Christopher Waters

Currently head of development at Emmy Award Winning Stoopid Buddy Stoodios in Burbank CA, where I develop content for a wide range of platforms and audiences.

Twenty years experience in development, production, marketing and distribution of animation, with a deep network of relationships with talent agencies, writers, executives at streamers and broadcasters, producers, studio partners, and consumer products companies.

Proven track record of developing content for both adult and kids and family audiences, with experience negotiating complex domestic and international distribution and licensing deals.

A proven team builder, I excel at building coalitions and partnerships to support both the production, financing, distribution and marketing of content under a wide range of economic conditions and for both traditional and digital platforms. My broad ranging expertise includes:

• Creative Development
• Business Development
• Production Finance
• Sales, Distribution, Acquisitions and Licensing of kids animated properties
• Start ups
• Marketing and Audience Creation for traditional and digital platforms
• Development of Economic Models
• Client Management
  

I have negotiated licensing, partnership and distribution, and production agreements with some of the world’s largest networks, distributors, agencies, content companies and toy companies.

As an independent producer and seasoned entrepreneur, I have a high tolerance for ambiguity, am constantly seeking new ways to deliver content, and see huge opportunity in the disruptive digital platforms that are fundamentally changing the way we now create, produce and distribute content to audiences.

I live in Los Angeles, CA, where I enjoy spending time outdoors with my wife, four children and two neurotic dogs.