. 22 WORLD SCREEN 7/21

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WWW.TVKIDS.COM

JULY 2021 EDITION

TV Kids Summer Festival Sessions / WorldScreenings: Tencent Video & Superights

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CONTENTS MATTEL’S YNON KREIZ Chairman and CEO Ynon Kreiz outlines the transformation strategy put in place to “unlock the true value of Mattel.” WARNERMEDIA’S TOM ASCHEIM The president of Warner Bros. Global Kids, Young Adults and Classics discusses Cartoon Network, a new preschool commitment and the kids’ slate at HBO Max. M6’S PHILIPPE BONY The head of thematic and youth channels at M6 Group outlines the strategies the company has put in place to keep its market-leading portfolio at the forefront of the French kids’ sector. AARDMAN’S SEAN CLARKE The company’s managing director discusses the studio’s commitment to innovation. YOUTUBE’S NADINE ZYLSTRA The head of family, learning and impact at YouTube Originals articulates her approach to partnering with top creators. VIACOMCBS’S MARIA KYRIACOU Highlights the success of ViacomCBS Networks International’s kids’ businesses in the U.K., Australia and Israel. DISNEY’S AYO DAVIS The executive VP of creative development and strategy at Disney Branded Television on the live-action slate she oversees. 9 STORY’S VINCE COMMISSO The president and CEO of 9 Story Media Group weighs in on the strategy for building brands. IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST PBS KIDS’ Linda Simensky, Rai’s Luca Milano, BBC’s Sarah Muller and DR’s Niels Lindberg discuss the crucial role of publicservice media for kids. IN THE AVOD STREAM Perspectives from WildBrain Spark’s Jon Gisby, Roku’s Ashley Hovey, Jetpack Distribution’s Dominic Gardiner and Xilam Animation’s Charles Courcier. OH CANADA! Spotlighting Canadian production and distribution with WildBrain’s Josh Scherba, Guru Studio’s Frank Falcone, marblemedia’s Mark Bishop, Portfolio’s Joy Rosen and Atomic Cartoons’ Richard Goldsmith. CHANGING THE FACE OF KIDS’ TV Lion Forge’s David Steward II, Big Bad Boo’s Shabnam Rezaei and Safi Ideas’ Wa’qaar Mirza take part in a frank discussion on how far the kids’ business still has to go to fully engage with diversity and inclusion. THE MAGIC OF SESAME STREET Spend some time with Cookie Monster before hearing from Ed Wells about how Sesame Workshop is building its content slate and its presence across the globe. ANATOMY OF A HIT Fresh TV’s Tom McGillis and Jennifer Pertsch and CAKE’s Ed Galton share how the Total Drama franchise has maintained its success. ZDF’S NICOLE KEEB The head of international co-productions, development and acquisitions for children and youth shares her programming strategy. SPACE NOVA SLR Productions’ Suzanne Ryan, Super RTL’s Lisa Albers and ABC Australia’s Michael Drake discuss how the co-pro came together. THE WEE LITTLES Mondo TV’s Luana Perrero and Toon2Tango’s Jo Daris give a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the series. EYE ON QUALITY Selina She on Tencent Video’s high-quality kids’ originals. MARCH OF THE PENGUIN Superights’ Nathalie Pinguet highlights the new adventure comedy The Adventures of Little Penguin.

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Publisher Ricardo Seguin Guise Group Editorial Director Anna Carugati Editor Mansha Daswani Executive Editor Kristin Brzoznowski Managing Editor Chelsea Regan Editor, Spanish-Language Publications Elizabeth Bowen-Tombari Contributing Editor Elizabeth Guider Production & Design Director David Diehl Online Director Simon Weaver Art Director Phyllis Q. Busell Senior Sales & Marketing Manager Dana Mattison Sales & Marketing Coordinator Genovick Acevedo Business Affairs Manager Andrea Moreno Contributing Writers Steve Clarke Andy Fry Joanna Stephens Jay Stuart David Wood

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Miss Bellyfoo

Filled with music, dance and adventure, foo entertainment’s Miss Bellyfoo is set in the whimsical Daba Diba Duba Land. In the series, heroine Miss Bellyfoo must stop the evil Mastermoll and his mischievous minions from stealing the creative energy that inspires and empowers her world. With the assistance of a whacky professor, a band of loyal friends and the aid of musically talented live-action children brought from Earth, Miss Bellyfoo uses creativity, music and her heart to keep everything safe, secure and singing in harmony.

Project First America

Leo the Truck / Sing with Leo / Clever Cars Project First America’s Leo the Truck is an educational animated series that follows the daily adventures of a group of inquisitive trucks. “The series features a curriculum that focuses on helping preschoolers develop logical thinking, dimensional orientation, attention, problem-solving and social skills,” says Tatiana Zakharchenko, CEO at Project First America. Sing with Leo is a nursery rhyme series that supports cognitive development and helps children build memory capabilities, while Clever Cars was developed to introduce children under 5 to new vocabulary.

