EXCLUSIVE: Lion Forge Entertainment is expanding the studio’s management team under President and Chief Content Officer Stephanie Sperber, with the addition of three key executives.
Former Hello Sunshine exec and multi-award-winning executive producer Kirsten Newlands joins as Executive Vice President of Production and Content Partnerships; Emmy-nominated children’s media creative Koyalee Chanda serves as Senior Vice President of Animation; and seasoned kids distribution and sales executive Jonathan Abraham joins as Director of Distribution.
Newlands and Abraham will head up a Global Media Sales division to handle international sales and distribution for the company’s financed and owned IP.
The new sales and distribution group will make its debut at MIPCOM / MIPJR next month where the company will be taking out the anticipated Nigerian anime-inspired series Iyanu, based on Roye Okupe’s graphic novel, and the new animated kid series BugTron.
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