{"id":26262,"date":"2023-11-17T08:30:08","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T13:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/worldscreen.com\/"},"modified":"2023-11-17T10:16:46","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T15:16:46","slug":"lion-forge-entertainments-david-steward-ii-stephanie-sperber","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/lion-forge-entertainments-david-steward-ii-stephanie-sperber\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Lion Forge Entertainment\u2019s David Steward II &amp; Stephanie Sperber"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since its founding, Lion Forge Entertainment has been on a mission to deliver diverse stories that are authentically told. The studio behind the Oscar-winning animated short\u00a0<em>Hair Love<\/em>\u00a0has been working on a roster of projects that is a testament to this, including an adaptation of the popular graphic novel series\u00a0<em>Iyanu<\/em>, based on Yoruban mythology. 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