Leo the Truck

“The tremendous popularity and unparalleled fandom of the Leo the Truck brand is due in no small part to its discoverability on YouTube.” —Tatiana Zakharchenko

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Keynote: Mattel’s

YNON KREIZ

Chairman and CEO Ynon Kreiz outlined the transformation strategy put in place to “unlock the true value of Mattel.” watch the session here...

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TV KIDS

EIZ In today’s world, it is not just about one representation of a franchise or a brand. It’s a holistic experience. The fact that we own the underlying rights for these brands gives us the ability to engage consumers, entertain them, in multiple ways. We always stay true to the DNA of our brands and franchises.

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Keynote: WarnerMedia’s

TOM ASCHE

Tom Ascheim, the president of Warner Bros. Global Kids, Young Adults and Classics at WarnerMedia, discussed the Redraw Your World tagline for Cartoon Network, its new preschool commitment and the kids’ slate at HBO Max. watch the session here...

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ia’s

HEIM When we talked to families, they were looking for moments to gather. What makes that happen successfully is when entertainment is great for the family in totality; it’s not just for the children and the parents are gritting their teeth. It’s wildly entertaining for parents and wildly entertaining for kids.

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Keynote: M6’s

PHILIPPE B

Philippe Bony, the head of thematic and youth channels at M6 Group, outlined the strategies the company has put in place to keep its market-leading portfolio at the forefront of the French kids’ sector. watch the session here...

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BONY We are co-producing French TV series, that’s a big part of our investment, but we are always interested in having the opportunity to buy some international series. We are interested in all kinds of animated series, in all genres. We are more interested in receiving some comedies for 7- to 10-year-olds.

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Keynote: Aardman’s

SEAN CLAR

Sean Clarke, the managing director of Aardman, discussed the studio’s commitment to innovation and nurturing talent and opportunities for growth. watch the session here...

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ARKE We are truly a valuesbased business, where all the value created, whether it’s money or investment, is with employees in mind—or partners as we call them. It’s very much about creating a culture that allows creativity to thrive. And really about creating an environment for those ideas to spark.

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Keynote: YouTube’s

NADINE ZYL

Nadine Zylstra, the head of family, learning and impact at YouTube Originals, articulated her approach to partnering with top YouTube creators and producers to develop content for the platform. watch the session here...

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TV KIDS

YLSTRA

No matter what you’re passionate about, you can find it on YouTube. You can connect with a community around it. We love that idea that all of our programming, on some level, will be helping kids get excited about those strengths or passions. Across all of our programming, that is our big idea.

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Keynote: ViacomCBS’s

MARIA KYRIA

Maria Kyriacou discussed the success of ViacomCBS Networks International’s (VCNI) kids’ businesses in the U.K., Australia and Israel and highlighted some of the company’s inclusion initiatives. watch the session here...

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RIACOU It is critical that kids see their lives reflected back to them. The way to do that is to make sure that you are commissioning in your local territory. We’re able to originate here, playing to the strengths of the creative community around us, and it allows us to create shows that then travel across the world on the Nick network.

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Keynote: Disney’s

AYO DAVIS

As executive VP of creative development and strategy at Disney Branded Television, Ayo Davis discussed the liveaction slate she oversees for Disney+, Disney Channel, Disney XD and Disney Junior and the traits she looks for in talent behind and in front of the camera. watch the session here...

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TV KIDS

I like to say our business is a world of wonderment. We’re dedicated to aspirational, fun and relevant storytelling. Our goal is to create stories that will connect with our audiences by evoking emotion and excitement while keeping them engaged and wanting more.... It is vital that we create programming that meets their needs and exceeds their expectations.

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Keynote: 9 Story’s

VINCE COMM

Vince Commisso, the president and CEO of 9 Story Media Group, weighed in on the strategy for building brands and the company’s approach to diversity and representation. watch the session here...

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MMISSO We live in a very dynamic time around content, especially around kids’ content, so you have to make sure your partners are aware of that dynamism and they lean into it in a way that makes the brand-building endeavor more feasible, more likely. We feel like we have partners on board now that are of that ilk.

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In the

PUBLIC INTE

PBS KIDS’ Linda Simensky, Rai’s Luca Milano, BBC’s Sarah Muller and DR’s Niels Lindberg discussed the crucial role of public-service media for kids, diversity initiatives and the need to cooperate as they face off against the global streamers. watch the session here...

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TEREST

We had 1.7 billion streams of children’s content last year. So we will be looking for acquisitions for iPlayer.

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–Sarah Muller

The twin problems of discoverability and distribution are the biggest things we’re dealing with.

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–Linda Simensky

We have been funded to start an animation fund that we’ll take out for co-pros.

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–Niels Lindberg

You have to give an education that cannot be done by lessons, but should be done by stories.

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–Luca Milano

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In the

AVOD STREA

WildBrain Spark’s Jon Gisby and Roku’s Ashley Hovey discussed working with content and ad partners, while Jetpack Distribution’s Dominic Gardiner and Xilam Animation’s Charles Courcier weighed in on the challenges and opportunities in licensing shows to adsupported platforms. watch the session here...

