Amazon Prime Video has closed a multi-picture licensing agreement with South Africa’s Known Associates, the parent company of Johannesburg-based Known Associates Entertainment (KAE) and Cape Town-b…
The deal grants Prime Video exclusive SVOD access to over 20 South African feature films, including Zane Meas’ “Klip Anker Baai,” Marvin-Lee Beukes’ “Tickets,” Jahmil Qubeka’s “You Are My Favorite Place,” Dick d’vLz Reubïn’s “Gereza” and Norman Maake’s “Piet’s Sake 2.”
“We’re delighted to be bringing Prime Video customers this diverse and compelling slate of South African movies from the dynamic team at Known Associates,” said Ayanna Lonian, director of content acquisition and head of worldwide major studio licensing strategy at Prime Video. “We expect these films will delight our customers in South Africa and around the world.”
“We are fortunate that, jointly through KAE and Moonlighting, we have the entire value chain of production development, financing and production servicing under one roof,” she continued. “This enables our creative team at KAE to focus on what they do best — developing and financing films — while the manufacturing will be overseen by Moonlighting.”
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