World Screen March 2021 by World Screen

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MARCH 2021

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THE MAGAZINE OF INTERNATIONAL MEDIA

UKTV’s Marcus Arthur / Banijay Rights’ Cathy Payne & Matt Creasey ZDF Enterprises’ Fred Burcksen / The Hustler Premiere with Stephen Lambert & Nick Smith WorldScreenings: FilmRise, Globo, Global Agency & MISTCO

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CONTENTS

MARCH 2021 WORLD VIEW By Mansha Daswani. IN THE NEWS Marcus Arthur, CEO of UKTV and president of BBC Studios U.K. & Ireland, on the strategic direction of the business. MARKET TRENDS Catching up with Banijay Rights’ Cathy Payne and Matt Creasey. SPOTLIGHT Fred Burcksen discusses what’s driving ZDF Enterprises’ business. BEHIND THE SCENES An in-depth look at MISTCO’s The Great Seljuks: Guardians of Justice. FROM THE HEART Telenovelas remain strong sellers for Globo. WORLDSCREENINGS: FILMRISE CEO Danny Fisher on the AVOD opportunity. WORLD SCREEN PREMIERE Stephen Lambert and All3Media International’s Nick Smith introduce The Hustler. PERFECT PITCH Global Agency’s Izzet Pinto on the rollout of Is That Really Your Voice. TRENDING ON WORLDSCREENINGS.COM The most-viewed clips on our video portal for the last 30 days.

ACQUISITION TRENDS Insights from WarnerMedia’s Adina Pitt, M6’s Maud Branly, Kidoodle.TV’s Brenda Bisner and Hopster’s Ellen Solberg. SUPER RTL’S CLAUDE SCHMIT The group’s CEO on maintaining its competitive edge. VIACOMCBS’S WORLD OF KIDS A conversation with Nina Hahn and Jules Borkent. MAKING ARCHIBALD’S NEXT BIG THING Actor Tony Hale and DreamWorks Animation’s Teri Weiss on the story behind the hit series. WILDBRAIN’S ERIC ELLENBOGEN The company’s CEO and vice chair on the potential of AVOD and the keys to reinventing classic brands. KIKA’S SEBASTIAN DEBERTIN The TV Kids Pioneer Award winner on the value of public-service media. PANEL & PREMIERE: 50/50 HEROES Cyber Group Studios’ Pierre Sissmann, France Télévisions’ Christine Reinaudo and character designer Yann de Preval introduce the brand-new kids’ comedy. DISTRIBUTION SHIFTS CAKE’s Ed Galton, 9 Story’s Alix Wiseman and eOne Family Brands’ Monica Candiani talk windowing and exclusivity. THE GENIUS WAY Genius Brands’ Andy Heyward and ChizComm’s Harold Chizick on navigating the kids’ business today. PARTNER POTENTIAL Serious Lunch’s Genevieve Dexter, Guru Studio’s Frank Falcone, Toon2Tango’s Ulli Stoef and Boat Rocker’s Jon Rutherford discuss co-pro models. FRANCE TOONS IN Xilam’s Marc du Pontavice, Superprod’s Clément Calvet and Dandelooo’s Emmanuèle Pétry-Sirvin talk French animation. REBOOTING BLUE’S CLUES Traci Paige Johnson and Angela Santomero on reinventing the preschool classic. DAN POVENMIRE The hit creator on his new project, Hamster & Gretel. JONATHAN M. SHIFF The man behind hits such as H2O: Just Add Water on creating content for tweens.

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

THE KIDOODLE.TV STORY Brenda Bisner talks Safe Streaming. GIRL POWER Kelly Kulchak, executive VP of current series at DreamWorks Animation, talks the studio’s girl-empowering slate. IN-DEMAND A spotlight on 12 preschool and kids’ properties available on the global market.

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

Are We There Yet? When the World Screen team left our Manhattan offices on March 13, 2020, we thought we’d be working from home for a few weeks, at most. We’re now marking a year of only having seen each other on Zoom. A year! Meanwhile, we’re heading into what will be a second virtual MIPTV and another canceled L.A. Screenings. Series Mania has twice shifted its dates, now settling on a live event that begins in late August. MIPCOM has said it is a go for October 11 to 14 in Cannes. When will we actually know when we can convene in person? Fingers crossed, by early summer, when hopefully enough people will have been vaccinated that we can finally start booking flights and making dinner reservations. I, for one, can’t wait. It’s not that this business can’t function without gettogethers throughout the year. It has done—and numerous organizations have shifted to meet the needs of the times, ours included: this month’s edition of TV Kids features videos from all the great sessions from our inaugural TV Kids Festival (and look out for more details on the summer edition in the coming weeks). But as numerous distributors have told me, finding new business is hard without a physical stand at a market—or a chance meeting at a party. It’s also way less fun (clearly, given the number of execs who have told me of their desires to spend unused event budgets on some very big parties once we return). So as the goalposts keep moving, we’re staying cautiously optimistic that by this fall, you’ll be back to seeing the World Screen team lunch at Goeland or hightailing across the Croisette, magazines and film gear in tow. See you soon, we hope! 6 WORLD SCREEN 3/21

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UPFRONTS

Banijay Rights RFDS: Royal Flying Doctor Service / Inside Chernobyl / 24 Hours in A&E RFDS: Royal Flying Doctor Service, set in the Australian outback, is an action-packed drama on Banijay Rights’ slate about medical heroes saving lives while living their own. Thirty-ﬁve years after the Chernobyl disaster, Inside Chernobyl with Ben Fogle sees the presenter spend a week living inside the exclusion zone. 24 Hours in A&E draws viewers into the lives of patients, their families and medical staff. “Heart and soul are at the center of each of these titles,” says Claire Jago, Banijay Rights’ senior VP of Nordics.

Inter Medya

Inside Chernobyl

“With such an expansive library, we have something that will attract all audiences and work on any platform.” —Claire Jago

The Trusted

The Trusted / Last Summer / Scorpion In Inter Medya’s The Trusted, ex-soldier Marashli opens up a bookstore, where he meets the troubled Mahur Turel, with whom his destiny becomes irrevocably interwoven. Last Summer tells the story of an idealist prosecutor who receives an offer from a mob leader that proves difficult to refuse, with life-changing consequences for all involved. Telling a tale of betrayal, curses, love and motherhood, Scorpion is a family drama on Inter Medya’s slate. “We are excited to present our newest titles to our business partners,” says Can Okan, founder and CEO. 8 WORLD SCREEN 3/21

“With a great start in Turkey, we believe that all of these new dramas have great potential in the international market too.” —Can Okan

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IN THE NEWS

Marcus Arthur UKTV

n June 2019, BBC Studios took full ownership of UKTV, including the entertainment channels Alibi, Dave, Drama, Eden, Gold, W and Yesterday, the UKTV brand, as well as the digital service UKTV Play. The year that followed was marked by growth. UKTV’s seven-channel network grew its viewing share by 3.2 percent in 2020 to 4.63 percent, reaching over 18 million viewers a week. The broadcaster built on its commissioning success in the last year as well. UKTV originals delivered the top five highest-rated programs across the network: Red Dwarf: The Promised Land (Dave), Meet the Richardsons (Dave), Ricky & Ralf’s Very Northern Road Trip (Gold), Bangers & Cash (Yesterday) and Red Dwarf: The First Three Million Years (Dave). 10 WORLD SCREEN 3/21

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Marcus Arthur, CEO of UKTV and president of BBC Studios UK & Ireland, spoke to World Screen about the ambition and strategic direction of the business, opportunities to work with international partners and new funding models, leveraging the combined strengths of the UKTV and BBC Studios acquisitions teams and more. Arthur identifies three goals that he’s trying to achieve for the business: bolster its content offering to make it as strong

“We will spend more money on content this year than we ever have before.”

as possible, grow its linear channels business and ensure a future in the SVOD or AVOD spaces. “We will spend more money on content this year than we ever have before, and we’ve spent more on commissioning than we ever have before,” he says. “We will make sure that we understand what our audiences want and try to live up to that.” He declares as his philosophy: “Linear is not dead. Everybody looks at SVOD and AVOD. I genuinely believe there’s an opportunity to grow linear even now, that linear will be here for a long time and we can be stronger in it. So, a big part of our strategy is how to grow linear. There’s gold in those hills for quite a while, and we should try to mine it.” 3/21 WORLD SCREEN 11