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TV KIDS

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Kids want the characters they know and love to be where they are.

We’re all about bringing the best content to kids wherever they are. And, importantly, monetizing that content.

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–Jon Gisby

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–Ashley Hovey

We’re seeing shows that were YouTube-first now going not only onto free TV but also onto pay TV.

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–Dominic Gardiner

Sometimes we just ask for an MG to be sure the platform is committed to putting forward our content—they will need to recoup that.

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–Charles Courcier

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CANADA!

WildBrain’s Josh Scherba, Guru Studio’s Frank Falcone, marblemedia’s Mark Bishop, Portfolio’s Joy Rosen and Atomic Cartoons’ Richard Goldsmith weighed in on financing models, expansion and more. watch the session here...

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Success in Canada is great, but it’s much more important to be competitive and be out there in the world.

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–Frank Falcone

Canadian companies have improved in their storytelling and production values.

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–Josh Scherba

Our company is worth more now that we’ve diversified.

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—Joy Rosen

Tax credits and subsidies give the producers in Canada a great leg up on other producers around the world.

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–Richard Goldsmith

Long gone are the days of being able to finance something out of Canada directly.

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–Mark Bishop

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Changing the

FACE OF KIDS’

Lion Forge’s David Steward II, Big Bad Boo’s Shabnam Rezaei and Safi Ideas’ Wa’qaar Mirza took part in a frank discussion on how far the kids’ business still has to go to fully engage with diversity and inclusion. watch the session here...

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DS’ TV

Being able to see other cultures, other family lifestyles, environments outside of your own, is critically important.

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–David Steward II

For me, it’s about balancing those things in society that have been out of balance historically, based on the way the people with the pen have had the power. Now we’re passing the pen onto other people and asking them to write their stories.

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–Shabnam Rezaei

We don’t take on diversity for the sake of it. Diversity in people behind the camera brings incredible creativity. That’s where our creative strength comes from. We value diversity as a tool for our success.

”

–Wa’qaar Mirza

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The Magic of

SESAME ST

TV Kids Summer Festival viewers got to spend some time with Cookie Monster before hearing from Ed Wells about how Sesame Workshop is building its content slate and its presence across the globe. watch the session here...

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STREET We are more active now in our 51st year in different types of content and in different kinds of impact initiatives than we’ve ever been. We’ve gone from having one flagship program in production to having six or more in active production, more in active development and a slate beyond that that we’re teeing up.

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–Ed Wells

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Anatomy of

A HIT: TOTAL DR

Fresh TV’s Tom McGillis and Jennifer Pertsch and CAKE’s Ed Galton discussed how the Total Drama franchise has evolved and maintained its hit status in the kids’ market. watch the session here...

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DRAMA

We push ourselves to come up with the biggest jokes, the most dramatic storylines and the silliest, funniest challenges.

”

–Jennifer Pertsch

The further we got from a straight parody of the kind of shows that our audience is watching around the world, the less it resonated. We’re going [back] to the season one model. It’s generating the most compelling stories and the funniest laughs.

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–Tom McGillis

There’s a ferocious appetite around the world for this content. What’s unique about this show is it works for public-service broadcasters, premium pay-TV service channels and digital platforms; it’s phenomenal.

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–Ed Galton

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TV Kids Pioneer Award:

ZDF’S NICOLE

Nicole Keeb, the head of international co-productions, development and acquisitions for children and youth at ZDF, discussed her programming strategy before being honored with a TV Kids Pioneer Award. watch the session here...

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OLE KEEB We not only invest in coproductions, but most importantly, we are giving our editorial input. I see my role as somebody who finds ideas, books, topics, themes that would work perfectly for ZDF and then find the international partners to realize those shows or topics and bring together German and international partners.

”

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Panel & Premiere:

ZDF ENTERPRISE SPACE NOVA

SLR Productions’ Suzanne Ryan, Super RTL’s Lisa Albers and ABC Australia’s Michael Drake discussed how the new animated co-pro Space Nova, distributed by ZDF Enterprises, came together ahead of the show’s premiere. watch the session here...

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ISES’

ted

Our audience loves a strong story engine. But the episodes are still really satisfying and stand alone.

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–Michael Drake

We engaged Karlie Alinta Noon, an Indigenous scientist and an astronomer, as a consultant. She read all the scripts and would come back with a way for us to have a fantasy in space yet lean on real science at the same time.

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–Suzanne Ryan

We always have these epic space adventures in mind, so CGI felt like the right choice. Also, for us in access prime time particularly, we have a lot of CGI shows, so we felt it would fit the environment.

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–Lisa Albers

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Premiere:

MONDO TV & TOON2T

THE WEE LITTLE

The Wee Littles is about a tiny family of four, living in the forest, handling their compact size with their own unique and inventive flair. Ahead of the premiere, Mondo TV’s Luana Perrero and Toon2Tango’s Jo Daris gave a behind-thescenes look at how the series came together. watch the session here...

