Conquering Lion Pictures
Conquering Lion Pictures (CLP) is an independent film production company founded by Clement Virgo and Damon D'Oliveira.
CLP have produced or co-produced a number of noteworthy films. Poor Boy's Game (2007), directed by Virgo, premiered at the 2007 Berlin International Film Festival as a "Panorama Special Selection", and was later presented as a Special Selection at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival. It earned director Virgo a nomination in 2007 for the DGC Outstanding Achievement Craft Award for direction of a motion picture film. Lie with Me (2005) premiered at the 2006 Berlin International Film Festival as a "Panorama Selection". It caused a stir at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival for its portrayal of explicit sexual themes,[1] and has since been distributed internationally in over 30 territories and sold to Showtime.[2]
CLP's latest project is The Book of Negroes, based on the Lawrence Hill novel of the same name.[3] Hill's novel won the 2009 Canada Reads contest as well as the Commonwealth Writers' Prize in 2008.[4]
Other upcoming feature projects include the lesbian western I Shot the Sheriff, and an urban music drama, Enter the Cipher, which was selected for the 2010 Tribeca All Access program.[5]
Filmography
- Rude (1995)
- Love Come Down (2000)
- Lie with Me (2005)
- Poor Boy's Game (2007)
- The Book of Negroes (2015)
References
- ↑ Walker, Susan (25 September 2005). "Lie with Me". Toronto Star.
- ↑ Lie with Me at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ Punter, Jennie (19 August 2009). "Lion nabs 'Name' film rights". Variety.
- ↑ Barber, John (19 August 2009). "Lawrence Hill's Book of Negroes set for film". The Globe and Mail.
- ↑ http://www.indiewire.com/article/tribeca_all_access_sets_24_projects_for_seventh_edition/