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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Heyward Andy   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Genius Brands International, Inc. [GNUS] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Executive Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O GENIUS BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, INC., 131 S. RODEO DRIVE, SUITE 250 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/31/2018 (Street) BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 12/31/2018   P(1)   149,805 (2) A $ 3.12 377,237 (3) D   Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 12/31/2018   P(1)   470,596 (2) A $ 3.12 990,728 (4) I See Note (5) Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share               1,234 I See Note (6)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

0% Series A Convertible Preferred Stock

$ 2.5

12/31/2018

P(1)

50 (2)

05/15/2014

(7)

Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

20,000

$ 2.5

100 (8)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Heyward Andy C/O GENIUS BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 131 S. RODEO DRIVE, SUITE 250 BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212	X	X	Chief Executive Officer

Signatures

/s/ Andy Heyward		01/03/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The Reporting Person previously held shares jointly with this former spouse, Amy Moynihan Heyward. The Reporting Person acquired the sole ownership of the shares formerly jointly owned with his former spouse pursuant to a divorce settlement agreement. The divorce settlement agreement ascribed a purchase price of $2 million to a total of 620,401 shares of the Company's common stock and 50 shares of the Company's 0% Series A Convertible Preferred Stock formerly jointly owned by the Reporting Person and his former spouse. Pursuant to the divorce settlement agreement, the Reporting Person also obtained sole ownership of the other 50 percent of the shares formerly jointly owned.
(2)	Represents 50 percent of the shares the Reporting Person formerly jointly owned with his former spouse.
(3)	The Reporting Person previously held 149,805 shares jointly with his former spouse. The Reporting Person acquired the sole ownership of the shares formerly jointly owned pursuant to a divorce settlement agreement.
(4)	The Reporting Person previously held the shares jointly with his former spouse, Amy Moynihan Heyward. The Reporting Person acquired the sole ownership of the shares formerly jointly owned pursuant to a divorce settlement agreement.
(5)	The Reporting Person indirectly owns 990,728 shares of common stock over which the Reporting Person holds voting and dispositive power.
(6)	The Reporting Person indirectly owns 1,234 shares of common stock held by Heyward Living Trust.
(7)	The Preferred Stock does not contain an expiration date.
(8)	The Reporting Person previously held the shares jointly with his former spouse. The Reporting Person acquired the sole ownership of the shares formerly jointly pursuant to a divorce settlement agreement.

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