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N2TANGO’S

TLES

We’ve done sneak peeks with some close partners of ours in different parts of the world and we had really positive feedback. They responded with enthusiasm to the universal themes, its unique look and the sweetness of the show.

”

–Luana Perrero

In the [Irish] woodlands, you’ll spot small, brightly colored doors at the base of the trees. The creators of the show got the idea of, who would live in these trees? That generated the idea for The Wee Littles.

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–Jo Daris

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Premiere: DANDELOOO’S THE UPSIDE DOWN RIVER

The Upside Down River is an adventure story based on the cult youth novel by Jean-Claude Mourlevat featuring a breathtaking quest for the one magical drop of water from the River Qjar that allows for eternity. watch the premiere here...

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TV KIDS

HARDBALL SEASON 2 & THE INBESTIGATORS

In season two of Hardball, Mikey and the gang vie to win against the

best players in the state in the prestigious handball tournament. In

The Inbestigators, 10-year-old Maudie forms a detective agency with her classmates Ezra, Ava and Kyle. watch the premiere here...

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Tencent Video’s Deep in the Bowl.

EYE ON QUALITY Selina She on Tencent Video’s high-quality kids’ originals with enduring and engaging appeal. By Kristin Brzoznowski

leading online video streaming platform in China, Tencent Video currently counts some 125 million subscribers. Five years ago, armed with a sizable children’s programming slate, the platform decided to produce its own original content for kids. “While we have an extensive content library and continue to acquire the best programs from others, we were excited by the possibility to develop our own innovative and engaging content to help children learn and grow while entertaining them, and were inspired by the ever-increasing pool of brilliant creative talent in China,” says Selina She, director of the

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kids’ IP development and programming center at Tencent Video. “Once we had established this domestically, the next logical step, which we took in late 2018, was to expand into collaborations with international production companies to broaden our perspectives and possibilities.”

“We were excited by the possibility to develop our own innovative and engaging content to help children learn and grow while entertaining them.” —Selina She

The ﬁrst fruits of these collaborations are well underway, as Tencent Video is working with creative teams at Sixteen South on The Coop Troop, ZEILT productions on Deep in the Bowl and Luce Creative on The Adventures of Little Penguin. Looking ahead, Tencent Video is keen to develop “high-quality content with compelling stories and engaging characters,” She says. “And this content should not only cater to the local market appetite; ideally, it should have international appeal as well.” In addition to the content being engaging, appealing and entertaining, Tencent Video is looking for elements that help children learn and grow, from improving literacy and numeracy to assisting them in acquiring life skills.

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Superights’ The Adventures of Little Penguin.

March Penguin of the

Superights’ Nathalie Pinguet highlights The Adventures of Little Penguin, a new preschool comedy. By Kristin Brzoznowski

he escapades of Oscar, a little penguin who lives in a unique environment, are at the center of The Adventures of Little Penguin. In each episode, Oscar sets out to explore the world, meeting new characters who teach him about himself and others. Produced by Tencent Video, the 52x5-minute non-dialogue series is a new addition to the Superights catalog. Nathalie Pinguet, deputy managing director of sales and acquisitions at the

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company, describes it as “a fantastic new show, in which the young penguin is setting out to explore the world, meeting new characters who teach him about himself but also about others. He quickly discovers that it’s not the destination that matters, but

“Our new favorite penguin will live tremendous stories full of action, humor and emotion.” —Nathalie Pinguet

rather the people you meet along the journey. Surrounded by endearing characters, our new favorite penguin will live tremendous stories full of action, humor and emotion, each time conveying a positive message.” The show possesses different aspects that make it original and stand out from what is currently available in the market, she adds. “The program is dialogue-free, making it easy to watch and easily understandable for all kids all around the world. It has been designed in the slapstick tradition, taking an original approach by developing a new kind of positive slapstick. Thanks to the quality of the production of Tencent Video, the creative and colorful settings and CG animation techniques will entertain and delight young viewers.” The Adventures of Little Penguin also imparts different messages for kids, celebrating friendship, the happiness of being together, openness to others and the importance of respecting differences.

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IN THIS EDITION 3 All3Media International 4 ARTE Distribution 5 Dandelooo 6 Dori Media Group 7 foo entertainment Guru Studio 8 Inter Medya 9 Mattel Television

ALL3MEDIA INTERNATIONAL

O (44-207) 845-4300 m rachel.glaister@all3media.com w www.all3mediainternational.com Contact: Ben Packwood, snr. sales mgr., Poland, Hungary, Czechia, Slovakia; Debra Bergg, sales mgr., Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, CIS, Baltics; Stephen Driscoll, EVP, EMEA & European coprod.; Sabrina Duguet, EVP, AsiaPac; Sally Habbershaw, EVP, Americas. PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS The Traitors (Ent./reality format, 60 min. eps.) A psychological game show in which contestants move into an atmospheric location with the goal to work as a team to complete a series of challenging missions to earn a cash prize. However, three of the contestants are traitors who attempt to deceive their way to the prize instead of sharing it amongst the group.

