Speaker Sebastian Debertin
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Sebastian is Head of International Content Acquisitions and Co-Productions, part of the Programmgeschaeftsfuehrung, which is responsible for the management and programming of KiKA. In this role, Sebastian is searching for and identifying new projects and programs while being responsible for all international acquisitions and co-productions for fiction, non-fiction, and preschool programs. He oversees KiKA's international business affairs, all contract negotiations with international program partners, and the management of KiKA's global contacts within the media landscape. Before that he served for 23 years as Head of Fiction, Acquisitions and Co-Productions at the pubcaster, creating, producing, and acquiring a large number of kids' hit shows and strong brands, like Yakari, Chloés Closet, Animanimals, Care Bears, Mouk, Fireman Sam, The Cat in the Hat, Blinky Bill, Guess How Much I Love You, Masha and the Bear, Insectibles, Lily's Driftwood Bay, Super Wings, Esme & Roy, Magic Adventures of Mumfie and many more. In his additional role as Executive Producer, Sebastian is currently co-producing the all-new The Smurf series in collaboration with TF1, IMPS-Peyo, RTBF, and Ellipse-Dupuis as well as Goat Girl with Miam! and the second season of the series Odo, with Letko and Sixteen South. Latest acquisitions include TeamTO's animated series Behind the Beats and The Coop Troop by Sixteen South and Mikros Animation.
Among other national and international awards, Sebastian is a Primetime Emmy Award winner.
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