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MARKET TRENDS

Cathy Payne & Matt Creasey

Banijay Rights By Anna Carugati

ith a catalog of 95,000-plus hours—resulting from Banijay’s acquisition of the Endemol Shine Group—Banijay Rights can satisfy just about any programming need. Whether commercial broadcasters keen to reach viewers and advertisers or SVODs seeking to attract and retain subscribers, they can choose from megabrands like MasterChef or Big Brother, cost-effective factual series like Your Garden Made Perfect, stylish crime dramas like Grantchester or addictive series like The Fall. Even in a challenging year like 2020, this trove of shows kept Cathy Payne, the CEO of Banijay Rights, and Matt Creasey, the EVP of sales, co-productions and acquisitions outside EMEA, extremely busy. They talk to World Screen about working with producers and clients whose needs continue to change. 12 WORLD SCREEN 3/21

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WS: Cathy, what a time to come to market with your huge catalog to satisfy demand, isn’t it? PAYNE: One of the great things about the Banijay catalog is the amount of rights retained, especially for the big international franchises. We have product available for both ends of the spectrum—that which travels widely internationally alongside the domestic library that has strong traction for relicensing in its home market. In addition to the growing number of OTT global services, demand is high from linear broadcasters expanding their domestic VOD platforms. WS: How has the market evolved over the last 12 months? CREASEY: One thing that Covid has highlighted is that new programming is in demand. If you’ve got shows going into production and coming out the other end, both scripted or unscripted, the demand for that programming is unprecedented. That’s due to the U.S. or other countries where production has been slower coming back, creating gaps [in schedules]. But it’s also the proliferation of new platforms trying to build an arsenal of content for their launches. In terms of what they are looking for, it’s evolved. In March of last year, there was a lot [about] Covid lockdown. That went away a long Banijay Rights distributes Grantchester. 3/21 WORLD SCREEN 13

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Your Garden Made Perfect was produced in the U.K. amid the Covid-19 lockdown.

time ago. No one wants to see that on their screens. They want escapism. Escapism can go from a dark, complicated thriller drama to a light, frothy, feel-good entertainment show. WS: Do you have clients now who have smaller budgets, and if so, how are you working with them? PAYNE: No doubt, Covid impacted both revenue and costs, although, on the revenue front, we have seen a recovery in the advertising market. While Covid caused the immediate issue of costs due to shutdowns and a longer production process with additional protocol, pressure on budgets already existed before the pandemic. All markets need original content that is made at a more affordable price point. Unscripted original production provides that, and during the pandemic, non-scripted could return faster. We also experienced a number of non-scripted series having their runs extended. As a global group, we experienced different levels of shutdowns from territory to territory and were able to share best practices within the group. We also do a lot of 14 WORLD SCREEN 3/21

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format licensing outside the Banijay footprint territories. We were happy with the level of local production we were able to maintain and how successful that’s been, in particular with our big tentpole franchises such as MasterChef, Big Brother and Survivor. WS: You work with producers from the very beginning of a project. Has any of that process changed because of the pandemic? CREASEY: We’ve been actively working with our producers for a long time, from development through to production and delivery of the shows. The need to find financing on shows has never been more vital, and our role within that has been key to a) help the deficit financing and b) find partners for shows. The proliferation of platforms and [production delays] have [led to an increased need from platforms] to step in on co-productions. Our position working with our producers has been accelerated in the last year. PAYNE: The challenges in financing premium scripted have been around for the past couple of years. If a channel or platform wants a show that costs 3x and their domestic market is only paying 1x, it will only happen with a partner and a contribution from distribution. FOX has renewed LEGO Masters for a second season. 3/21 WORLD SCREEN 15

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What has hit those premium dramas during Covid are the delays and additional protocols needed that result in not only production hiatus costs but ongoing costs once production commences. In general, broadcasters have been very good and stepped up, as have the distributors. Everyone has been amazing because they want those shows to continue. Financing premium drama won’t be going away anytime soon; however, it doesn’t mean to say that the most expensive shows are always the most successful. WS: Buyers tend to ask for exclusive rights. Is there a willingness to make co-exclusive deals or share rights? PAYNE: For the big premiere titles, for those exclusive must-watch shows, there is a need for exclusivity. But once you get to catalog programs or second runs or second-viewing windows, there is a tendency for more co-exclusivity across a number of platforms. For library, we are seeing more tolerance of the concept that a streamer would rather people stay on their service and watch that show on a non-exclusive basis rather than leave and ﬁnd it somewhere else. This is all constantly evolving. Of course, for the musthave, I’m-pinning-my-schedule-on-this show, it’s going to be exclusive for some time. WS: What business have you done with AVODs? CREASEY: We were very early adopters of the AVOD space for library content. For a distributor with the size of library that we have, the AVODs have proved a brilliant new source of content supply and income. The majority is still non-exclusive library. We’re not going there yet for exclusivity or certainly not for coproductions. It’s still mostly library; however, we are seeing that open up more. 16 WORLD SCREEN 3/21

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SPOTLIGHT

Fred Burcksen ZDF Enterprises

s a wholly owned subsidiary of ZDF, ZDF Enterprises’ many responsibilities include selling programs to linear and nonlinear platforms worldwide, initiating coproductions to finance high-end shows and growing ZDF brands. The company can rely on a steady flow of content from the network and has ownership stakes in 20 production companies, which feed ZDF Enterprises’ catalog. As Fred Burcksen, president and CEO, explains, he and his teams have been able to continue to meet clients’ needs with library and new product during the pandemic.

By Anna Carugati

WS: As the commercial arm of a public broadcaster, ZDF Enterprises has programming that other distributors don’t have. Has this type of product been in demand? BURCKSEN: It’s a big advantage to be part of a media organization with its own production output. We proﬁt from the fast output of excellent content from the network. Approximately 50 percent of what we have in our catalog comes from our shareholder, and it’s a steady output, so it’s very helpful. The other 50 percent of our 18 WORLD SCREEN 3/21

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content comes from our own investments in third-party content. We are investing globally in good storytelling, be it Australian with live-action kids’ series or U.S. factual content or Danish drama. We feel that we have especially good content for access prime time—some lighter crime series from the network. We have some good output in the genre of love and romance. We have a signiﬁcant number of TV movies going to Spain for late afternoon time slots. That is very solid. It’s the basis of our distribution activities. WS: The coronavirus forced productions to halt for a while. Have the companies you work with been able to restart shooting? BURCKSEN: Yes, ZDF Enterprises is not only a large distribution company but also a shareholder in some 20 production companies, most of them German. We also have the subsidiaries Off the Fence in Amsterdam and World Media Rights in London. Fortunately, we didn’t have to cancel any commissioned productions. Some of them needed to be interrupted and picked up again or postponed by a season or two. Of course, the Covid-19 protocols were very strict, and we’ve learned to deal with them as well as ZDF Enterprises is co-producing ANA. all in. the testing. 3/21 WORLD SCREEN 19

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ZDF Enterprises is showcasing Grow, a new Danish thriller made for TV2.

WS: Do buyers continue to request exclusive rights, or is there more willingness to make co-exclusive deals or share rights? BURCKSEN: With the rise of SVOD platforms, you need to be recognized by original content. Having said that, there is a greater trust for what I call true co-productions—dividing territories or finding solutions for working with SVOD platforms on a co-production basis. What remains difficult is sharing rights in a certain territory. If a broadcaster or platform steps in for a coproduction, they want to defend their own territory. So that remains difficult. But around that, it’s all about fair deals, creativity, finding solutions, finding financing models—it’s very inspiring. WS: Of course, you’ve faced challenges, but ZDF Enterprises seems to have done good business this past year. 20 WORLD SCREEN 3/21

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BURCKSEN: We’ve done surprisingly well. It was tough, but we were in the lucky position that we were quite well prepared. Everyone could work from home within a week or so, so we hardly lost any time. We had content that we had commissioned in 2018, 2019 and coming in 2020. If you had asked me a year ago, Can you go a year without markets and personal contact with clients? I would have said, No, that’s impossible. But we did well. We’ve even exceeded our turnover goals for this year by a bit. Having said that, as we recently discussed with the various distribution teams, if we defeat this pandemic, we shouldn’t try to go back to working the way we did before the pandemic. Nothing will be as it was before. But we are very much looking forward to sitting down with clients again, having dinner with them, and some profound conversations in person. That is something that we really, really miss and are looking forward to doing again.