Mondo TV Group 10 Project First America 11 ViacomCBS Global Distribution Group 12 ZDF Enterprises

The Traitors

Sort Your Life Out (Fact-ent. format, 60 min. eps.) A team of top experts help transform the nation’s mostcluttered homes, as the entire contents of a family’s house are laid out before them so they can decide what to keep and what to throw away. THE LEADING ONLINE DAILY NEWS SERVICE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL MEDIA INDUSTRY. For a free subscription, visit subscriptions.ws

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Eating with Your Enemy (Ent. format, 60 min. eps.) This new factual format pairs together strangers with strongly opposing views and looks at what happens when people with totally different views have meaningful conversations in real life. A Whole New Ball Game (Doc., 4x60 min.) Charts the transformative impact business brains, players, agents and journalists had on English football, offering the definitive story of the English Premier League. Diana (Doc., 1x90 min.) This documentary film marks what would have been the 60th birthday of the People’s Princess, and revisits the life and legacy of the most famous woman in the world. The Anti-Vax Conspiracy (Doc., 1x90 min.) Explores the origins and growth of the anti-vaccination movement and its impact on global efforts to defeat the Covid-19 pandemic. Annika (Crime/detective drama, 6x60 min.) This female-led detective series follows DI Annika Strandhed (Nicola Walker) as she heads up a new specialist Marine Homicide Unit (MHU) on the atmospheric Scottish coast. Dalgliesh (Crime/detective drama, 6x60 min.) Drawing on P. D. James’ international best-selling novels, the series will trace Inspector Adam Dalgliesh’s career from 1970s England to the present day as he solves unusual murders and reveals buried secrets. New Gold Mountain (Drama, 4x60 min.) This historical drama follows a group of compelling, morally grey characters brought together by a mysterious murder during the Wild West era of the Australian gold rush.

ARTE DISTRIBUTION

m infosales@artefrance.fr w distribution.arte.tv/home

Contact: Florence Sala, head, intl. dist.; Alec Herrmann, head, catalog & video acq., DVD/VOD; Audrey Kamga, sales mgr.; Isabelle Monteil, sales mgr.; Franka Schwabe, sales mgr.; Sophie Soghomonian, sales mgr.; Whitney Marin, intl. sales asst.; Anne-Sophie Cunin, web mktg. project mgr. PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS Inside Champions’ Mind (Science/sport, 1x52 min.) Imagine yourself in the challenging and fascinating mind of the world’s leading athletes: topclass mental trainings on the eve of the Olympic games, coached by the best experts using state-ofthe-art technologies. Deep Throat, The Story of the First Porn Film (Cinema/society, 1x52 min.) The story behind the first mainstream porn movie broadcast in cinemas, which tackled sex liberation, women’s liberation and divided feminists. It takes a whole new dimension in the light of the #MeToo movement.

Saving Paradise

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Frank Capra, An American Tale (Cinema, 1x52 min.) The biopic of an Italian immigrant who became one of the world’s greatest directors. Frank Capra believed in the American dream as much as he lived it, twisting reality in order to become one. Napoleon, Death and Destiny (History, 1x52 min./1x90 min.) Napoleon constantly defied death like a mission, creating the storytelling of his tragic destiny. Saving Paradise (Nature/discovery, 6x52 min.) This series reveals the beauty of never-before-seen breathtaking sites around the world and the quests to protect them. The History of the Red Army (History/geopolitics, 2x52 min.) The history of the Red Army is as epic as its myth—70 years at the service of USSR’s foundation, from admiration to coercion, in tears and blood. Israel/Iran/USA, The Long War (History/ geopolitics, 2x52 min.) Targeted assassinations, bombings and unidentified military attacks are piling up all over the Middle East. Can the “secret war” between Iran and Israel turn into a major regional, if not global, confrontation? Toni Morrison, Black Matter(s) (Literature, 1x52 min.) A portrait of the first Black female writer to win the Nobel Prize, who became a figurehead of African American literature and gave a voice to the unheard. When Big Tech Targets Healthcare (Science, 1x52 min./1x90 min.) Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon are replacing national structures and mining their users’ personal data. Is health the next sector facing Uberization? Volcano Stories (Science/discovery, S2: 9x26 min.) Brings us to the heart of our living planet and into the diversity of the world’s volcanoes.

DANDELOOO

O (33-9) 7264-4601 m jb-wery@dandelooo.com w dandelooo.com Contact: Jean-Baptiste Wery, CEO & exec. producer; Emmanuèle Petry, producer & head, intl. PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS Billy the Hamster Cowboy (2D, 52x11 min.) Growing up in the Wild West and raised on the exciting stories told by his father, Billy, with his cowboy outfit, has a burning desire to hit the trail. Dounia (2D, 1x28 min./6x7 min.) Forced to leave their country, Dounia and her grandparents set off in search of a new home. Kosmix (2D paper-cut, 26x5 min.) Little robot Kit tells stories about his journey to the end of the galaxy and back to Earth.

