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Sonia Manzano, best known for her long run on Sesame Street as Maria, and Ellen Doherty, the chief creative officer at Fred Rogers Productions, took TV Kids Festival viewers inside the creation of the new PBS KIDS show Alma’s Way this afternoon.
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.
Taking place February 1 to 4, this winter’s TV Kids Festival has enlisted 32 speakers from across the business—production, broadcast, streaming, distribution, L&M—to share their thoughts on where the kids’ content landscape is today and where it’s heading. If you haven’t registered yet, you can still do so here; it’s free!
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