The COVID-19 scenario is converting hourly and it can be tricky to keep track of what is happening in the industry. Therefore, to help Kidscreen readers stay attached, we’ve in combination a consultant for every occasion in the industry that has been affected, as well as other vital data you might want to know about your daily activities. Kidscreen’s team will update this tale as things evolve, so be sure to tag it and get back to it when you want more data. Help us keep you up to date and send cancellations and clocertezas that we might not have seen in [email protected].
Events
The sector of the occasion was hit hard by COVID-19, especially since countries such as France and parts of the United States banned gigantic concentrations. Italy closed its borders and the United States declared a state of national emergency, which led to the postponement or cancellation of many occasions.
Postponed
Cartoon Business: March 24-26 to December 9-11
Cartoon Digital: currently planned for May 26 – 28 is set to be postponed, more information shortly
Canceled
Dingle Animation 2020: will return in 2021.
MIPTV 2020: the edition will take position from 12 to 15 April 2021
Stuttgart International Animation and Development Film Festival and Animation Production Days: the next edition will take place from 4 to 9 May 2021
Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2020: the edition will take place from 12 to 15 April 2021
VidCon US, scheduled for June 17-20. He’ll be back in the year.
The Banff World Media Festival, set to run from June 14 to 17, is cancelling its 2020 edition. It’s since launched a digital version, which is running through the summer.
The MIDEM 2020 occasion of Reed MIDEM is scheduled for June 2-5. The edition will take place from 1 to 4 June 2021.
Prix Jeunesse, in its 56th year, schedule from June 5 to 11. It will return in 2022 in Munich.
Children’s press convention from July 7-9.
The Annecy International Animated Film Festival and MIFA were cancelled and will return in June 2021.
Reed Exhibitions has cancelled its BookExpo, UnBound and BookCon events, which will now take place spring 2021.
Expo Licensing: First postponed to August, the occasion is now cancelled until May 2021.
CES: The occasion of the annual generation will take a stand in 2021 and will resume in 2022.
Productions
Several corporations stopped production in order to work or allow them to paint at home.
Nickelodeon postpones live productions as a precaution and the animation studio has closed to “virtually all staff” and the studio is moving to locations of choice and off-site “as much as possible,” according to a Nickelodeon spokesperson.
Netflix has paused all scripted TV and film production in the US and Canada for two weeks (starting on March 13) due to government restrictions and healthy/safety precautions, Kidscreen confirmed.
Disney is postponing production of existing live action series, pilots and movies, according to a Disney Channel spokesperson. The TV animation studio, on the other hand, will remotely paint on the production and post-production of animated series and films whenever possible. “We will continue to evaluate the scenario and stick to the recommendation of the World Health Organization, the Centers for Disease Control, and local fitness authorities at our production sites,” a Disney Channel spokesperson said.
Cartoon Network has no news on production prevention, but has introduced global public service announcements (pictured) focusing on the importance of smart hygiene to restrict the spread of COVID-19. They will deploy the CN app, cn social networks and YouTube on the air.
The variety also helps maintain a list of all productions that were closed in the old viewing space.
Digital
With all of the cancellations and closures, some events have decided to go digital instead of risking bringing lots of people together at once.
CES is going digital in 2021. From January 6 – 9 the event will run entirely online with ways for exhibitors, customers, thought leaders and media from around the world to connect. Rather than bringing close to 200,000 people to Las Vegas, the event will be digital in 2021 and return in person, in 2022.
The Annecy Festival has postponed the announcement of its official variety (due to be released in the coming days) until April. Short film ads, graduations, tv movies and virtual truth commissions are all postponed. The organizer of the MIFA occasion changes the occasion to an online format.
It’s not just occasions, the distriyetors are all taking action on virtual occasions, adding to TV France which hosts a new market for children’s programs. Sixteen companies have registered so far (none of them is yet named TV France classifies them as “the biggest names in the French audiovisual industry” to provide the most productive programs of their young people. The France TV markets are loose for ScreenKids buyers will allow buyers to view the screenings until May 23 here.
The Dingle Student Awards and the Young Host of the Year Award will take a stand in the form of a closed-door occasion broadcast on March 20 at 20:00 GMT. Reed MIDEM, for example, launches MIPTV Online. On March 30, the service will offer access connected to exclusive content scheduled for MIPTV in Cannes. It will also come with content for MIPDoc and MIPFormats. It will broadcast presentations as well as exclusive convention sessions on advertising news, Fresh TV and factual and children’s content showcases.
The International Emmy Kids Awards, to be held on MIPTV, will now unveil the winning social media on March 31.
Screening site ProgramBuyer has launched a free portal where subscribers can view all of the new content that was scheduled to launch at MIPTV this year. Existing distributors already using the platform include Beyond Distribution and Red Arrow Studios, while France tv distribution, Mediterranep Mediaset Espana Group and Canamedia added content recently.
The International Youth Award, the children’s TV festival, is moving to a virtual festival where others can exchange concepts and talk about the program’s finalists for the 2020 awards. More key points will be shared soon.
Children’s Media Conference has become Children’s Media Community for the year with weekly webinars and virtual meetings from late April until July. More details can be found on the CMC website.
The non-profit Children’s Media Association gives 3 months of loose club to new members and will upload 3 months to the terms of existing members. Meanwhile, the CMA gives loose streaming events, adding a fire-to-fire verbal exchange with Brad Montague and Houston Kraft.
Licensing International and Informa Markets Global Licensing Group meet to launch Licensing Week. The five-day virtual occasion will take place from June 15-19 and will come with virtual lectures, educational seminars, meetings, networking and virtual exhibitions.
The UK bankruptcy of the non-profit organization Women in Toys, Licensing – Entertainment is holding a virtual assembly on June 5 with ToyAid’s global initiative to allow others in the industry to network and chat with others. The closure began to minimize in late May, but many citizens of the country continue to paint at home in the country and it is a possibility for them to connect. Participants will meet at Zoom and will also notice the new British charity ToyAid.
The promotion framework of the Russian film ROSKINO is launching a virtual content market from 8 to 15 June. Several executives from primary companies, adding HBO and Lionsgate, Cyber Group and WildBrain, will have component at the time of Key Buyers: Digital Edition and will be components of the industry – the applicable panels.
The Ottawa International Animation Festival begins online, with an extended format from September 23 to October 4. The team that supports it is for the most productive platforms to provide the films to a foreign audience, integrating at the same time a social component. The festival’s industry event, The Animation Conference, is also online.
This article was first published on March 16 and is updated daily.
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