Animation Ireland and Animation Skillnet members will be representing Ireland and their studios at the Kidscreen Summit 2018, in Miami next week (Feb 12-15th 2018).
Animation, games, VFX and film studios specialising in children’s media visit the event each year with the aim to build their business by networking with nearly 2,000 international leaders in all sectors, and engage in critical dialogue on issues that affect the industry with representatives in TV Programming, Acquisitions and Development, Executives, Producers and Creators, Distributors, Retailers, Licensors & Licensees Marketers, Digital Media Content Creators and Distributors. The event allows studios to get face to face time with primary kids industry leaders, discover new talent and build relationships with potential partners.
The studios attending from Ireland are Brown Bag Films, Cartoon Saloon, Geronimo, Giant Animation, Hotdropfilms, JAM Media, Kavaleer, Kid Gloves, Magpie 6 Media, Monster Entertainment, Mookshu, Piranaha Bar, Salty Dog Studios, Telegael and Treehouse Republic. These studios will have four exciting days, where they will make new connections, share ideas that drive their business forward and discover the latest trends in children’s content.
Kidscreen Summit is renowned as the kids entertainment industry’s most important annual event. In 2017, the conference welcomed nearly 2,000 attendees from more than 50 countries. Top executives attend Kidscreen Summit to take advantage of the year’s best business networking, and to engage in critical dialogue on issues that affect the industry.
Below are some of Kidscreen Summit statistics …
-Nearly 2,000 delegates
-Attendees from 50+ countries
-More than 400 kids programming buyers
–900+ producers & distributors
With just a few days to go until Kidscreen Summit 2018 kicks off, it is expected to surpass an all-time attendance record for the event again, and they are getting ready to welcome the biggest ever crowd to Miami.
For the full list of speakers and program of events visit: http://summit.kidscreen.com/2018/agenda/