Lion Forge Animation (“LFA”) is a leading Black-owned, full service animation studio that sources, acquires, develops, and produces authentic diverse content for global distribution. Founded in 2019, LFA is a self-financed flexible platform with an established content library. LFA is well-positioned and uniquely equipped to create, drive, and deliver genuine diverse stories to an increasing audience demand fueled by broad-based content consumption and social forces.
Lion Forge Animation accomplishes its mission through targeting under-served audiences, exploring new genres, and offering fresh perspectives – as demonstrated through the success of our first production, the Academy Award winning animated short “Hair Love”.
LFA’s goal is to bring moving, authentic stories to the world that challenge expectations. Whether fostered internally or through partnership with top talent, LFA develops enriching content by showcasing a variety of unique voices and experiences. By partnering with distributors, broadcasters and streaming platforms around the world LFA creates, realizes and produces authentic and exciting content.
Lion Forge Animation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Polarity.
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
LION FORGE LEADERSHIP
David StewarD II
Founder & CEO
Professional with over 15 years of experience in entertainment and media.He founded Lion Forge Animation in 2019, to be a leading Black-owned, full service animation studio that produces authentic diverse content for global distribution.
Edward Hamati
Chief Operating Officer
Stephanie Sperber
President and Chief Content Officer
Saxton Moore
Vice President of Production
Professional two-time Emmy nominated Animation Director/ Creative Visionary. Possesses 20+ years of experience producing animated content for the biggest entertainment groups in the US.
MEET THE TEAM
Swipe for More