Tag: Hair Love

Lion Forge Entertainment has named veteran family entertainment executive Stephanie Sperber as president and chief content officer.

Carl Reed, producer of the Academy Award-winning short Hair Love and co-founder of Lion Forge Animation, has set up Composition Media, an animation studio with much of the content highlighting minority and underrepresented communities.

Oscar-winning filmmaker Matthew A. Cherry, recipient of this year’s TV Kids Trendsetter Award, discussed his journey from sports to entertainment, making Hair Love and its upcoming HBO Max spin-off series and the importance of diversity behind and in front of the camera in his MIPCOM Online+ keynote conversation with World Screen’s Anna Carugati.

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.

HBO Max has ordered the 2D animated series Young Love, based on the characters introduced in the Academy Award-winning short film Hair Love from Matthew A. Cherry.