- Paper Owl Films has appointed veteran Canadian producer Nora Keely (pictured) to oversee its slate as head of production. She is relocating from Toronto to Paper Owl’s office in Belfast, and will lead the production teams on upcoming animated kids series Pablo: Boy Meets School (40 x 11 minutes), Nikhil & Jay (52 x 11 minutes) and Lí Ban season two (13 x 11 minutes).
- Federation Studios has bolstered its sales team by hiring veteran distribution exec Chloé Horgues as its new SVP of international sales and co-productions. She will initially focus on securing presales for the French studio’s shows across Germany and Scandinavia. Horgues is coming off a nine-year stint at Newen Connect, where she served most recently as VP of international sales (2023 to 2025).
- Wattpad Webtoon Studios has hired former ITV Studios Iberia executive Mar Vila Barcelo as director of international development. Based in Madrid, Vila Barcelo will focus her efforts on expanding the company’s film and TV slate—including animated tween romance series Lore Olympus, which is currently in development—across Europe.
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