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Genius Brands International, Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/19 – ‘EX-101.CAL’

On:  Monday, 3/30/20, at 5:25pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/19   ·   Accession #:  1683168-20-1032   ·   File #:  1-37950

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 3/30/20  Genius Brands International, Inc. 10-K       12/31/19   82:4.9M                                   GlobalOne Filings Inc/FA

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML    693K 
 2: EX-4.13     Description of Capital Stock                        HTML     38K 
 3: EX-21.1     List of Subsidiaries                                HTML     19K 
 4: EX-23.1     Consent of Experts or Counsel                       HTML     21K 
 5: EX-31.1     Certification of Principal Executive Officer        HTML     25K 
 6: EX-31.2     Certification of Principal Financial Officer        HTML     25K 
 7: EX-32.1     Certification of Principal Executive Officer        HTML     22K 
 8: EX-32.2     Certification of Principal Financial Officer        HTML     22K 
47: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     61K 
71: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    127K 
62: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     41K 
23: R4          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML     86K 
46: R5          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss       HTML     32K 
70: R6          Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity     HTML     89K 
61: R7          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    132K 
22: R8          1. Organization and Business                        HTML     66K 
48: R9          2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies       HTML     73K 
26: R10         3. Property and Equipment, Net                      HTML     29K 
36: R11         4. Right of Use Leased Asset                        HTML     28K 
75: R12         5. Film and Television Costs, Net                   HTML     30K 
49: R13         6. Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net              HTML     33K 
29: R14         7. Deferred Revenue                                 HTML     26K 
37: R15         8. Accrued Liabilities - Current                    HTML     27K 
76: R16         9. Secured Convertible Notes                        HTML     42K 
50: R17         10. Production Loan Facility                        HTML     29K 
30: R18         11. Disputed Trade Payable                          HTML     23K 
35: R19         12. Stockholders' Equity                            HTML     55K 
73: R20         13. Stock Options                                   HTML     45K 
63: R21         14. Warrants                                        HTML     64K 
20: R22         15. Income Taxes                                    HTML     42K 
44: R23         16. Commitment and Contingencies                    HTML     43K 
74: R24         17. Related Party Transactions                      HTML     34K 
64: R25         18. Subsequent Events                               HTML     60K 
21: R26         2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies       HTML    130K 
                (Policies)                                                       
45: R27         2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies       HTML     30K 
                (Tables)                                                         
72: R28         3. Property and Equipment, Net (Tables)             HTML     29K 
65: R29         4. Right of Use Leased Asset (Tables)               HTML     27K 
53: R30         5. Film and Television Costs, Net (Tables)          HTML     28K 
78: R31         6. Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net (Tables)     HTML     33K 
34: R32         8. Accrued Liabilities - Current (Tables)           HTML     26K 
25: R33         13. Stock Options (Tables)                          HTML     44K 
52: R34         14. Warrants (Tables)                               HTML     43K 
77: R35         15. Income Taxes (Tables)                           HTML     39K 
33: R36         16. Commitment and Contingencies (Tables)           HTML     31K 
24: R37         1. Organization and Business (Details Narrative)    HTML    114K 
51: R38         2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies       HTML     44K 
                (Details)                                                        
79: R39         2. Significant Accounting Policies (Details         HTML     40K 
                Narrative)                                                       
59: R40         3. Property and Equipment, Net (Details)            HTML     37K 
67: R41         3. Property and Equipment, Net (Details Narrative)  HTML     24K 
43: R42         4. Right of Use Leased Asset (Details)              HTML     30K 
18: R43         4. Right of Use Leased Asset (Details Narrative)    HTML     34K 
58: R44         5. Film and Television Costs, Net (Details)         HTML     34K 
66: R45         5. Film and Television Costs, net (Details          HTML     25K 
                Narrative)                                                       
42: R46         6. Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net (Details -   HTML     32K 
                Intangibles)                                                     
17: R47         6. Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details -        HTML     36K 
                future amortization)                                             
57: R48         6. Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net (Details     HTML     25K 
                Narrative)                                                       
68: R49         7. Deferred Revenue (Details Narrative)             HTML     24K 
81: R50         8. Accrued Liabilities - Current (Details)          HTML     30K 
54: R51         9. Secured Convertible Notes (Details Narrative)    HTML     81K 
31: R52         10. Production Loan Facility (Details Narrative)    HTML     36K 
38: R53         11. Disputed Trade Payable (Details Narrative)      HTML     23K 
82: R54         12. Stockholders' Equity (Details Narrative)        HTML    158K 
55: R55         13. Stock Options (Details-Option activity)         HTML     86K 
32: R56         13. Stock Options (Details - Assumptions)           HTML     33K 
39: R57         13. Stock Options (Details Narrative)               HTML     34K 
80: R58         14. Warrants (Details)                              HTML     75K 
56: R59         14. Warrants (Details Narrative)                    HTML     79K 
15: R60         15. Income Taxes (Details-Deferred income taxes)    HTML     68K 
40: R61         15. Income Taxes (Details-Income tax provision)     HTML     51K 
69: R62         15. Income Taxes (Details Narrative)                HTML     27K 
60: R63         16. Commitment and Contingencies (Details -         HTML     59K 
                Minimum lease commitments)                                       
16: R64         16. Commitments and Contingencies (Details          HTML     42K 
                Narrative)                                                       
41: R65         17. Related Party (Details Narrative)               HTML     50K 
28: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    143K 
27: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    105K 
 9: EX-101.INS  XBRL Instance -- gnus-20191231                       XML   1.26M 
11: EX-101.CAL  XBRL Calculations -- gnus-20191231_cal               XML    206K 
12: EX-101.DEF  XBRL Definitions -- gnus-20191231_def                XML    626K 
13: EX-101.LAB  XBRL Labels -- gnus-20191231_lab                     XML   1.04M 
14: EX-101.PRE  XBRL Presentations -- gnus-20191231_pre              XML    854K 
10: EX-101.SCH  XBRL Schema -- gnus-20191231                         XSD    168K 
19: ZIP         XBRL Zipped Folder -- 0001683168-20-001032-xbrl      Zip    154K

‘EX-101.CAL’   —   XBRL Calculations — gnus-20191231_cal

This Exhibit is an XBRL XML File.

                                                                                                                                                                                
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11/17/23  Kartoon Studios, Inc.             S-3/A                 12:921K                                   GlobalOne Filings Inc/FA
 7/26/23  Kartoon Studios, Inc.             S-3         7/25/23   14:632K                                   GlobalOne Filings Inc/FA
 4/13/23  Kartoon Studios, Inc.             10-K       12/31/22  116:16M
 5/12/22  Kartoon Studios, Inc.             S-1         5/11/22    4:329K                                   GlobalOne Filings Inc/FA
 4/06/22  Kartoon Studios, Inc.             10-K       12/31/21  114:8.3M                                   GlobalOne Filings Inc/FA
 3/31/21  Kartoon Studios, Inc.             10-K       12/31/20   87:9.5M                                   GlobalOne Filings Inc/FA
 2/11/21  Kartoon Studios, Inc.             424B3                  1:133K                                   GlobalOne Filings Inc/FA
 2/02/21  Kartoon Studios, Inc.             S-3                    3:222K                                   GlobalOne Filings Inc/FA
11/16/20  Kartoon Studios, Inc.             S-8        11/16/20    5:2.6M                                   GlobalOne Filings Inc/FA
10/28/20  Kartoon Studios, Inc.             424B5                  1:326K                                   GlobalOne Filings Inc/FA
 9/04/20  Kartoon Studios, Inc.             S-3                    4:318K                                   GlobalOne Filings Inc/FA
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