Little Airplane’s Course Takes Off

Professionals looking to sell a series for preschoolers have a chance to learn the inside scoop from Little Airplane Productions founder and president Josh Selig in a three-day course scheduled for July 26-28 in New York.

The course covers the entire process of making and selling both animated and live-action preschooler series, including pitching, writing, curriculum development, directing, legal and production. Course also features a panel discussion featuring such well-known preschool TV innovators as Kay Wilson Stallings, head of production and development at Nick Jr.; Adina Pitdt, VP of acquisitions and co-productions for Cartoon Network; and Andrew Beecham, senior VP programming for PBS Kids Sprout.

Prospective students can get an application for the course, which costs $1,500, and more information from Melinda Richards at (212) 965-8999 or melinda@litleairplane.com or the Little Airplane website.