Original Story Published by: Mark Layton, TBI, www.tbivision.com
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(Above) Gangs of Lagos
Amazon Studios has made several new appointments across its local originals development team for South Africa and Nigeria.
The execs join the team led by Ned Mitchell, Amazon Studios and Prime Video’s head of originals for Africa & Middle East, and alongside Wangi Mba-Uzoukwu, who was recently made head of Nigerian originals.
Kaye Ann Williams has been named as head of original scripted & movies for South Africa, while Brendan Gabriel has been appointed as senior unscripted creative executive for the country.
Meanwhile, Kemi Lala Akindoju has been named senior movies creative executive, Nigeria, while Mike-Steve Adeleye, has been made senior scripted creative executive, Nigeria.
The newly established local originals team across Nigeria and South Africa is responsible for finding and developing the next African originals for Prime Video locally and internationally, taking pitches and development ideas and serving as the key liaison for on and off-screen talent.
Announcing the news, Ned Mitchell said: “This immensely talented group joins with the singular goal of building Africa’s premiere studio and home for talent.
“Together with our colleagues and partners, we are at work to deliver authentic, premium, and beloved hit scripted and unscripted series and movies to our local and global audiences.”
Amazon is currently working on African originals including crime thriller feature Gangs Of Lagos and comedy format LOL: Last One Laughing Naija.
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