who we are
Lincoln Green Media (LGM) is a female-led African production company crafting bold narratives across film and television. It was founded in 2022 by award-winning screenwriter, producer, and former Executive Producer at Paramount Africa, Kudi Maradzika.
Lincoln Green Media operates across South Africa and Zimbabwe, and is focused on the development and production of original, globally exportable African stories for film and television, with deep creative roots in Zimbabwe.
UKO is Lincoln Green Media’s IP studio and distribution arm, dedicated to the development, scaling, and circulation of intellectual property across film, series, publishing, and digital platforms. Through UKO, the company advances ownership-first African IP and builds structured pathways from Zimbabwean and Southern African storytelling to international markets, supporting both in-house and selected external projects.
HIGHLIGHTS
Bad Influencer commissioned as a Netflix Original. The show was ranked No 3 in the Netflix global Top 10 for English-language titles in 2026. Death and Its Friends, the first feature film from Lincoln Green Media, was selected for Locarno Open Doors in 2026 and also received the NFVF Development Grant.

