Dave Schlafman

Director of Design Interactive Experiences

CloudKid

Dave is a three-time Emmy-nominated producer, an award-winning animation director, a children's book illustrator, and Co-Creator and Executive Producer of PBS Kids’s web-series Fizzy's Lunch Lab. In 2009, Dave co-founded CloudKid, a transmedia studio dedicated to creating character-driven content. CloudKid creates engaging animated shorts, interactive games, and apps for top children's media companies such as PBS Kids, Sesame Workshop, Scholastic Education, and Disney Online Studios. Dave runs CloudKid's day-to-day business and oversees all things creative, providing story and art direction for projects. Once in a while he even gets to doodle (even if it's only during meetings). Prior to CloudKid, Dave's clients included Penguin, Hasbro Toys, American Greetings, and Scholastic Media, and in 2008 Al Gore featured Dave's Award-winning PSA The Sky is Falling at the TED Conference. Dave is an identical twin, a skilled dog-walker, and a big fan of 80's soft rock. Dave holds a BFA from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design.

Speaking at: Taking it to the Web; Networking Breakfast: How Do I Get An App For That