Dounia

Pompon Little Bear (2D, 39x7 min.) Pompon is a 6-year-old cub in bear years. He is mischievous, cheerful and playful. But above all things, he can make extra out of ordinary. Mum Is Pouring Rain (2D, 1x26 min.) Jane is super excited to spend Christmas with her mom at her Grandma’s, but the plan changes suddenly.

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Petit (2D, S1: 39x7 min., S2: 26x7 min.) Petit’s daily situations will become adventures he will have to face by being brave and creative and always with the help of friends. Shooom’s Odyssey (2D, 1x26 min.) Shooom, a baby owl, hatches just as a storm turns the bayou surrounding her tree upside down. Come hell or high water, she’s determined to find a mother. Stinky Dog (2D, 52x13 min.) The hilarious and hectic adventures of a maverick mutt and a flattened cat. Taina and the Amazon’s Guardians (3D, S1: 26x11 min., S2: 26x11 min.) When the forest is in distress, the “Cru-Cru” call echoes all the way to the Great Tree, where Taina and the Guardians of the Amazon are always ready to help. The Treehouse Stories (Live action/2D, S1: 26x7 min., S2: 23x7 min., S3: 28x7 min., S4: 26x7 min.) Friends meet in a secret treehouse to share their favorite books.

face extreme challenges that will test how well they really know each other. The New Black (Comedy, 12x30 min.) They live the dream—on the one hand, they enjoy the benefits of the prestigious yeshiva student status in the orthodox society, and on the other hand, they enjoy the pleasures of modern life. Normal (Drama, 8x35 min.) When 24-year-old Noam Ashkenazy hits rock bottom, he finds his own route to normality in the unlikeliest of places: the psych ward. In Treatment (Drama, 45x30 min.) A groundbreaking daily drama that takes viewers on a journey through the intriguing and fascinating world of psychotherapy, following five ongoing treatments of five different patients.

DORI MEDIA GROUP

O (972-3) 647-8185 m sales@dorimedia.com w www.dorimedia.com

Normal

Contact: Nadav Palti, pres. & CEO; Carolina Sabbag, VP, sales, Western Europe, U.S. & Canada; Maria Perez Campi, dir., sales, LatAm & U.S. Hispanic; Camila Premet, sales mgr., CEE, CIS & Africa; Haikal Jamari, sales mgr., Asia & Middle East; Einat Borovich-Naim, VP, mktg. PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS Power Couple (Reality format) Puts love to the test like you’ve never seen before as eight couples

Las Estrellas (5 Stars) (Romantic comedy, 120x60 min.) The death of Mario Star leaves his five daughters facing a challenge to successfully manage a boutique hotel, which they will have to fulfill in order to claim the inheritance. La Entrega (The Drop) (Crime thriller, 10x50 min.) A series about the huge number of people disappearing daily in Bolivia, revealing a world of power games, sex cravings and violence.

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El Buscador (The Browser) (Interviews) A TV format centered on face-to-face interviews triggered by web content that anyone can easily access online. AHA! Experience (Studio game show) An entertainment quiz show that wants to find out not what you know but what you see. Visuals are universal; no matter what language you speak, it’s all right there in front of your eyes. The Best of All (Shiny-floor game show) Is the average answer from a large group of people always closer to the right result than the answer of one? Esau (Drama, 4x60 min.) Follows a 40-year-old writer who returns to his family home after half a lifetime to face the brother who stole both his love and livelihood.

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHT Miss Bellyfoo (Kids 4-9 music/dance/adventure, 22-24 min. eps.) Welcome to Daba Diba Duba Land, where Miss Bellyfoo must stop the evil Mastermoll and his mischievous minions from stealing the creative energy that inspires and empowers her world. With the aid of a whacky professor, a band of loyal friends and the help of musically talented live-action children brought from Earth, Miss Bellyfoo uses creativity, music and her heart to keep everything safe, secure and singing in harmony.

GURU STUDIO

O (1-416) 599-4878 m sales@gurustudio.com w gurustudio.com

FOO ENTERTAINMENT

Contact: Frank Falcone, pres. & exec. creative dir.; Jonathan Abraham, VP, sales & business dvpmt.; Rachel Marcus, VP, creative dvpmt.; Daniel Rattner, VP, mktg.; Corey Caplan, dir., intl. sales; Emily Jenkins, Contact: Chris Djuritschek, pres. & creative dir.; dir., creative dvpmt. Nuria Queipo, sales exec., BRB International; Cristina PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS Aguado Bellot, sales exec., Iberia & LatAm, BRB Pikwik Pack (Preschool 2D, 52x11 min.) Follows International. Suki the hedgehog and her team of adorable animals as they deliver magical packages to the kind citizens of Pikwik. True and the Rainbow Kingdom (Preschool 3D, 30x22 min., 5x22 min. seasonal specials, 1x44 min. holiday special & bonus content) True, our bright and fearless heroine, and her hilarious best friend, Bartleby the cat, come to the rescue of Rainbow City’s whimsical citizens. Miss Bellyfoo

O (41-79) 356-6080 m chris@foo-entertainment.ch w www.foo-entertainment.ch

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Big Blue (Kids 5-9 2D comedy, 52x11 min.) Siblings Lettie and Lemo lead their quirky submarine crew to solve the ocean’s mysteries and find the origins of a new magical recruit named Bacon Berry. Justin Time (Preschool 2D, 74x11 min. & 2x22 min.) Justin’s imagination catapults him into larger-than-life adventures set in different points in history.

