Lion Forge Entertainment is an Academy-award winning, Black-owned animation and live action studio focusing on diverse stories, authentically told.
Founded in 2019, LFE focuses primarily on the Kids & Family and YA demographics. We showcase and celebrate talent from under-represented communities through TV, film, publishing and consumer products. LFE is dedicated to ensuring that all kids & families see themselves represented on screen and to developing career opportunities for women and minorities.
We focus on…
- Building global transmedia franchises around Lion Forge IP
- Expanding partnerships through distribution, financing & co-production
- Spearheading licensing and merchandising initiatives
- Live-action film and TV development
Lion Forge Entertainment is based in Los Angeles, California with a pre-production studio based in Atlanta, Georgia and is part of the Polarity group of Companies, which includes Oni Lion Forge Comics (Domestic Publishing) and Magnetic Press (International Publishing).
Capabilities
LFA is a full service animation studio that has the best in class creative and production teams at the heart of its studio.
Programmatic Pipeline for Developing and Sourcing IP
Internal Development:
‐Extensive IP Libraries
‐Original concepts
External Sourcing:
‐Global relationships
‐Production & Distribution Partnerships
Production Servicing:
‐Script-to-screen Production Capabilities
“…in order to create something universal, you must pay very great attention to the specific.”
~ Lorraine Hansbury
LEADERSHIP
David StewarD II
Founder & CEO
Edward Hamati
Chief Operating Officer
Stephanie Sperber
President and Chief Content Officer
Kirsten Newlands
EVP, Production and Partnerships
Koyalee Chanda
SVP, Animation
MATT HEATH
HEAD OF STUDIO FINANCE
Jonathan Abraham
Director Global Media Sales
STUDIO
Saxton Moore
Vice President, Production
Roye Okupe
Creator & Executive Producer, Iyanu
Brandon Easton
Story Editor, Writer, Developed-by, Iyanu
Dawud Anyabwile
Director, Iyanu
Darnell Johnson
Director, Iyanu
Godwin Akpan
Art Director