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Jetpack Distribution’s Dominic Gardiner, Serious Kids’ Genevieve Dexter, Monster Entertainment’s Andrew Fitzpatrick, Sixteen South’s Colin Williams and Magic Light Pictures’ Muriel Thomas took part in an engaging conversation about British and Irish animation as day two of the TV Kids Festival kicked off today.

As the streamers continue to upend the traditional models for financing shows, leading distributors weigh in on piecing together funding formulas today.

The founder and CEO of Serious Lunch on the company's position as a distribution firm focused on the exploitation of a curated slate of kids’ and family properties.

TV Kids Summer Festival kicked off its second day with a panel featuring Serious Kids’ Genevieve Dexter, Cyber Group Studios’ Raphaëlle Mathieu, MIAM! animation’s Hanna Mouchez and Monster Entertainment’s Andrew Fitzpatrick sharing their perspectives on how financing models are evolving.

Pictor Productions’ first animated comedy, Flix, based on Tomi Ungerer’s book of the same name, is set to be distributed by Serious Kids.

Serious Kids’ Genevieve Dexter, Jetpack Distribution’s Dominic Gardiner, Dandelooo’s Emmanuèle Pétry-Sirvin and CAKE’s Daniel Bays participated in a lively discussion on catering to preschoolers as day two of the TV Kids Festival opened today.

The second day of the TV Kids Festival includes a panel on trends in preschool programming, a creative keynote from Aardman’s Nick Park, a conversation with Mattel Television’s Fred Soulie, a behind-the-scenes look at Alma’s Way and a candid discussion about navigating the complexities of the kids’ business. See the full rundown for the event, running from February 1 to 4, here.

Keynotes slated for the TV Kids Festival from February 1 to 4 include M6’s Philippe Bony, Studio 100’s Hans Bourlon, DreamWorks Animation’s Peter Gal, Mattel Television’s Fred Soulie, eOne Family Brands’ Olivier Dumont, WildBrain’s Josh Scherba, Aardman’s Nick Park, Bluey’s Joe Brumm, Alma’s Way’s Sonia Manzano and more. Check out the full schedule here and sign up for your free registration here.

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Best & Bester, created by Gigglebug Entertainment’s Joonas Utti and Anttu Harlin. The project already has London-based Eye Present on board as a co-producer and was pre-sold to Nickelodeon International last year. New partner Nelvana will now handle international distribution, excluding the UK and the Nordics, where Eye Present and Gigglebug are selling the series. For its part, Gigglebug has locked in Nordic pubcasters YLE (Finland), DR (Denmark) and NRK (Norway). Nelvana parentco Corus E...