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BEHIND THE SCENES

The Great Seljuks: Guardians of Justice

ISTCO has found much success in the international marketplace with its slate of historical dramas. The Great Seljuks: Guardians of Justice (Uyanış: Büyük Selçuklu) follows in this tradition. From producer Akli Film and broadcast on TRT, the drama has been a ratings leader on Monday nights in Turkey. “With an incredible cast, strong story and great setting, the series is a visual feast for audiences,” says Ayşegül Tüzün, managing director of MISTCO. The story takes place in the Melikşah period. Melikşah was the leader of the state at that time, and 22 WORLD SCREEN 3/21

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he has to leave his son Sencer for the sake of the state. While the story of when this secret will be revealed flows in the background, the audience watches Sencer’s war

“The Great Seljuks has a great cast who are well known by international audiences.” —Ayşegül Tüzün

with both Batiniyya and Byzantium at the behest of Melikşah. The series features a well-known cast, strong story and epic worldbuilding. “The Great Seljuk period is very rich in terms of story, so we can say that one of the reasons why this drama makes an impact in the world is the production quality,” Tüzün says. “The series offers an epic journey blended with love, secrets and struggle.” In this video interview, we hear from MISTCO’s Tüzün about what makes this show stand out in the international marketplace, while producer Emre Konuk talks about the challenges of producing historical drama and lead actors Bugra Gülsoy, Ekin Koç, Mehmet Özgür, Gürkan Uygun, Hatice Şendil, Sevda Erginci and Leyla Lydia Tuğutlu discuss the characters they play. 3/21 WORLD SCREEN 23

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FROM THE HEART

Angela Colla, Globo’s international sales head, shares highlights from the company’s collection of telenovelas that air around the world. By Kristin Brzoznowski

n a year that was marked by challenges for many in the media industry, Globo was focused on what it could offer the marketplace that would be a beacon of light. “We seek to offer a wide and robust product catalog to the entire international market, but one of the most successful fronts was our strong collection of telenovelas that already runs around the world,” says Angela Colla, Globo’s international sales head. She adds that in the last year, many titles were sought for rebroadcast, “thanks to their enchanting narratives.” Highlights in 2020 included the telenovelas Total Dreamer and Brazil Avenue, “which again won over the public in their successful re-exhibitions, in Brazil and other countries such as Argentina, Hungary, the U.S. and elsewhere,” Colla says. She points out that channels have seen audiences tiring of heavy news consumption surrounding the pandemic. “The search for lighter, cheerful and heartwarming content has increased considerably, which has met our movement to increase our product portfolio for the international market with 3/21 WORLD SCREEN 25

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new content full of lightness and stories that win the hearts of the public, such as Sweet Diva, Orphans of a Nation and A Life Worth Living, among others.” Globo’s telenovelas “keep conquering more space in markets such as Latin America, U.S. Hispanic, Russia and Eastern Europe,” Colla adds. “On the other hand, many entertainment consumers are in search of shorter-format content, which includes series.” In this regard, the original programs from Globoplay, Globo’s OTT platform, are gaining traction in the international market, thanks to

“The search for lighter, cheerful and heartwarming content has increased considerably.” —Angela Colla

their diversity of genres and themes that resonate with the reality of today’s society and an increasingly connected consumer. “Globo intends to continue being much more than a content producer and distributor, but rather a strategic business partner,” Colla says. “Besides offering content of several types and formats, we are always open to new business modalities, new ways to generate revenue, new alternatives to work with data and information and understand the current consumer with our partners.” 26 WORLD SCREEN 3/21

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WORLDSCREENINGS

Danny Fisher FilmRise

n a relatively short period of time, FilmRise has grown to become one the world’s largest independent providers of content to AVOD streaming platforms. It has done so, in large part, by using its proprietary data analytics algorithms to identify content that has very high demand from viewers, and, in many cases, is either under the radar or signiﬁcantly underestimated by the industry. Danny Fisher, the CEO of FilmRise, tells World Screen’s Kristin Brzoznowski more about the company’s unique data analytics algorithms in this video interview. FilmRise owns and operates the world’s largest independently owned free ad-supported streaming network. The 28 WORLD SCREEN 3/21

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service generates 150 million monthly ad impressions on its content, comprised of over 30,000 movies and TV titles. Twelve of FilmRise’s apps are the world’s largest free AVOD services in their genres, including FilmRise True Crime, FilmRise Western and FilmRise Horror. There have been 31.5 million downloads of FilmRise apps.

“We welcome opportunities to partner with production companies and entities for both scripted and unscripted series and films.” As of late, FilmRise has increased its focus on original productions and co-productions, particularly in the true-crime genre, a favorite among its consumers. Leveraging the company’s ability to efficiently monetize content with key platform partners as well through its own branded apps that reach audiences worldwide, FilmRise is looking to expand its originals footprint across many genres. “We welcome opportunities to partner with production companies and entities for both scripted and unscripted series and ﬁlms,” says Fisher. Looking ahead, the company is forecasting “massive growth” in the AVOD/FAST space, and is expecting growth outside the U.S. to be much greater than in the U.S. 3/21 WORLD SCREEN 29

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WORLD SCREEN PREMIERE

The Hustler

illed as the perfect show for budding detectives and those who love the art of cool, calm lying, The Hustler is a prime-time series for ABC in which deception is the name of the game. Five contestants collaborate to answer questions correctly in order to build the collective prize pot. One of them already knows all the answers, but everyone is under suspicion. If the Hustler can remain anonymous until the end, they alone will win the cash prize. The series is produced by Studio Lambert and All3Media America for ABC in the U.S., and All3Media International is handling sales. Rather than a traditional game-show studio, the series is set in a mansion’s library, giving it an Agatha Christie feel. 30 WORLD SCREEN 3/21

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“The set is something special; it’s something you don’t traditionally see for a game on television,” says Nick Smith, executive VP of formats at All3Media International. “It’s been one of the things that viewers have picked up on and have loved the most. We want to make sure that in international versions, viewers also get transported into another world. It’s key to the format.” Casting is another key element of the format, including making sure the various Hustlers have interesting facts to reveal about their lives and that local hosts are quick on their feet, like U.S. host Craig Ferguson. “This is not like a traditional triviaquestion quiz show,” says Stephen Lambert, chief executive of

“This is not like a traditional trivia-question quiz show.” —Stephen Lambert

Studio Lambert. “It’s very revealing in character. You really get to know the players.” The strong performance on ABC bodes well for the format’s international rollout, Lambert adds. “There’s nothing more exciting than launching a brand-new show on an American broadcast network,” he says. “The proﬁle that you get from a launch on ABC is fantastic. Everybody looks to a new hit on an American broadcast network as something that gives you the conﬁdence to say, I think we should try it in our territory.” 3/21 WORLD SCREEN 31

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Perfect Pitch

Izzet Pinto, the founder and CEO of Global Agency, talks about the entertainment format Is That Really Your Voice. By Kristin Brzoznowski

he entertainment format Is That Really Your Voice turns the traditional studio show on its head, asking the judges to make their selections based on looks alone. The concept is an original idea from Izzet Pinto, the founder and CEO of Global Agency, and is poised to be his biggest hit yet. Pinto created the format in 2013, inspired after having seen a clip of Susan Boyle, who stunned judges on the third season of Britain’s Got Talent with her sensational voice despite her somewhat dowdy appearance. “When you look at someone, you develop an idea about if they can sing or not, whether they have 32 WORLD SCREEN 3/21

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a good voice or they don’t,” he says. “I thought, why don’t I create a game show with musical elements and comedy, like a competition show for guessing music with lots of entertainment value.” TF1 was the ﬁrst broadcaster to come on board, airing the show as Good Singers. The show made its debut in France in July, going to air despite the challenging times brought about by the coronavirus pandemic and delivering the right mix of entertainment and laughs that audiences had been so desperately looking for. Good Singers broke records on TF1 with nearly 3.3 million viewers.

