Tag: David Steward II

Lion Forge Entertainment has secured the rights to Sarah Mlynowski’s best-selling series Best Wishes and will build a multi-picture live-action franchise.

David Steward II, founder and CEO of Lion Forge Entertainment, and Stephanie Sperber, president and chief content officer, talk to World Screen Newsflash about owning and controlling IP, its first-look partnership with Nickelodeon Animation and bringing diverse voices to the table.

Lion Forge Entertainment (Hair Love) has teamed with Black Women Animate Studios to recruit a diverse pool of talent for preproduction roles on the Nigerian fantasy series Iyanu.

Lion Forge Entertainment (Hair Love) has teamed with Folktellers Studios to develop and produce an animated show based on Hero’s Journey The Series.

David Steward II’s Lion Forge Animation studio (Hair Love) has expanded its leadership team with a pair of new appointments.

Lion Forge’s David Steward II, Big Bad Boo’s Shabnam Rezaei and Safi Ideas’ Wa’qaar Mirza took part in a frank discussion on how far the kids’ business still has to go to fully engage with diversity and inclusion at the TV Kids Summer Festival.

A session during the TV Kids Summer Festival will feature Lion Forge’s David Steward II, Big Bad Boo’s Shabnam Rezaei and Safi Ideas’ Wa’qaar Mirza discussing the importance of representation in kids’ programming.

David Steward II, founder of Lion Forge Animation, behind the Oscar-winning animation Hair Love, talks about the importance of showcasing diversity in content that better reflects the world we live in.