INTER MEDYA

O (90-212) 231-0102 m info@intermedya.tv w www.intermedya.tv Contact: Can Okan, fndr. & CEO; Beatriz Cea Okan, VP & head, sales & acq.; Sibel Levendoglu, sales exec.; Pelin Koray, sales exec.; Sinem Aliskan, sales exec. PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS The Trusted (Drama) Marashli is an ex-soldier who has left the special forces to open up a secondhand bookstore and spend more time with his sick daughter, Zelis. His life changes when the beautiful Mahur Turel walks into his bookstore.

Last Summer (Drama) An idealistic prosecutor agrees to protect Akgun in exchange for testimony from the young man’s father, an imprisoned mob boss. Scorpion (Drama) Ferda’s stubbornness and Perihan not wanting her causes a great war between the mother and daughter. Ramo (Drama, 130x45 min.) Inspired by a real person, tells the extraordinary story of a man who goes against his superiors and falls in love with the daughter of his arch nemesis. The Ambassador’s Daughter (Drama, 180x45 min.) Nare, an ambassador’s daughter, disappeared the night she was due to marry Sancar, the son of a poor woodchopper. Bitter Lands (Drama) The story of a legendary love that begins in Istanbul during the 1970s and continues in Çukurova in southern Turkey through the trials of evil, ambition and tyranny. The Light of Hope (Drama, 164x60 min.) Tells the heartbreaking story of a family torn to pieces. A mother, father and child must overcome obstacles to find each other and become a family again.

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Respect (Drama, 8x60 min.) Ercüment Çözer is a sociopath obsessed with the idea of respect. Interrupted (Drama, 8x60 min.) Ozan, a young and idealistic journalist, dies in an unfortunate traffic accident but is given a second chance and comes back to life in the body of Kadir. Miracle in Cell No. 7 (Drama, 1x132 min.) In 1983, Memo, a shepherd with a mental deficiency, is framed for the murder of the martial law commander’s daughter and sentenced to death. He needs a miracle to get back to his life and his daughter.

MATTEL TELEVISION

m content_sales@mattel.com w www.mattel.com

Barbie & Chelsea The Lost Birthday

Enchantimals Spring into Harvest Hills (Animation, 1x44 min.) The Enchantimals mount an epic quest for Harvest Hills, where they must ask the heart of nature to restart spring before Everwilde and everyone in it ceases to exist. Enchantimals Secrets of Snowy Valley (Animation, 1x44 min.) Pristina Polar Bear embarks on a harrowing search for her missing bestie, Glacier, that leads her to Snowy Valley, where a freak hot cocoa factory accident threatens to destroy the endangered Key Glacier and Snowy Valley. Thomas & Friends S25 (Animation, 52x11 min.) Thomas and his friends work together and form lasting bonds that help them overcome any obstacle on the Island of Sodor.

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS Barbie Princess Adventure (Animation, 1x72 min.) In this all-new musical, the adventure begins when Barbie meets Princess Amelia, who looks a lot like Barbie. The princess is nervous about becoming queen, so she comes up with a plan to switch places with Barbie. Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures (Animation, S2: 22x22 min.) Follow the everyday life of Barbie as she embarks upon exciting adventures with her MONDO TV GROUP family and friends (including Ken), from fun road O (39-06) 8632-3293 trips to sister shenanigans. m silvia.darchivio@mondotvgroup.com Barbie & Chelsea The Lost Birthday (Anima- w www.mondotvgroup.com tion, 1x60 min.) Barbie, Chelsea and the Roberts family set sail on an adventure cruise. During the trip, Contact: Matteo Corradi, pres. & CEO; Maria B. Chelsea embarks on a fantastical journey through an Fois, CEO, Mondo TV Iberoamerica; Luana Perrero, head, content sales; Paolo Zecca, chief prod. officer. enchanted jungle island to save her lost birthday.

