Fred Seibert
Fred Seibert is one of the leading independent animation producers, and a serial media entrepreneur.
He was a co-founder and the first creative director of MTV, the last president of Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, and the founder of FredFilms, Frederator Studios and Next New Networks (acquired by YouTube). His production hits include shows on Netflix (Castlevania, Bee and PuppyCat – history’s most backed animation on Kickstarter), MAX (Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake), Cartoon Network (Adventure Time, Dexter’s Laboratory, The Powerpuff Girls), Paramount+/ Nickelodeon (The Fairly OddParents, ChalkZone, and My Life as a Teenage Robot), Cartoon Hangover (Bravest Warriors) and Amazon Prime (Costume Quest).
Fred was the first investor in Tumblr (acquired by Yahoo!), The Shorty Awards and MuckRack. He’s received Emmy Awards, the Lifetime Achievement Medal from the American Institute of Graphic Arts and is in the Animation Magazine Hall of Fame.