Clement Virgo Not Interested In Making "This-Is-Good-For-You Cinema"

Shadow and Act news on Clement Virgo In Adapting "Book Of Negroes" + Revamped Western Also In Development

http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/clement-virgo-not-interested-in-making-this-is-good-for-you-cinema-in-adapting-book-of-negroes-revamped-western-also-in-development#

Conquering Lion TV producer trainee

Six aspiring producers are to learn how to be wise in the ways of Canadian film and TV, thanks to the latest mentoring effort by the Canadian Media Production Association (CMPA).

The Telefilm producer trainee program will see Tasha Waldron train at Conquering Lion Pictures.


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Astral Harold Greenberg Fund Supports 29 Script Development Projects.

Astral's Harold Greenberg Fund is pleased to announce its latest round of funding for 29 new and ongoing projects through its Script Development Program. Chosen from 135 applications, "The Book of Negroes" has been selected for the Polish and Packaging phase.

http://www.astral.com/en/press-room/news/2011/astrals-harold-greenberg-fund-supports-29-script-development-projects

Conquering Lion Announces Plans to Remake "The Harder They Come"

Conquering Lion Pictures is excited to announce plans for a film based upon 1972's Jamaican classic, "The Harder They Come," which starred reggae legend Jimmy Cliff as an aspiring musician lured into crime. Conquering Lion will be working with U.K. production company Xingu Films and Jamaican producer Justine Henzell for this ambitious project.

"Next year is the 50th anniversary of Jamaica and the 40th anniversary of the original film, so the timing is perfect," said D'Oliveira. " 'The Harder They Come' was the first film to bring the real Jamaica to the world, and that spirit informs this new version."

Read more about this in Variety here:

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118035247?refCatId=13

Check out Clement Virgo featured in The Star highlighting his favourite place in Toronto.

Clement Virgo, director: “Every day I take the subway to work and I come up from the east-west platform on the Danforth line and there’s always this beautiful music echoing as you come up the stairs onto the northbound platform for the Yonge line. It’s always some interesting music: a guitarist, a Chinese violinist, a guy playing that West African instrument with his thumb, someone playing blues. . . . It kind of represents the cultural diversity...

Read Clement Virgo's Article in Macleans Magazine: Where we need ‘The Book of Negroes’

You can read the entire article here: http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/01/where-we-need-the-book-of-negroes/

Congratulations to Conquering Lion's Damon D'Oliveira for being selected for the prestigious ACE development program!

For the third year running, Telefilm Canada is proud to be supporting Canadian producers through the Ateliers du Cinéma Européen (ACE) and its training and professional development program for non-European Union independent producers. This year, ACE has selected two Canadian producers - Damon D'Oliveira from Conquering Lions Pictures (The Book of Negroes), for the English market, and Chantal Lafleur from Productions La Fête (Le Plieur de temps), for the French market - to participate in the 2011 session of the ACE Mundus Program.

"Taking part in the ACE Mundus program encourages the development of vital partnerships within an exceptional group of European producers," said Damon D'Oliveira, of Conquering Lion Pictures. "With Canadian producers now looking to international financing and coproductions to get their feature films made, the members and mentors at ACE can offer invaluable networking opportunities on the global market."

The two Canadian producers were selected by an ACE jury composed of external readers and industry experts. Telefilm Canada is supporting their participation in ACE Mundus by covering the related costs.

You can read more about it here:

http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/Telefilm-Canada-announces-cnw-2398695339.html?x=0

The Book of Negroes/Someone Knows My Name Makes Oprah's Summer Reading List

The Book of Negroes or as it is known in the USA Someone Knows My Name was chosen for Oprah's Summer 2010 Reading List in O Magazine. You can check out her list here:

http://www.oprah.com/omagazine/Summer-Reading-List-Summer-Books/3

Why The Book of Negroes Matters

The Globe and Mail has a great article about the Book of Negroes which you can read here:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/article312208.ece

Variety Mention's Conquering Lion's Highly Anticipated Adaptation of the Book of Negroes

Check out the article in Variety here:

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118007478?r