“We now have a big chance to achieve a major brand.” —Izzet Pinto

On the back of this stellar performance, Global Agency has closed deals in 14 territories for the format. A local version recently debuted on TNT in Russia under the local title Musical Intuition. This all has given Pinto much conﬁdence and enthusiasm for the company’s performance in 2021. “For a long time, we didn’t have a big prime-time franchise. Having one of these changes the dynamics of the business; there are much bigger license fees. Mostly, our successful formats were daytime, daily shows. We now have a big chance to achieve a major brand.” 34 WORLD SCREEN 3/21

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CONTENTS ACQUISITION TRENDS Insights from WarnerMedia’s Adina Pitt, M6’s Maud Branly, Kidoodle.TV’s Brenda Bisner and Hopster’s Ellen Solberg. SUPER RTL’S CLAUDE SCHMIT The group’s CEO on maintaining its competitive edge. VIACOMCBS’S WORLD OF KIDS An in-depth conversation with Nina Hahn and Jules Borkent. MAKING ARCHIBALD’S NEXT BIG THING Actor Tony Hale and DreamWorks Animation’s Teri Weiss on the story behind the hit series. WILDBRAIN’S ERIC ELLENBOGEN The company’s CEO and vice chair on the potential of AVOD and the keys to reinventing classic brands. KIKA’S SEBASTIAN DEBERTIN The TV Kids Pioneer Award winner on the value of public-service media. PANEL & PREMIERE: 50/50 HEROES Cyber Group Studios’ Pierre Sissmann, France Télévisions’ Christine Reinaudo and character designer Yann de Preval introduce the brand-new kids’ comedy. DISTRIBUTION SHIFTS CAKE’s Ed Galton, 9 Story’s Alix Wiseman and eOne Family Brands’ Monica Candiani talk windowing and exclusivity. THE GENIUS WAY Genius Brands’ Andy Heyward and ChizComm’s Harold Chizick on navigating the kids’ business today. PARTNER POTENTIAL Serious Lunch’s Genevieve Dexter, Guru Studio’s Frank Falcone, Toon2Tango’s Ulli Stoef and Boat Rocker’s Jon Rutherford discuss co-pro models. FRANCE TOONS IN Xilam’s Marc du Pontavice, Superprod’s Clément Calvet and Dandelooo’s Emmanuèle Pétry-Sirvin talk French animation. REBOOTING BLUE’S CLUES Traci Paige Johnson and Angela Santomero on reinventing the preschool classic. DAN POVENMIRE The hit creator on his new project, Hamster & Gretel. JONATHAN M. SHIFF The man behind hits such as H2O: Just Add Water on creating content for tweens and teens. THE KIDOODLE.TV STORY Brenda Bisner talks Safe Streaming. GIRL POWER Kelly Kulchak, executive VP of current series at DreamWorks Animation, talks the studio’s girl-empowering slate. IN-DEMAND A spotlight on 12 new and returning preschool and kids’ properties available on the global market.

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Mondo TV MeteoHeroes / Agent 203 / Annie & Carola MeteoHeroes, a Mondo TV co-production with an Italian weather forecasting group, teaches kids about the importance of protecting the environment. “MeteoHeroes addresses in a fun and entertaining way subjects like climate change, ecology, global warming, oceans and air pollution, biodiversity and respect for nature,” says Luana Perrero, head of content sales at Mondo TV. Agent 203 follows Zoe and her intergalactic team as they protect the planet from an alien invasion. In Annie & Carola, shy Carola builds a robot clone named Annie who is her complete opposite.

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“Mondo TV is looking forward to a strong performance from all of our shows in the key spring period and beyond.” —Luana Perrero

ZDF Enterprises Zoom—The White Dolphin / Pan Tau / Space Nova The second season of ZDF Enterprises’ Zoom— The White Dolphin follows the adventures of 15-year-old Yann and Zoom, a mysterious white dolphin. The live-action series Pan Tau centers on the titular magical extraterrestrial hero. “The fantastic new adaptation of the classic Pan Tau is co-viewing programming at its best and shows that it was time to bring this classic back to the screen in a modern version,” says Arne Lohmann, VP of ZDFE.junior. Space Nova is a space-set animated series with an educational element.

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“Despite the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic, ZDF Enterprises’ junior department has been able to boost its production slate with a handful of new high-class commissions in live action and animation.” —Arne Lohmann

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Leading Kids’ Content Buy

ACQUISITION T

WarnerMedia’s Adina Pitt, M6’s Maud Branly, Kidoodle.TV’s Brenda Bisner and Hopster’s Ellen Solberg share their acquisition needs.

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Buyers Talk

N TRENDS We have room for something new on the live-action side, even for preschoolers or co-viewing. We want to be surprised.

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–Maud Branly

I would like to encourage creators out there to maybe color outside the lines a little bit.

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–Adina Pitt

We consider all content sent to us. Sometimes you don’t know you’re looking for something until you see it.

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–Ellen Solberg

We’re launching anywhere from 10 to 27 new shows per week.

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–Brenda Bisner

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Keynote: Super RTL’s

CLAUDE SCH

Super RTL remains at the forefront of Germany’s kids and youth market. The group’s CEO shares the strategies for maintaining that edge.

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CHMIT We have succeeded in moving from a purely linear channel to a content hub. We have to make sure we offer content pieces, which have to be the best possible, to our viewers— the kids and their parents—on whatever device they are on at whatever time they are using it.... We offer the largest portfolio possible.

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ViacomCBS’s

WORLD OF K

An in-depth conversation with Nina Hahn, the senior VP of international production and development for Nickelodeon International and head of ViacomCBS International Studios (VIS) Kids, and Jules Borkent, the executive VP for kids and family at ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI).

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F KIDS Covid has shown that kids are consuming from everywhere now, whether on YouTube or other platforms. That gives us a lot of freedom to be more open and free about how we approach content.

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–Jules Borkent

The innovation that has come out of the way we make content, the stories we’re telling and the people with whom we’re working, has given birth to content that is astounding.

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–Nina Hahn

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Tony Hale, Teri Weiss Tal

ARCHIBALD’S NE

Award-winning actor Tony Hale joins DreamWorks Animation’s Teri Weiss to share the story behind making the series Archibald’s Next Big Thing.

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NEXT BIG THING Everyone who loves picture books knows how much time and thought goes into every page. I was struck by Tony’s book in terms of the comedy, not only in the character designs but in the storytelling. It just felt, visually alone, ripe for an animated series.

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–Teri Weiss

I just love seeing this little chicken who walks in and is like, ‘Hey, how’s it going?’ He doesn’t judge anybody, and he’s open to whatever comes his way. We need more of that in the world.

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Keynote: WildBrain’s

ERIC ELLENBO

WildBrain's CEO and vice chair shares his strategies for navigating the shifting landscape. After the keynote, the TV Kids Festival premiered an episode of The Brilliant World of Tom Gates, based on the bestselling books by Liz Pichon.

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BOGEN When you have a piece of library content that has succeeded over the decades, there is something that the audience responded to. That gives you an enormous head start. Often the reinvention process, while preserving the DNA of what made something work, has so many possibilities. A fun part of the job is taking these great legacy brands and reintroducing them to a new audience.

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TV Kids Pioneer Award

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KiKA’s head of international content acquisitions shares his strategy ahead of being honored with the inaugural TV Kids Pioneer Award.

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N DEBERTIN We are working in an industry that is providing a service to the most important target group in the world: kids. With kids’ media, I cannot change the world. But I can change the kids’ view of our world! That is a big chance we should make good use of.

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The Story Behind

50/50 HEROE

Cyber Group Studios’ Pierre Sissmann, France Télévisions’ Christine Reinaudo and art director and character designer Yann de Preval discuss 50/50 Heroes ahead of the premiere of a trailer for the brand-new series.

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I said to my team, You know what would be great? A series where superheroes are not superheroes.

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–Pierre Sissmann

For me, what is most important in this series is the emotional path. You need kindness; you need benevolence, especially nowadays. These storylines combine a real action series with, as Pierre and Yann said, comedy and joy. There is a lot of cohesion.

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–Christine Reinaudo

Producers used to say, ‘I need something that looks like this.’ Now, the references they have in mind are much wider and broader. [They want] something fresh and that has not been seen thousands of times before.

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Distribution Shifts

THE BIG PICT

The streamers have upended the traditional system of windows that has long sustained the kids’ distribution business. CAKE’s Ed Galton, 9 Story’s Alix Wiseman and eOne Family Brands’ Monica Candiani discuss how they are working with linear and nonlinear platforms to satisfy clients’ divergent needs.

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CTURE

“Linear [channels] still want digital rights because catch-up, especially for public broadcasters, has become more important.

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–Monica Candiani

It’s slightly becoming an all-ornothing model. The move is more generally toward exclusivity, particularly for new IP. The non-exclusive model is an interesting one as well and another developing scenario.

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–Alix Wiseman

The irony is, when you have brand-new original content and you’re trying to build a new brand, you’re handcuffed by exclusivity. So there is somewhat of a double standard in our business.

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NAVIGATING THE

A conversation with Andy Heyward, chairman and CEO of Genius Brands International, and Harold Chizick, CEO and co-founder of ChizComm, followed by a sneak peek of Stan Lee’s Superhero Kindergarten introduced by Arnold Schwarzenegger.

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ld Chizick on

HE KIDS’ BUSINESS We go into the networks and we say, We want to buy X number of commercials. We aggregate over 30 clients, so we’re able to get a much-preferred rate for those television commercials.

