EbonyLife Studios has confirmed that it has entered another partnership deal with Will Smith and Jada Pinkett’s film production company, Westbrook Studios.
The latest collaboration will see both studios co-produce three projects which will focus on the African continent. The projects include a comedy feature film, ‘Are We Getting Married’; and two television series titled ‘The Gods’ and ‘Dada Safaris’.
EbonyLife CEO, Mo Abudu, who shared the news on her social media handles wrote: “We all dream of lofty goals becoming a reality, then one day those dreams come true, I’m proud to announce that our vision of EbonyLife Studios being in partnership with Will and Jada’s Westbrook Studios is now real.
“Westbrook’s goal is to create and curate powerful and inclusive content. This is completely in line with our vision at EbonyLife – to tell global African stories from our perspective. Together, we will be developing a slate of projects that reflect our shared goals. We are beyond excited!”
Also speaking on the new partnership, Westbrook Studios SVP, Head of International TV & Film, Eli Shibley said: “As we set out to focus our initial slate of international content for the Studio business across a diversified set of key territories and regions, the creative energy and world class artistry coming out of Africa is absolutely undeniable.
“We are thrilled to be working with a best-in-class producer like Mo and her EbonyLife team, to tell stories that uniquely celebrate African characters, perspectives and resonate with fans of great film and television around the world.”
EbonyLife Studios, in January, signed two-year a first-look deal with Sony Pictures Television to develop scripted African TV series for a global audience.
