CMPoP was founded in June 2023 by Kaz Long & Sherri Hope-Culver with the purpose of fostering a community of children’s media professionals in the local Philly area. We recognized that there were many of us around but lacked a space to gather! As of March 2024, we have 60 CMPoP participants on the event email list, and our community continues to grow.
Coming Up
The 7th Annual Children’s Media Career Symposium will take place in Annenberg Hall at Temple University! Please join us as we meet with industry leaders and network with major companies in the children’s media industry. The event is free but registration is required.
We are working on an additional event for March. We’ll add the information here as soon as the information is confirmed.
Past Meetings & Events
DECEMBER 7TH, 2024
We co-presented the Philadelphia premiere of the web series, Stori Strong from filmmaker Laura Zaylea. Details about the series may be found here.
JUNE 7TH, 2024
Kathy Hirsh Pasek served as the guest speaker at the CMPoP’s meeting in June! Kathy is a professor of psychology at Temple University and a senior fellow at the Brookings Institute. She is world renowned for her research exploring the intersection of children, education and play.
APRIL 4TH, 2024
The Children’s Media Career Symposium at Temple University welcomed children’s media industry leaders from the Philadelphia area to share insight and network with the Temple and CMPoP communities.
MARCH 15TH, 2024
CMPoP visited Mighty Picnic and met with the company’s founder, Dave Peth, and the production team.
NOVEMBER 1OTH, 2023
Big Howl Productions invited CMPoP to tour their studio in November. There, they met with Kevin Kelly and the Big Howl production team.
SEPTEMBER 22ND, 2023
CMPoP held an informal networking event to plan and discuss upcoming events at the OCF Cafe in Fairmount.
JULY 6TH, 2023
July 6th, 2023 was the first meeting for the networking group. The meeting was held at Green Eggs Cafe on Girard Avenue, kicking off the start of CMPoP.
Please contact Sherri Hope-Culver (sherri.hope.culver@temple.edu) if you would like to be added to the CMPoP listserv or have questions about CMPoP.
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