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–Harold Chizick

We’re very focused on doing things that bring some kind of positivity and enrichment to kids. Everything we’re doing has to have entertainment value for kids and commercial value that will bring profits to our investors and shareholders.

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Partner Potential

CO-PROS IN F

Co-productions remain the lifeblood of the kids’ content financing system, but they are becoming more complicated. Serious Lunch’s Genevieve Dexter, Guru Studio’s Frank Falcone, Toon2Tango’s Ulli Stoef and Boat Rocker’s Jon Rutherford discuss.

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N FLUX I’m still really keen on the oldschool model because I like to own the intellectual property and to also keep the distribution rights.

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–Genevieve Dexter

We’re trying to find new models to produce shows that aren’t as dependent on the big players.

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–Frank Falcone

The determination on what is a brand franchise within your portfolio in many ways will dictate the path you take.

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–Jon Rutherford

It’s still totally uncertain whether a streamer will be able to make an IP brand, a licensing and merchandising hit number one.

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In Focus

FRENCH ANIMA

France remains a powerhouse in global animation. With new legislation around streaming platforms set to radically transform the landscape in 2021, we hear from Xilam Animation’s Marc du Pontavice, Superprod’s Clément Calvet and Dandelooo’s Emmanuèle Pétry-Sirvin.

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MATION

There’s a demand for new narratives and new risks in storytelling. I think that’s good for everyone.

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–Clément Calvet

It’s going to become like a festival of many projects and more diversity on the creative side because we can now develop things that are serialized, that are for older kids, different formats. Everything seems to be possible.

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–Emmanuèle Pétry-Sirvin

It feels like jumping from a pond to an ocean. We used to work with a very rigid system, creatively and businesswise, with the same partners. It was an exercise to reinvent yourself always within the same frame. Now it’s very different.

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Rebooting

BLUE’S CLUE

Traci Paige Johnson and Angela Santomero, the cocreators of the iconic Blue’s Clues, discuss reinventing the property for a new era in Blue’s Clues & You!

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UES Both of us as kids were so inspired by TV. More than just the show, it’s what happens when you turn off the show. What are you inspired to do to make, create, be? We’re so excited to be able to talk to kids and families and spread the message to the world.

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–Traci Paige Johnson

We wanted kids to be heard; that’s why we started the interactivity. That’s been the mission from day one and we believe 100 percent that it’s still true today.

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Creative Keynote

DAN POVENM

The multitalented animator on the long road to getting Phineas and Ferb commissioned, the inspiration for his new series Hamster & Gretel and the opportunities for animators today.

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NMIRE When I was coming up, if I made a movie or a little piece of animation, I had to carry around a Super 8 projector with a cord and reels. Then you had videotapes, which was easier. Now, you can just send it to somebody’s phone. People are doing stuff online on YouTube and TikTok that are getting as [many] views as a lot of TV shows get.

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Creative Keynote

JONATHAN M. S

The creator of such hits as H2O: Just Add Water shares his perspective on producing live-action content for kids today.

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M. SHIFF Sometimes, you get one piece of the jigsaw, but you can’t just put it on a table and make the rest of the jigsaw work as a straight pattern. I often think that the jigsaw is in the air and I’ve got to build it, but it keeps moving. The story keeps moving and evolving and you’ve just got to go with it. You’ve got to let the story take you somewhere, even though it isn’t what you originally intended.

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The Kidoodle.TV Story

BRENDA BISN

Brenda Bisner, chief content officer at Kidoodle.TV, provides a deep dive into the AVOD platform’s strategy.

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SNER We’re a safe alternative to anything else out there, and we are an additional revenue stream to any existing AVOD business you have. We’re looking at partners that have great content that people care about, that we care about, and that care about the important work we’re doing. It’s not just a one-way street for us.

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DreamWorks Animation’s Gabby ’s Dollhouse.

Girl Power

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trong female characters are central to DreamWorks’ properties, and the series from DreamWorks Animation are delivering girl power in a big way. For younger audiences, Gabby’s Dollhouse features a young girl who takes viewers on fantastical adventures inside her magical dollhouse full of adorable cat characters. Cleopatra in Space is a sciﬁ-fantasy retelling of a young teenage Cleopatra thrust into a time-traveling journey to save the universe. Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts features a lead character who, despite the odds of survival being stacked against her, leads with kindness, empathy and optimism in a post-apocalyptic world. Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous expands the franchise with kids at the lead for the very ﬁrst time, featuring three female characters in the core ensemble. There are also Lucky, Pru and Abigail in Spirit Riding Free; Poppy, Val and Holly in the new Trolls: TrollsTopia; Wenda in Where’s Waldo?; Leyla and Astrid in their respective Dragons series; a young Gloria in Madagascar: A Little Wild; and the female ensemble of She-Ra and the Princesses of Power with Adora and Glimmer in the lead. 3/21 WORLD SCREEN 85

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“Across the board, we work to realize female characters that are multidimensional and have real agency,” says Kelly Kulchak, executive VP of current series at DreamWorks Animation. The studio doesn’t so much classify its shows as being only “for boys” or only “for girls,” Kulchak notes. “We build worlds and stories that have something for everyone. While Gabby’s Dollhouse might follow play patterns more traditionally associated with girls, there is a big world inside of the dollhouse ﬁlled with fun, eccentric characters that kids are falling in love with.”

“We work to realize female characters that are multidimensional and have real agency.” —Kelly Kulchak

Kulchak adds that empowering young women is of crucial importance in the kids’ programming business, and DreamWorks Animation is enthusiastically doing its part. “Kids’ television, and animation speciﬁcally, are the ﬁrst places that kids are going to see themselves on-screen and begin to shape their worldview. We have a responsibility to make sure girls (and boys) see a world full of possibility, that what you have to say matters, that it’s okay to make mistakes, and so often, the things that make us feel different are the things that make us most special.” 86 WORLD SCREEN 3/21

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Elinor Wonders Why Commissioned By: PBS KIDS Produced By: SHOE Ink Distributed By: PBS International Description: (Preschool 2-6, 74x11 min./37x25 min. & 1x55 min.) Elinor Wonders Why encourages children to follow their curiosity, ask questions, figure out the answers and learn about the natural world around them using their science-inquiry skills. Pitch Perfect: The warm, funny main characters—Elinor, Ari and Olive—are curious about the things all preschoolers are curious about. Why do birds have feathers? Who or what is making those "whoo hoo" sounds at night? In finding the answers, they explore the remarkable ways that our everyday lives are connected to nature. Preschoolers relate to this desire to explore and feel empowered to make these same kinds of connections in their own lives. The series is educational—and fun! Sales Contacts: Betsy LeBlanc, Anna Alvord, Nanci Church. 88 WORLD SCREEN 3/21

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Zoom—The White Dolphin Commissioned By: ZDF Enterprises Produced By: Media Valley, Marzipan Films Distributed By: ZDF Enterprises Description: (Kids 6-10, 104x12 min.) After being the hero of the 1970s cult series created by Vladimir Tartakovsky and Marc Bonnet, the most famous cetacean in cartoon history makes his comeback in the animated series Zoom—The White Dolphin. Pitch Perfect: Yann, an intrepid 15-year-old, and his little 7-year-old sister, Marina, live with their Uncle Patrick, an oceanographer, on the paradise island of Maotou, in the Pacific Ocean. Yann’s best friend is Zoom, a remarkably intelligent white dolphin. Zoom takes Yann and his friends on exciting adventures, set in the fascinating, fragile and danger-filled underwater world, as well as on dry land. Comedy and humor are central to the series, expressed through a host of colorful characters, including Raoul, Marina’s pet koala; John-Sebastian, the chatterbox mynah bird; Loaf, the sloth; and other inhabitants of Maotou Island. Sales Contact: Arne Lohmann. 90 WORLD SCREEN 3/21

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Pikwik Pack Commissioned By: Disney Junior Produced By: Guru Studio Distributed By: Guru Studio Description: (Preschool 3-5, 52x11 min.) Pikwik Pack follows Suki the hedgehog and her team of adorable animals as they deliver magical packages to the kind citizens of Pikwik. Pitch Perfect: Preschoolers are falling in love with Pikwik Pack’s adorable characters and stories packed with huge laughs, inspiring adventures and big beating hearts. Everyone loves the show’s energy and colorful designs. We’re hearing from the broadcast and the licensing world that it’s the perfect time for a show about working together to deliver joy to our communities. Slot Winner: Coming off its successful launch on Disney Junior in the U.S. and Treehouse in Canada, Pikwik Pack is now preparing for its international launch on Super RTL in Germany, Canal Panda in Portugal, Hop! in Israel, MiniMini+ in Poland, YLE in Finland and Okto in Singapore. Sales Contacts: L&M: Jonathan Abraham, Content: Corey Caplan. 92 WORLD SCREEN 3/21

