Thursday, September 15, 2011

"Leone Stars," documentary following Sierra Leone Single-Leg Amputee Sports Club's pursuit of world championship, wins Toronto International Film Festival's Pitch This! competition, $10,000 in development funding

From The National Post:Allan Tong and Ngardy Conteh's Leone Stars, a documentary following the Sierra Leone Single-Leg Amputee Sports Club's pursuit of a world championship, has won the Toronto International Film Festival's Pitch This! competition and with it $10,000 in development funding.The duo took the prize at the industry competition Tuesday, with Leone Stars topping five other films vying