ON THE PROGRAM

Screening of THE BOOK OF NEGROES (1st episode) Followed by Discussion and Q&A with Clement Virgo

Hosted by Fabienne Colas, actress, director and TBFF founder

Award-winning Filmmaker Clement Virgo takes us through his journey as a filmmaker, obstacles he had to overcome, what keeps him going and his secret for success.

BIOGRAPHY

Filmmaker Clement Virgo has received wide acclaim for his work in both film and television. In 2015 he directed and co-wrote a six part miniseries adaptation of Lawrence Hill’s The Book of Negroes which debuted to record-breaking numbers on the CBC in Canada and on BET in the U.S. and was nominated for two U.S. Critics Choice Television Awards for Best Limited Series and Best Actress in a Limited Series (Aunjanue Ellis). Additional accolades include the 2015 Cablefax Award and C21 International Drama Award for Best Miniseries and four 2015 NAACP Image Award Nominations including Best Miniseries, Best Actor (Cuba Gooding Jr.), Best Actress (Ellis), and Best Writing (Virgo, Hill). His TV directing credits include Baz Luhrmann’s upcoming Netflix drama The Get Down (2016), American Crime (ABC), The Wire (HBO), and the pilot episode of the upcoming OWN network drama series Greenleaf (2016), on which he is also serving as Executive Producer with Oprah Winfrey.

Virgo’s feature films include the 2007 boxing drama Poor Boy’s Game (Berlin, TIFF, AFF Audience Award), Lie with Me(2005 – Berlin, TIFF, Pusan), and Love Come Down (2000 – Berlin, Toronto). Virgo’s first feature RUDE premiered at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival in Un Certain Regard and went on to screen at numerous festivals around the world including Toronto, London and Sundance.