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Milo Commissioned By: Channel 5’s Milkshake! Produced By: Fourth Wall Animation for Milkshake!, in association with Planeta Junior. Produced with the support of the BFI’s Young Audiences Content Fund. Distributed By: Planeta Junior Description: (Preschool, 52x11 min.) Milo, an adventurous 5-year-old cat, lives with his parents, who own a dry-cleaning shop called Scrubby’s with a friendly mechanical robot called Suds. Each episode, Milo and his best friends, Lofty and Lark, interact with Suds to try on different outfits, and the trio are then transported to the world of that specific vocation to learn all about it in a fun and entertaining way. Milo discovers that every vocation is amazing, giving a positive message to kids that they can be anything they want to be when they grow up. Pitch Perfect: The show’s family dynamic opens the door for situational comedy in Milo’s home. Plus, a wide cast of strong, archetypal characters—in the form of Scrubby’s customers—provide a platform for funny and good-humored dialogue. Slot Winner: The writing team is led by award-winning authors like Sam Barlow, Sean Carson, Chris Parker, Lisa Akhurst and Liam Farrell. Sales Contacts: Judit Foz, Lucia Vismara. 94 WORLD SCREEN 3/21

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Anna & Friends Commissioned By: France Télévisions Produced By: Superprod, Digital Graphics, Atmosphere Media Distributed By: Superights Description: (Upper preschool, 78x7 min.) What do you get when you cross an imaginative little girl, an impatient frog, an over-confident dog, a thoughtful cat and a naïve earthworm? A hilarious and heartwarming preschool series featuring five inseparable friends celebrating the power of friendship, imaginative play and backyard “grown-up” adventures! Enter the simple whimsical world of Anna & Friends and the joyfulness and enthusiasm that childhood brings. Pitch Perfect: Why Anna & Friends? It’s based on the popular and beloved comic book series published in seven languages. Its innovative CG animation technique simulates a charming hand-modeled clay look. The vibrant engaging stories burst with heart, humor and happiness. It’s an exploration of sincerity, self-expression and the joy of togetherness. It promotes an appreciation for the natural world and inspires young viewers’ wonder, imagination and creativity. Sales Contacts: Nathalie Pinguet, Canada, Western Europe, Nordics, Russia, Australia, New Zealand; Jeromine Ader, CEE, Middle East, Africa, inflight; Pedro Citaristi, Asia, LatAm, Southern Europe; Louise de Staël, U.S. 96 WORLD SCREEN 3/21

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The Brilliant World of Tom Gates Commissioned By: Sky Kids Produced By: Black Camel Pictures, Wild Child Animation, TG Entertainment Distributed By: WildBrain Description: (Kids 7-12, 20x11 min.) Capturing the imagination of all children, this bright and funny original animated Tom Gates story is interwoven with live-action crafts and drawing, stop-motion games and music videos. This epic show will have everything that Tom Gates fans know and love about the best-selling book series. In addition, they get to meet their favorite author/illustrator Liz Pichon, who shows us how to draw and create just like Tom! Pitch Perfect: Deirdre Brennan, executive VP of content partnerships at WildBrain, said: “The Tom Gates book series has been a runaway success all the over the world, capturing the imaginations of families through its authentic storytelling, humor and unique graphic style. As the books prepare to make the highly anticipated jump from the page to the screen, we’re confident the series will delight both new and existing Tom Gates fans internationally.” Sales Contact: Caroline Tyre. 98 WORLD SCREEN 3/21

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Annie & Carola Commissioned By: RTVE Produced By: Mondo TV Iberoamerica, MB Producciones, RTVE Distributed By: Mondo TV Description: (Kids 6-10, 52x11 min.) Nerdy Carola builds Annie—a robot clone—as a friend. But the crazy, uninhibited Annie drags her into all the situations she fears the most. Pitch Perfect: Annie & Carola is fantastically entertaining—full of great gags, sparkling dialogue and hilarious slapstick: all you’d expect from a high-quality animated comedy. But it’s also about kids with feelings and needs that we all share: shyness, solitude, frustration, embarrassment, sympathy, pride, tenderness and friendship. Our geeky heroine and her crazy robot are completely different, but they are devoted pals, and viewers will love their originality and uniqueness while identifying with their emotions and interactions. This is a wide-ranging project with universal appeal and a wonderfully original approach, strengths which make it appropriate for multiple, varied media. Sales Contact: Maria Bonaria Fois. 3/21 WORLD SCREEN 99

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Orange Moo Cow Commissioned By: Channel 1—Karusel Produced By: Cyber Soyuz Junior (a French and Russian joint label created by Cyber Group Studios & Soyuzmultfilm) Distributed By: Cyber Group Studios Description: (Preschool, 52x7 min.) A very sweet animated comedy series for preschoolers about family, friendship and love. The series follows the daily life of Zoh, an energetic 6-year-old cow, and her little brother Boh, a sensitive and curious 4-year-old bull. Along with their loving family—Mommy Cow and Father Bull—and their young friends Cathy the Cat, Grey the Wolf and many others, Zoh and Boh turn their everyday life into fun. Follow them in their exciting adventures as they try to find answers to their many questions! A sweet and fun show for kids all around the world. A joyful way to develop kids’ curiosity and discover the world. It is the very first creation of Cyber Soyuz Junior. Pitch Perfect: Click here to watch Cyber Group’s Raphaelle Mathieu deliver a one-minute pitch for Orange Moo Cow. Sales Contacts: Raphaelle Mathieu, Michèle Massonnat, Jessica Laloum. 100 WORLD SCREEN 3/21

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MeteoHeroes Produced By: Mondo TV Group, MOPI—Meteo Expert Distributed By: Mondo TV Group Description: (Upper preschool, S1: 52x7 min., S2: 52x11 min. in prod.) Adventure-comedy series featuring the amazing adventures of six extraordinary kids who use their superpowers to protect the planet from pollution and extreme weather events while also promoting sustainability and encouraging everyone to take good care of the environment. Pitch Perfect: There’s an international, inclusive and gender-equal lineup of characters, an emphasis on the importance of teamwork to get the job done, rounded and believable characters developed with the help of a respected child psychiatrist and great storylines based on the amazing science behind real weather events. Most of all, there’s a positive message for today’s kids. They can make a difference in the fight against the pollution of our air, our water and our fields. Slot Winner: MeteoHeroes was among the hit shows on Cartoonito in Italy last autumn. It’s already been sold or confirmed in over 120 countries; including Canal+, Minika Çoçuk and RSI. Sales Contact: Luana Perrero. 3/21 WORLD SCREEN 101

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Kiva Can Do! Commissioned By: Screen Ireland, Broadcast Authority of Ireland, RTÉjr; developed with support from Creative Europe & Screen Ireland Produced By: Kavaleer Productions Distributed By: Lacey Entertainment Description: (Preschool 3-5, 52x11 min.) Along with her best friend, Saul, and her cardboard dog, Angus, Kiva conceives some amazing adventures that bring them around the world and well beyond. Pitch Perfect: Kiva Can Do! is an original series with positive prosocial stories that are characterized by warmth and cheerful fun that reflects the highly imaginative play patterns of children around the world. Kiva is an especially aspirational character helping to encourage constructive development. The ensemble cast of characters, most notably the very affectionate relationship with grandmother Nanni, helps to infuse a genuinely authentic transgenerational appeal to the series. Available in 25 languages. Slot Winner: Airing on Nick Jr. (worldwide excluding U.S.), Gulli, Discovery Italy, RTÉ. Sales Contact: Brian Lacey. 102 WORLD SCREEN 3/21

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Agent 203 Commissioned By: Super RTL Produced By: Mondo TV, Toon2Tango Distributed By: Mondo TV and Toon2Tango Description: (Kids 6-10, 26x22 min.) Spy-fi for girls, featuring a strong and independent female lead on a quest to save the universe, find her father and have a normal teenage life. Agent 203 is created by Damjan Mitrevski and co-created by Toon2Tango’s Jo Daris and Ulli Stoef. Pitch Perfect: Agent 203 is a modern show, made for kids who are born into technology and a diverse world. Lead character Zoe is a strong personality, mainstream but confident and independent. The adventure-comedy series is funny and adventurous, with clever solutions, lots of disguises, old-fashioned spy work and unexpected twists. It aims to meet the increased demand for content for girls aged 6 to 10. An extensive L&M strategy is underway and discussions with worldwide toy partners are in the works. Sales Contacts: GAS, Scandinavia, Benelux, English-speaking: Ulli Stoef, Toon2Tango; Rest of World: Luana Perrero, Mondo TV Group. 3/21 WORLD SCREEN 103

