Nigerian director Jade Osiberu and her production company, Greoh Studios have signed a deal that will see them create and develop TV shows and movies exclusively for Prime Video in a three-year deal.
The news comes after Osiberu’s highly anticipated movie 'Gangs of Lagos' screened at the Toronto International Film Festival, ahead of its world premiere as the first Nigerian Original on Prime Video later this year.
Osiberu is the first talent in Africa to strike an overall or first-look development deal with Prime Video and Amazon Studios.
She joins an international line-up of talent with similar agreements, such as Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Jenny Han and Priyanka Chopra.
Prime Video today announced an exclusive overall deal with one of Nigeria’s leading filmmakers, Jáde Osiberu, the creator of film and series hits 'Sugar Rush', 'Isoken', and 'Gidi Up', as well as highly anticipated upcoming Amazon Original movie 'Gangs of Lagos'.
Osiberu’s three-year deal will include the creation of Original scripted TV and movie concepts, produced by her production company Greoh Studios.
The deal comes as 'Gangs of Lagos' takes part in an exclusive preview screening at the Toronto International Film Festival for press and tastemakers.
The movie is set to launch as the first Nigerian Original exclusively on Prime Video later this year.
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