Biography
Zygi Kamasa is a prominent Executive Producer, film financier, and distributor in the UK.
He is the CEO and founder of True Brit Entertainment Ltd, a UK-based theatrical distributor dedicated solely to co-financing and co-producing British feature films and television.
Zygi began his film career in 1993 as the founder and Managing Director of the television production company Scorpio Productions. In 1998, he and Simon Franks established the independent film distributor Redbus Film, which they sold to Lionsgate in October 2005 for $35 million; it was subsequently renamed Lionsgate UK.
For more than 15 years, he served as CEO of Lionsgate UK and Europe, overseeing UK distribution of franchises such as The Hunger Games and The Expendables, as well as hits like La La Land, Magic Mike, and John Wick.
He also guided Lionsgate UK in supporting numerous British independent films and television projects, helping finance over 50 British films. Notable successes included the critically acclaimed and Oscar-nominated Brooklyn, starring Saoirse Ronan; The Railway Man, featuring Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman; Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, with Ewan McGregor and Emily Blunt; and UK box office hits Bend It Like Beckham and Eddie The Eagle.
In 2020, he partnered with Matthew Vaughn at Marv Studios, where he executive produced the Taron Egerton-led Tetris, sold to Apple TV Plus, and Vaughn's latest big-budget film Argylle, starring Henry Cavill, Sam Rockwell, Bryce Dallas Howard, Samuel L. Jackson, and John Cena, set for release through Universal and Apple in 2024.
In 2023, with the founding of True Brit Entertainment, Zygi is focusing exclusively on financing, supporting, and distributing British independent feature films.