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Dino Ranch Commissioned By: Disney Junior, CBC Kids, SRC Produced By: Industrial Brothers, Boat Rocker Studios Distributed By: Boat Rocker Media Description: (Preschool 2-5, 52x11 min.) Dino Ranch follows the actionpacked adventures of the Cassidy family as they tackle life in a fantastical, “pre-westoric” setting where dinosaurs still roam. As the young ranchers learn the ropes, they discover the thrill of ranch life while navigating the great outdoors through unpredictable challenges. Pitch Perfect: Dino Ranch features a unique and exhilarating mix of dinosaurs and ranchers. With stunning visuals, thrilling adventures, wide open spaces and big blue skies, preschoolers and their parents will be transported to a place where they can encounter irresistible escapism to the wild frontier. “Packed with comedic, mischievous fun, it introduces preschoolers to problem-solving, the foundations of forging lifelong friendships, strengthening family and community bonds, and taking care of animals,” says Gia DeLaney, senior VP of global sales for kids and family at Boat Rocker Media. Sales Contacts: Jon Rutherford, Gia DeLaney. 104 WORLD SCREEN 3/21

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O (44-870) 333-1700 m sales@banijayrights.com w banijayrights.com Contact: Cathy Payne, chief exec.; Tim Mutimer, EVP, sales & acq.; Matt Creasey, EVP, sales, acq. & coprod., world (ex. EMEA); Rashmi Bajpai, EVP, Asia. PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS RFDS: Royal Flying Doctor Service (Drama) The modern-day heroes of the Royal Flying Doctor Service navigate private lives as turbulent and profound as the heart-stopping emergencies they attend.

Your Garden Made Perfect (Lifestyle) Gives viewers breathtaking and innovative inspiration ideas on how to transform their gardens into the most desirable space in their house. Interior Design Masters (Ent.) Takes ten fledgling stylists and launches them into the competitive world of interior design. Inside Chernobyl (Factual) This special documentary sees Ben Fogle spend a week living inside the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, 35 years after the world’s worst nuclear accident. Temptation Island (Reality, S3) In this social experiment on the Hawaiian island of Maui, four couples at a crossroads in their relationships put their love to the test. Ambulance (Factual, S7) The observational documentary series continues with unprecedented emotional insights into the frontline of emergency healthcare in the U.K. Leigh-Anne: Race, Pop & Power (Factual) In this documentary special, Little Mix star Leigh-Anne Pinnock explores her own personal experiences of racism and colorism as a Black woman in the U.K.

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Viewpoint (Drama) A tense police surveillance investigation into a tight-knit Manchester community; is it ever possible to observe the lives of others with true objectivity and zero effect? The Gulf (Drama, S2) Season two sees Jess try to identify and track down her blackmailer while solving crimes on her home patch of Waiheke Island. Hierro (Drama, S2) El Hierro is a place where everyone is somehow linked to one another—even when they least expect it.

GLOBAL AGENCY

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Australia, New Zealand; Miroslav Radojevic, sales dir., MENA, Africa; Duygu Safak, head, mktg. comms. PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS Waiting For You (Drama, ongoing) The enchanting love story of Kadir and Ayliz draws viewers on a gripping journey involving a deadly earthquake, a family’s breakup and fateful reunion.

experiences of life who discover love and one another in the heart of Istanbul. Gulperi (Drama, 93x60 min.) After the death of her husband, Gülperi’s struggle to keep the family united is only just beginning as she battles with the competing demands of maternal love and romantic passion. Is That Really Your Voice (Singing talent show) In this new entertainment show, the traditional studio format is turned on its head as the judges have to make their selections based on looks alone. Boost or Split (Quiz show) Contestants have the chance to multiply a €1,000 money pot as high as millions in a test of knowledge, throwing skills and gambling instinct. Cleaning Masters (Reality competition) HouseRise of Empires: Ottoman work becomes a fun and fierce battle for a major A.Riza (Drama, ongoing) Taxi driver Ali Riza sacri- prize as five contestants compete to clean the dirtfices his own ambition to support his family, only to iest of houses. be drawn into a vicious mafia feud. Aleph (Crime drama, 8x60 min.) The discovery of a GURU STUDIO corpse on Istanbul’s coast sets detectives Kemal and O (1-416) 599-4878 Settar in pursuit of a dervish serial killer in a series m sales@gurustudio.com enriched with traces of Ottoman and Islamic history. w gurustudio.com Mr. Wrong (Dramedy, 43x60 min.) As their friendship blossoms, Ezgi is destined to be drawn closer Contact: Frank Falcone, pres. & exec. creative dir.; to Ozgur, awakening hopes of the happy ending she Jonathan Abraham, VP, sales & business dvpmt.; always desired. Rachel Marcus, VP, creative dvpmt.; Daniel Rattner, Rise of Empires: Ottoman (Historical epic/ VP, mktg.; Corey Caplan, dir., intl. sales; Emily Jenkins, docudrama, 6x60 min.) This co-production from dir., creative dvpmt. Hollywood and Turkey chronicles Mehmed II’s PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS fabled rise from 12-year-old child Sultan to ruler of Pikwik Pack (Preschool 2D, 52x11 min.) Follows the Ottoman Empire and the founder of Istanbul. Suki the hedgehog and her team of adorable aniDaydreamer (Dramedy, S1: 161x60 min.) Sanem mals as they deliver magical packages to the kind and Can are two independent souls with contrasting citizens of Pikwik.

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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. 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 largerthan-life adventures set in different points in history.

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the love story between him and İnci, who has her own complicated relationships with family and friends. The Great Seljuks: Guardians of Justice (Drama, 100x45 min.) An epic journey centered around Melikşah, who was forced to ascend the throne upon the death of his father, and his son, Sencer, who is sent away as a baby and returns years later to be the Sultan’s bodyguard. An Anatolian Tale (Drama, 100x45 min.) A young inventor in a small town convinces a company to invest in an airplane he built with his cousins. The engineer sent to look at the invention is his childhood sweetheart. Melek “A Mother’s Struggle” (Drama, S1: 108x45 min., S2: ongoing.) Melek is a powerful woman who is willing to sacrifice everything for her children and will stop at nothing to protect them. Golden Cage (Drama, 51x45 min.) Zuluf and Kenan are the children of two rival families. Their love will be nurtured by Zuluf’s tears and Kenan’s patience. Hold My Hand (Drama, 206x45 min.) A love story between a well-educated beautiful girl and the heir of a wealthy family.

Contact: Aysegul Tuzun, mng. dir.; Maria Espino, sales mgr., LatAm; Zeynep Kayrak, head, mktg. PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS The Innocents (Drama, 100x45 min.) Adapted from the memories of psychiatrist Gülseren Budayıcıoğlu, tells of the lives of Han’s family and The Great Seljuks: Guardians of Justice

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My Champion (Drama, 102x45 min.) After his wife passed away as a result of an incurable disease, a boxer decided to give up everything until he learns that his son has the same disease. To save his life, it is time to return for the last round. The Circle (Drama, 61x45 min.) Kaan is a prisoner and Cihangir is the so-called son of a big mafia member. Both young men are fighting against a criminal organization named “The Circle” for different reasons but with the same goals. The Last Emperor (Drama, S1-4: 425x45 min., S5: ongoing) The story sheds light on the reign of the most powerful Ottoman Emperor of the 19th century, Abdulhamid Han. Beloved (Drama, 149x45 min.) In order to ignite the flames of this love, Aziz sets traps for Feride to get fired from her job and start working for him, but Feride’s hate turns into love at the same intensity.

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Contact: Belinda Menendez, pres. & chief revenue officer, global dist. & intl.; Don McGregor, EVP, head, worldwide dist., NBCUniversal; Chloe Van den Berg, SVP, head, kids & family ent. PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS Gabby’s Dollhouse (Animation/live-action, 40x30 min.) Join Gabby in her fantastical animated world full of adventure and adorable cat friends. Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous (Animation/ action/adventure, 49x30 min.) Set against the

events of Jurassic World, six teenagers’ once-ina-lifetime camp experience on Isla Nublar is threatened as dinosaurs wreak havoc across the island. Cleopatra in Space (Animation/comedy/adventure, 26x30 min.) A teenage Cleopatra is transported 30,000 years to a futuristic Egyptian-themed planet ruled by talking cats, where she’s the prophesied savior of the future world.

