Benjamin Manns

Benjamin Manns has been working for Children’s TV for 30 years at the ARD (RBB and SWR), with a special focus on pre-school programs and animation. He particularly enjoys to work with children and to invent stories that empower children.

Benjamin has developed, produced and co-produced programs for all age groups, such as “Animanimals”, “I know an animal”, “TOM and the Slice of Bread with Strawberry Jam and Honey”, “Arthur and the Children of the Round Table”, “Said and Anna”, “Rabbit “Academy” or “Raven the Little Rascal”. His formats have been awarded at a number of festivals such as the “Prix Jeunesse”, “Goldener Spatz”, “New York International Children’s Film Festival”, “Kidscreen Awards”, or the “Grimme Prize”.

Benjamin Manns has been a member of the preselection Jury of the ITFS “Tricks for Kids”-competition for over 20 years.