Zygi Kamasa

Zygi Kamasa

Place of Birth
UK
Known For
Production

Details

Place of Birth
UK
Known For
Production

Biography

Zygi Kamasa is one of the leading Executive Producers, film financiers and distributor in the UK.

He is the CEO and founder of True Brit Entertainment Ltd, a British based theatrical distributor dedicated exclusively to co-financing and co-producing British feature films and Television.

Zygi started his film career in 1993 as founder and Managing Director of television production company Scorpio Productions. In 1998, he and Simon Franks founded the independent film distributor, Redbus Film, which they sold to Lionsgate in October 2005 for $35million, where it was renamed Lionsgate UK.

For over 15 years he was then CEO for Lionsgate UK and Europe leading distribution in the UK across such franchises as The Hunger Games, The Expendables, as well as smash hits La La Land, Magic Mike and John Wick.

He also lead Lionsgate UK to support a large number of British independent films and television, shepherding the financing of over 50 British films. Notable UK successes included the critically acclaimed and Oscar nominated Brooklyn, starring Saoirse Ronan, The Railway Man, starring Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen with Ewan McGregor and Emily Blunt, and the UK box office smashes 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 starrer Tetris, that was sold to Apple TV plus and Vaughns latest big budget film Argylle starring Henry Cavill, Sam Rockwell, Bryce Dallas Howard, Samuel L Jackson and Joh Cena that will be released through Universal and Apple in 2024.

In 2023 by founding True Brit Entertainment, Zygi will focus exclusively on financing, supporting and distributing British independent feature films.

Zygi Kamasa's LGBTQ+ Titles

Ammonite
Ammonite
Executive Producer
Summerland
Summerland
Executive Producer
The Happy Prince
The Happy Prince
Executive Producer

Production (40)

Marching Powder • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
The Scurry • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2024
Argylle • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2023
Tetris • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2021
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2020
Wild Mountain Thyme • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2020
A Christmas Gift from Bob • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2020
Ammonite • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2020
Six Minutes to Midnight • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2020
How to Build a Girl • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2020
Summerland • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2020
Made in Italy • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2020
Military Wives • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2018
Red Joan • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2018
The Happy Prince • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2018
On Chesil Beach • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2017
Their Finest • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2016
The Limehouse Golem • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2016
Trespass Against Us • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2016
Eddie the Eagle • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2015
Brooklyn • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2015
A Royal Night Out • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2015
A Little Chaos • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2014
A Long Way Down • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2013
The Railway Man • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2013
Dom Hemingway • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2012
Great Expectations • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2012
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2011
The Moth Diaries • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2011
Blitz • Producer
• Producer
2006
The Wicker Man • Co-Producer
• Co-Producer
2006
Half Light • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2005
Good Night, and Good Luck. • Co-Producer
• Co-Producer
2005
The Best Man • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2005
An American Haunting • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2004
School for Seduction • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2004
Madhouse • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2002
Spider • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2002
Bend It Like Beckham • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
1995
A Fistful of Fingers • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer

Crew (1)

2004
Tooth • Additional Writing
• Additional Writing