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Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts (Animation/adventure, 30x30 min.) After spending her entire life living in an underground burrow, Kipo is thrust into an adventure on the surface of a fantastical post-apocalyptic Earth. Spirit Riding Free (Animation/adventure, 72x30 min. & 1x60 min.) Lucky befriends a wild mustang she names Spirit. Along with her two best friends Abigail and Pru, they explore a world filled with endless adventure. TrollsTopia (Animation/music/comedy, 52x30 min.) The next chapter in the hair-raising adventures of the trolls. Poppy invites all the new troll tribes to live together in harmony in TrollsTopia. Where’s Waldo? (Animation, 40x30 min.) Join Waldo and Wenda on their international adventures

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as they travel the world to earn their stripes and become wizard-level wanderers. Dragons Rescue Riders Heroes of the Sky (Animation/adventure, 24x30 min.) Viking twins Dak and Leyla work alongside their dragon friends to defend and protect other dragons in adventures around their home of Huttsgalor. She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (Animation/ adventure, 52x30 min.) An orphan named Adora leaves behind her former life when she discovers a magic sword that transforms her into the mythical warrior princess She-Ra. Mighty Mustangs (Live-action/comedy/sport, 39x30 min.) United by their friendships and mutual love of the game, a group of girls set out to form the first all-female soccer team at their local club.

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Contact: Tom Koch, VP; Germaine Deegan Sweet, mng. dir., coprod. & drama acq.; Betsy LeBlanc, dir., intl.; Tracy Beckett, dir., pgm. & media acq.; Anna Alvord, snr. sales mgr.; Nanci Church, snr. sales mgr.; Sarah Marks, mktg. & strategy mgr.; Carmel Nemirovsky, sales coord. PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS The Black Church: This is Our Story, This is Our Song (Current affairs/history/social issues, 4x60 min.) Discover the rich history of the Black church and explore African American faith communities on the frontlines of hope and change.

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Hemingway (Arts/culture/history, 6x60 min.) This film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick examines the visionary work and the turbulent life of Ernest Hemingway, one of the world’s greatest and most influential writers. American Insurrection (Current affairs, 1x60 min.) FRONTLINE investigates the rising threat of far-right violence, exposing the individuals and ideologies behind a wave of crimes, culminating in the attack on the Capitol. Pandemic (w.t.) (Current affairs/science/social issues, 1x60 min.) Using personal video and local footage, explores how people and countries responded to the virus across cultures, race, faith and privilege. First We Eat (Arts/culture/lifestyle, 1x101 min., 1x55 min.) Follow one family’s year-long challenge to live off the land where the Arctic Circle is closer than any major city. Looking for Life on Mars (Science, 1x60 min.) Follow along as NASA launches the Mars Mission, perhaps the most ambitious hunt yet for signs of ancient life on Mars. Does Sex Really Matter? (Science, 1x49 min.) Go on a journey of discovery to solve the mystery of why women are so much more robust than men.

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The Blinding of Isaac Woodard (History, 2x60 min.) Discover the 1946 incident of racial violence by police that led to the racial awakening of President Harry Truman and started the civil rights movement. The Voice of Freedom (Arts/culture/history, 2x60 min.) Explores Marian Anderson’s rich life story, exploring fundamental questions about talent, race, fame, democracy and the American soul. When Disaster Strikes (Current affairs/science, 3x55 min.) Reveals the mechanics of disaster relief and follows the local governments and people responding on the ground.

Pucca (Kids/tweens action/adventure/comedy, S1: 78x7 min. 2D, S2: 39x7 min. 2D, S3: 78x7 min. CGI) Based on the iconic character Pucca. Bravery, daring, fun, lack of prejudice—this series has an important message of love founded on being yourself. Milo (Preschool edutainment, 52x11 min.) A show about an adventurous 5-year-old cat called Milo who loves to use role-play to explore the wide world of jobs and vocations. Superpigs (Kids 5-9 adventure, 52x11 min.) Follows the crime-fighting superheroes as they battle to outwit the Big Bad Wolf and defend Fairyland Metropolis. Squish (Kids 2D comedy/adventure, 52x11 min.) PLANETA JUNIOR The story of three best friends who happen to O (34-93) 492-8000 be amoebas, Squish, Peggy and Pod, based on m amontanchez@deaplaneta.com the New York Times best-selling books by w planeta-junior.com/es/inicio Jennifer and Matthew Holms. Contact: Diego Ibáñez Belaustegui, dir.; Antonella That’s Joey! (Kids comedy, 52x13 min.) With his Ceraso, worldwide mgr. friends Olive and Yassine, Joey will find the most PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS imaginative and unexpected ideas to get out of Gormiti (Kids CGI action/adventure/comedy, wacky situations and help everyone around him. 52x11 min.) Four kids from the kingdoms of Gorm find a Lost Tower and set out on the most epic SMF STUDIO (SOYUZMULTFILM) adventure of their lives: the return of the Gormiti.

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PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS Meow Magic (Kids 5-7, 52x7 min.) A fun, mischievous 6-year-old girl meets a magic cat who can make two wishes a day come true. I’ll Get You! Holidays (Kids 6-8, 52x7 min.) A reboot of one of the most popular shows about Wolf chasing Hare like mad. While the locations and adventures are brand new, the fun and sly humor haven’t changed.

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Coolics (Kids 8-10, 26x11 min.) The first superhero team of the galaxy is on a mission to protect civilians from the forces of evil. Rockoons (Kids 2-4, 52x7 min.) Seven playful raccoons representing seven musical notes perform different musical gigs using things in unusual ways. Claymotions (Kids 2-4, 52x2.5 min.) Seven lovely clay characters can transform into anything they like in this fun edutainment series that widens children’s knowledge. The Adventures of Peter and Wolf (Kids 9-11, 52x11 min.) Peter, a geeky and rather timid schoolboy, has an unusual friend: a talking wolf who travels to the parallel universe inhabited by folk characters and solves their problems.

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Mr. Theo, Cat & Dog (Kids 6-8, 52x6.5 min.) Follows the everyday life of an intelligent boy, Mr. Theo, who manages the household in a village with the help of Sailor the Cat and Mutt the Dog. Pirate School (Kids 8-10, 13x11 min.) Three best friends attend the school of pirates. Each episode, they get themselves into comical situations and manage to handle conflicts with humor, bravery and disarming childlike frankness. Captain Kraken & His Crew (Kids 5-7, 26x7 min.) An under-the-sea comedy about the daily adventures of Captain Kraken and his grandchildren Flip the Fish, Sue the Jellyfish and Quack the Sea Duck. The Secrets of Honey Hills (Kids 5-7, 52x7 min.) Genius detective Sophie, together with her young assistant Chirp, solves exciting mysteries. Funny but simple detective stories that help develop logical thinking for kids.

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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 Construction Fails (Science/knowledge, 8x50 min.) A factual, fast-paced, adrenaline-driven show featuring the biggest, strangest and most jawdropping mishaps, using a combination of footage and original 2D animation.

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Planet of Treasures (History/bio., 6x50 min. hosted or 3x50 min. non-hosted) There were seven wonders of the world in antiquity, and UNESCO counts 1,121 treasures today. Half of them are threatened by natural disasters, war, urbanization or decay. This series shows the world’s cultural heritage. Crime Scene: Antiquity (History/bio., 5x50 min.) A criminal forensics series with a twist: it investigates serious unsolved crimes of the distant past, which have remained shrouded in mystery—until now. Myths—The Greatest Mysteries of Humanity (History/bio., 10x50 min. & 1x50 min.) Myths run across all periods of history. How much truth is in them? What is fact and what is fiction? Pan Tau (Kids live action, 14x25 min.) Elegant, silent and yet full of fantastic surprises—whenever a kid

needs help, Pan Tau steps in with a smile and incredible magic that will make you wonder and laugh. 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. Space Nova (Kids animation, 26x22 min.) The year 2162 has been a blast for the Aussie space-exploring Nova family, especially when they discover the firstever proof that humanity is not alone in the universe. 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. Sløborn (Crime/suspense, 4x90 min./8x45 min.) From the showrunner of Netflix’s Dogs of Berlin, a coming-of-age drama meets pandemic thriller that tells the story of a group of islanders confronted with a fatal virus. Grow (Crime/suspense, 8x42 min.) A story that constantly changes between a breathless thriller, deep development of character and an at times dissident reflection on what happiness is in an apathetic society.

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