Special Reports – Kidscreen

FEATURE: Making mocap moves

Ryan Tuchow — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 15:16:57 +0000

As demand for digital content grows and pressure on budgets mounts, motion capture's production benefits are attracting more kidcos.

FEATURE: Standing out on the digital playground

Kidscreen Staff — Thu, 05 Oct 2023 14:23:30 +0000

Kids media specialist Peter Robinson tracks the path kids take from following to engaging with brands on popular platforms like YouTube and TikTok.

Are kids social media platforms the next hot spot for brands?

Ryan Tuchow — Tue, 03 Oct 2023 13:31:25 +0000

Kids social media operators want producers and brand owners to start thinking about their platforms as the next big opportunity for IP.

Why self-care and SEL toys are on the rise

Kidscreen Staff — Fri, 29 Sep 2023 15:13:33 +0000

Self-care and SEL toys are experiencing a notable surge in popularity as families look for help with mental wellness maintenance and kids gravitate towards products that offer emotion-regulation hooks, say execs from ThinkFun, Tonies and hand2mind.

Cartoon Forum Recap: Editor’s Picks

Sarah Milner — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 15:48:56 +0000

Toulouse hosted another year of great animated project pitches at Cartoon Forum, and we've rounded up some of the standouts.

Kidcos are getting all the feels for ASMR

Ryan Tuchow — Thu, 07 Sep 2023 16:13:42 +0000

You know those videos where creators whisper to the camera and you get a tingle down your spine? Well, that’s a hot trend with kids, and the industry is tuning in.

AI in action

Ryan Tuchow — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 15:00:08 +0000

Kidscreen checks in with producers, experts and tech companies to find out how AI is currently being used in the kids content space, and what its potential for the future might be.

AI & copyright: What you need to know

Evan Baily — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 15:27:52 +0000

Kidscreen columnist Evan Baily discusses how AI's reliance on existing data to create puts its work in a dangerous position for copyright infringement.

Why The Little Mermaid’s box office is good news for the kids biz

Kidscreen Staff — Mon, 29 May 2023 15:20:31 +0000

Kidscreen speaks with industry experts about how the film’s sensational Memorial Weekend debut proves that a diverse approach will ring true with mass audiences.

In Conversation: Chris Williams

Andrea Hernandez — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 16:54:02 +0000

Kidscreen catches up with the director of Oscar-nominated feature The Sea Beast to discuss its success on Netflix, his overall deal there, and the white space he's looking to fill next.