Monument to the Lion of Judah patriot and national hero. The work was made by the French sculptor Georges Gardet in 1930, on the occasion of the coronation of Emperor Hailé Selassié on November 2, 1930. At the end of the so-called March of the Iron Will (in italian: "Marcia della ferrea volontà") that led to the occupation of Addis Ababa by the Italian army, the statue was transported to Rome, Italy in 1935 at the end of the Second Italo-Ethiopian War. The Lion of Judah sculpture was placed just beyond Piazza dei Cinquecento, under the obelisk of the Italian Heroes of the Battle of Dogali
Conquering Lion Pictures Conquering Lion Pictures Conquering Lion Pictures (CLP) is an independent Canadian film production company founded by Clement Virgo and Damon D'Oliveira. Virgo and D'Oliveira met in 1991 while studying at the Canadian Film Centre (CFC), and formed CLP while working on "Rude", their first feature film at the CFC. CLP have produced or co-produced a number of noteworthy films. Their first feature film, "Rude" (1995), was the first feature film produced by an African-Canadian director, and premiered at Cannes to critical acclaim. "Poor Boy's Game" (2007), directed by Virgo, premiered at the 2007 Berlin International Film Festival as a "Panorama