What Diprente does

Diprente is an independent Johannesburg-based film and television production company founded in 2009 by Tamsin Andersson and Kagiso Lediga. The company develops, finances, and produces premium live-action and animated content — spanning feature films (Sabbatical, Catching Feelings, Matwetwe), TV series (Queen Sono, Classified), TV specials (ROSA, Loyiso Gola: Unlearning), and short films (What Did You Dream?) — executed from development through physical production and delivery. Its slate is validated by festival screenings at Fantastic Fest, Rotterdam, and BlackStar, and by two International Emmy Award nominations for Late Nite News with Loyiso Gola. Diprente's commercial model is project-based: it finances productions internally or with co-production partners (e.g., Skybound Entertainment), then sells and licenses finished content to streaming platforms and broadcasters, with Netflix as its flagship relationship (Queen Sono was Netflix's first African Original series) and additional distribution through Sony Pictures Television (multi-territory) and Amazon Prime Video (North America). The company operates with 11–50 employees from a single Johannesburg headquarters and is developing a film adaptation of The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden by Jonas Jonasson, indicating a pipeline oriented toward both African storytelling and international co-productions.

Name

Diprente

Legal name

Diprente

Website

https://diprente.co.za

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Diprente is an independent Johannesburg-based film and television production company founded in 2009 by Tamsin Andersson and Kagiso Lediga, developing and producing premium content sold to global streaming platforms and broadcasters including Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Sony Pictures Television.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Johannesburg

HQ country

South Africa

HQ region

Africa

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GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Film and Television Production Services: Diprente develops, finances, and produces premium television shows and films from development through physical production and delivery, generating revenue through production fees, licensing deals, and co-production arrangements with streaming platforms and broadcasters.

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Core offering

Diprente develops, finances, and produces premium television shows and films, executing projects from development through physical production and delivery. The company sells completed projects to streaming platforms such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, and structures co-production deals with major studios including Skybound Entertainment and Sony Pictures Television.

Product overview

Diprente is an independent Johannesburg-based film and television production company founded in 2009 by Tamsin Andersson and Kagiso Lediga. The company develops, finances, and produces premium television shows and films, executing projects from development through physical production and delivery. Their television slate includes the International Emmy Award-nominated satirical news show Late Nite News with Loyiso Gola, Netflix's first African Original series Queen Sono, and Classified (co-produced with Skybound Entertainment for Sony Pictures Television). Their feature film portfolio includes Sabbatical, Catching Feelings, and Matwetwe (Wizard). The company is developing a film adaptation of The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden by Jonas Jonasson.

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Products and services

• Sabbatical A feature film following a banker who returns unannounced to her childhood home and her overbearing mother, where a life-changing secret threatens to upend their relationship forever.
• Classified A TV series where Ella's life is turned upside down when she is sent to live with her estranged father in South Africa, discovering her stepmother is part of the CIA.
• Big Nunu's Little Heist A feature film about an ex-soldier turned deliveryman who is dragged into a local kingpin's bumbling gang to pull off a daring heist in an infamous South African township.
• ROSA: Republic of South Ah Sh**t! A sketch comedy TV special featuring comedians and celebrities in skits satirising South African culture.
• Loyiso Gola: Unlearning A TV special in which South African comedian Loyiso Gola serves up filter-free humor as he riffs about race, identity, politics, and a school prank gone embarrassingly wrong.
• What Did You Dream? A short film set during the turbulent transition of 1990 South Africa, in which an 11-year-old girl must find a way to dream again to unlock winning numbers for her grandmother's lottery game.
• Queen Sono A Netflix TV series following South African spy Queen Sono as she uncovers the truth behind her mother's death; Netflix's first African Original series.
• Matwetwe (Wizard) A coming of age adventure film following best friends Lefa and Papi on a hustle through one action-packed New Year's Eve in Atteridgeville.
• Catching Feelings A dark romantic comedy following an urbane young academic and his wife whose lives are turned upside down when a celebrated older writer moves into their Johannesburg home.
• Late Nite News with Loyiso Gola A satirical news TV show featuring comedian Loyiso Gola, which received two International Emmy Award nominations.

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• NetflixcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNetflix produced Queen Sono as Netflix's first African Original series with Diprente. Netflix also distributed Catching Feelings. This is a flagship partnership demonstrating Diprente's position as a premier African content producer for global streaming.
• Skybound EntertainmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSkybound Entertainment (known for The Walking Dead, Invincible) co-produced Classified TV series with Diprente. The partnership combines Diprente's African storytelling expertise with Skybound's international production capabilities.
• Sony Pictures TelevisioncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSony Pictures Television co-produced and distributed Classified across multiple territories, selling to platforms including Netflix (Africa) and Amazon Prime Video (North America).
• Amazon Prime VideocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAmazon Prime Video acquired Classified for North American distribution, representing Diprente's expansion into the North American market.
• Black CoffeeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGrammy Award-winning artist Black Coffee served as executive producer on Matwetwe (Wizard), bringing high-profile talent involvement to the project.

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Direct peers

• Film Afrika Worldwide: One of South Africa's largest independent film and TV producers with global co-production experience. Comparable in serving the same slate of international streamers and broadcasters from a South African base.
• Penguin Films: Long-established South African production company producing feature films and television with international distribution. Comparable as a Johannesburg-headquartered indie pursuing both festival and platform sales.
• Tshedza Pictures: Johannesburg-based independent production company behind premium South African series including Blood & Water and Shaka iLembe. Directly comparable in geography, scale, and a slate model centered on Netflix co-productions and local broadcasters.
• Quizzical Pictures: Independent South African producer of premium scripted television (e.g., The Girl from St. Agnes, Tracking Thieves). Closely comparable in the premium-series-for-global-platforms niche Diprente operates in.
• Triggerfish Animation Studios: Cape Town-based animation and production studio behind Netflix originals (Seal Team, Kamp Koral). Closest comparable in South Africa for premium content delivered to global streaming platforms, with overlap in animation-aligned work noted in Diprente's positioning.
• Ochre Moving Pictures: South African production company producing premium scripted and unscripted content for local and international buyers. Comparable footprint, similar customer mix (broadcasters and streaming), and similar premium-indie positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Blumhouse Productions: U.S.-based independent film and TV producer with deep streaming-platform relationships and a film-plus-series slate model. Comparable in operating as a capital-efficient premium content supplier to global streamers.
• A24: U.S.-based independent studio producing and distributing premium film and television globally. Comparable as a template for the premium-indie content-and-distribution model Diprente is executing at smaller scale.
• Imagine Entertainment: U.S.-based independent production company producing premium film and television for global platforms and studios. Comparable in business model — independent producer supplying Netflix-class buyers with co-financed scripted projects.
• MACRO (formerly Macro): U.S.-based film and TV company focused on premium multicultural storytelling (e.g., Mudbound, Sorry to Bother You). Comparable in being a small-footprint premium studio leveraging distinctive storytelling to land platform and distributor deals.

Market position

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Customer concentration

• Xx.com/DIPRENTE
• Facebookfacebook.com/DiprenteFilms
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/diprente

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Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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Investments

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