06 Dec 18 DAY 2
FEATURE
WHY YOU NEED CAKE “We are currently working with Guangdong Huawen Century Animation (China) and Pukeko Pictures (New Zealand) on the brand new animated series Kiddets, the muchanticipated sister series to the globally successful WotWots franchise,” added Julien. Of course, what many remember is Pablo, the first series to feature an autistic central character and written and voiced by autistic talent. CAKE is excited to launch series 2 at ATF. Julien Farçat Sales Manager CAKE
It’s been heartening to see such real progress taking place in Asia in terms of commissioning or co-productions that has some Asian spice in the mix. For Cake, an independent entertainment company specialising in the production, distribution, development, financing and brand development of kids’ and family properties, the dream has become a promise. Asia has always been an important market for CAKE. In the last year, the company made strategic partnerships particularly in China
with SVOD platform Tencent, where they sold over 250 episodes of preschool content. The uptick continues with Shanghai Senyu and Mango TV, in addition to signing a volume deal in Korea with pay TV channel C&J ENM. Further, CAKE is also closing deals in Thailand with True Corp and Mediacorp in Singapore. “We hope to continue to build on these partnerships, as well as expanding our collaborations and forging new relationships in the region in the future,” said Julien Farçat, Sales Manager at CAKE.
“It has been a great pleasure and privilege to work with Paper Owl Films on Pablo, which has resonated all over the world and airs on key channels including CBeebies (UK) and RTE (Ireland) who commissioned the series, as well as Universal Kids (US), CBC (Canada), Majid TV (Middle East) and Nat Geo Kids (Latin America), who really got behind the show with extensive marketing campaigns in conjunction with World Autism month in April. “While Pablo builds awareness of autism and encourages understanding, Pablo works because, above all, it is an entertaining show which has been beautifully, imaginatively and sensitively produced.” BOOTH #F32
TURN UP THE VOLUME: HERE TO BRING THE PARTY “It’s great to see local broadcasters commissioning more and more local and regional content (in APAC). As this production ramps up, there’s more opportunity for music placements, so I see Audio Network in a strong position for growth within the region,” said Jess Ossington, General Manager (APAC) of Audio Network. Having only launched their business in Asia Pacific in July 2017, the company has been delighted by the positive response they saw at the ATF conference last year. “2017 was an opportunity to introduce Audio Network to the region, and we met such a broad range of talented content creators. This year, we have increased our presence.” The rise of video as a medium in general also presents endless opportunities for Audio Network to collaborate with both traditional and non-traditional content creators across the region. 42
“We initially found success in Singapore and Hong Kong, but as our presence has grown in the region, we’ve started working with an increasing number of producers in Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan, China, Vietnam and the Philippines,” prided Jess. This year also saw the launch of Audio Network Japan. Audio Network provides and owns all the rights to a well-curated catalogue of world-class music, making it very easy to license music for international and multi-platform distribution. The company is also delivering a selection of their artist releases to music streaming services, thus seeing an increasingly number of people in APAC discovering and enjoying music from Audio Network’s catalogue in the same places they discover and listen to other music they love. BOOTH #C20
Jess Ossington General Manager (APAC) Audio Network Audio Network supports content creators, filmmakers, broadcasters and music fans everywhere with easy licensing in one place. From Hollywood to YouTube, Audio Network helps tell some of the world’s most iconic stories. Discover our worldclass catalogue of 150 000 original, high quality tracks spanning every genre and mood, and start telling yours. www.audionetwork.com