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defend Rail World—face their toughest challenge when villainous Train X takes control of a deadly source of energy. Sissi the Young Empress (CGI comedy adventure, S3: 26x11 min.) Sissi and Franz are now married. Sissi is still a free-spirited girl and doesn’t hesitate to help her human and animal friends around Schönbrunn Palace. The Wee Littles Invention Story (CGI comedy, 52x11 min.) The PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS tale of a creative young fox, whose brilliant and The Wee Littles (Simulated stop-motion pre- eccentric inventions delight the inhabitants of Carrot school adventure, 52x5 min.) A tiny family of four Town and infuriate the angry, jealous mayor. lives in the forest, handling their compact size with their own unique and inventive flair. PROJECT FIRST AMERICA MeteoHeroes (2D comedy/adventure/edutainment, O (1-310) 435-6246 52x7 min.) Six superpowered kids fight to protect m info@projectfirstamerica.org our planet from climate change and pollution in a w www.tvparaninos.com funny series full of adventures that both educates and entertains. Contact: Tatiana Zakharchenko, CEO. Agent 203 (CGI sci-fi adventure comedy, 26x22 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS min.) Zoe is Agent 203, on a quest to save the uni- Leo the Truck (Preschool animation, S1: 78x5 verse and find her father, while also coping with min., S2: 52x7 min. in prod.) An educational anieveryday teenage social and emotional issues. mated series with a focus on helping preschoolers Annie & Carola (2D comedy, 52x11 min.) Nerdy develop logical thinking, dimensional orientation, Carola builds Annie, a robot clone, as a friend. But attention and social skills. the crazy, uninhibited Annie drags Carola into all the situations she fears the most. Hey Fuzzy Yellow (2D/live-action preschool edutainment/emotainment, 52x11 min.) An unconventional curriculum-designed show to equip children with 21st-century skills using an approach that mirrors the parenting values of millennials. Robot Trains (CGI comedy adventure, S3: 52x11 min.) Railwatch—trains that become robots to Sing with Leo Video interviews with leading players in the media business, industry analysis and a recap of the week’s events—delivered to your inbox every Thursday.

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Sing with Leo (Children’s music, 40x3 min.) A nursery rhyme series that supports cognitive and speech development and helps children build memory capabilities. Clever Cars (Children’s music, S1: 20x6 min., S2: 20x6 min. in prod.) The series helps preschoolers identify and organize visual information, as well as develop reading and math skills. Good Sam

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4400 (Drama) 4400 overlooked, undervalued or marginalized people who vanished over the last hundred years return, having not aged and with no memory of what happened. Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol (Drama) Based on Dan Brown’s international bestselling thriller The Lost Symbol, the series follows the early adventures of famed Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon. Good Sam (Drama) A gifted heart surgeon excels in her new leadership role as Chief of Surgery after her renowned boss (and father) falls into a coma. Smallwood (Comedy) A stoic Midwest husband and dad gets laid off and makes the extraordinary decision to follow his dream of becoming a professional bowler. Joe Pickett (Drama) A game warden and his family navigate the changing political and socioeconomic climate in a small rural town in Wyoming. Long Slow Exhale (Drama) The successful head coach of a competitive women's college basketball team finds herself in the middle of a potentially career-shattering scandal.

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O (49) 6131-9910 m info@zdf-enterprises.de w www.zdf-enterprises.de Contact: Fred Burcksen, pres. & CEO; Robert Franke, VP, ZDFE.drama; Peter Lang, VP, ZDFE.junior; Ralf Rückauer, VP, ZDFE.unscripted. PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS Voltaire in Love (Drama, 4x52 min.) This timely series combines action and historical drama to explore the early life and evolution of the visionary philosopher Voltaire. An influencer of his time, still relevant today. Huss (Crime/suspense, 5x90 min./10x45 min.) Huss follows the ambitious, new graduate of Sweden’s police academy, Katarina Huss, as she is drawn into a tangled web of corruption and betrayal. Ku’damm 63 (Drama, 3x90 min./6x45 min.) The Schöllack sisters are now grown women confronted with their life choices and a society that is not as free as it pretends to be. ANA. all in. (Crime/suspense, 6x48 min.) Set in the gambling world and inspired by real events, a thriller series about a criminal lawyer fighting a corrupt system to clear her brother’s name after he is accused of murder. A story of people who stand up against an unjust system, based on the novel by best-selling author Roberto Santiago. Hoodie (Live action, 52x11 min.) A superhero story centered on a perfectly normal boy with an exceptional talent for parkour and a heart for justice. Pan Tau (Kids live action, 14x25 min.) Elegant, silent and yet full of fantastic surprises—whenever

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Zoom—The White Dolphin (Animation, 104x12 min.) Follows the adventures of Yann, an intrepid 15-year-old teen, and his best friend Zoom, a white dolphin of exceptional intelligence. Environmental awareness, comedy and humor are central to the series, expressed through creative stories. Space Nova (Kids animation, 26x22 min.) The year 2162 has been a blast for the Aussie spaceexploring Nova family, especially when they discover the first-ever proof that humanity is not alone in the universe. During a routine research mission, the Novas stumble across an abandoned alien space craft trapped in a celestial butterfly. In Touch with a Giant Pacific Octopus (Wildlife/nature, 1x50 min.) With nine brains and eight arms that can stretch to ten meters, giant pacific octopuses are strange creatures. Marine biologist Florian Graner exposes their private lives. Ancient Apocalypse (History/biography, 6x50 min.) Investigates six catastrophic stories of how the world’s greatest civilizations collapsed.

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