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Red Queen Productions

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Red Queen Productions
IndustryCanadian Documentary Production Company
FounderMaya Gallus & Justine Pimlott
Websiteredqueenproductions.com

Red Queen Productions is a Toronto-based, Canadian cinema company founded by filmmakers Maya Gallus and Justine Pimlott,[1] dedicated to creating films about women, social issues, culture and the arts.[2] Their films have screened internationally at Sheffield Doc/Fest, Dok Leipzig, SEOUL International Women’s Film Festival, Women Make Waves (Taiwan), This Human World Film Festival (Vienna), Singapore International Film Festival, Frameline Film Festival (San Francisco), Outfest (LA) and Newfest (New York), among others, and have been broadcast around the world. Their work has won numerous awards, including a Gemini Award for Best Direction for Girl Inside.

Films

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Film Year Director(s) Producer(s) Reference
Elizabeth Smart: On the Side of the Angels 1991 Maya Gallus Maya Gallus, Janice Dawe
Erotica: A Journey Into Female Sexuality 1997 Maya Gallus
Laugh in the Dark 2000 Justine Pimlott Justine Pimlott
Punch Like a Girl 2003 Maya Gallus & Justine Pimlott Justine Pimlott, Maya Gallus, Moira Holmes
Fag Hags: Women Who Love Gay Men 2005 Justine Pimlott Maya Gallus, Justine Pimlott, Judy Holm
Girl Inside[3] 2007 Maya Gallus Justine Pimlott & Maya Gallus [4]
Cat City 2009 Justine Pimlott Justine Pimlott & Maya Gallus
Dish – Women, Waitressing & the Art of Service 2010 Maya Gallus Justine Pimlott & Maya Gallus
The Mystery of Mazo de la Roche 2012 Maya Gallus Justine Pimlott, Anita Lee, Maya Gallus, Silva Basmajian
Derby Crazy Love 2013 Maya Gallus & Justine Pimlott Justine Pimlott & Maya Gallus [5]
The Heat: A Kitchen (R)evolution[6][7][8] 2018 Maya Gallus Maya Gallus & Howard Fraiberg
Crush: Message in a Bottle 2023 Maya Gallus Maya Gallus & Howard Fraiberg

Awards and nominations

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Most, Festival internacional de Cinema del Vi i el Cava

  • 2023: Sustainability Award: Crush: Message in the Bottle (Award)

Donald Brittain Award

Canadian Screen Award

Bay Street Film Festival

Canadian Screen Awards

Canadian Cinema Editors Awards

  • 2014: Best Editing: Derby Crazy Love (Nomination)
  • 2012: Best Editing: The Mystery of Mazo de la Roche (Nomination)
  • 2011: Best Editing: Dish-Women, Waitressing & the Art of Service (Nomination)

Gemini Awards

  • 2010: Best Editing in a Documentary – Dish, Women, Waitressing & the Art of Service (Nomination)
  • 2008: Best Direction in a Documentary - Girl Inside (Award)
  • 2008: Donald Brittain Award for Best Social Political Documentary – Girl Inside (Nomination)
  • 2004: Best Direction in a Documentary Series – 2 eps: The Boxers Heart & Battle of the Titans - Punch Like A Girl (Nomination)

Inside Out Film and Video Festival

  • 2005: Best Documentary– Fag Hags: Women Who Love Gay Men (Award)

Reel Out Film Festival

  • 2006: Best Canadian Film – Fag Hags: Women Who Love Gay Men (Award)

Sheffield Adventure Film Festival

Yorkton Film Festival, Golden Sheaf Awards

References

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  1. ^ Jason M. (2020, April 14). Slow dissolve: Interview with Maya Gallus and Justine Pimlott. The Walrus.
  2. ^ Barri Cohen, "The open hearts of the Red Queens". Point of View, February 26, 2013.
  3. ^ Bradley, S. (2007, September 26). TV Girl Inside. Xtra Magazine.
  4. ^ Phil Villeneuve (April 11, 2007). "Hot Docs: Girl Inside". Daily Xtra.
  5. ^ Henry Barnes (10 June 2014). "Derby Crazy Love directors at Sheffield Doc/Fest: 'Nobody's making a big feminist point about it - it just is inclusive' - video interview". The Guardian.
  6. ^ Creery, J. (2011, March 25). Hot Docs: Waitress is no servant, she just serves you food. Toronto Star.
  7. ^ Fem Film (2010). Dish: Women waitressing & the art of service (Dir. Maya Gallus, 2010). Fem Film.
  8. ^ Cohen, E. (2010, May 7). An interview with Maya Gallus, director of Dish: Women waitressing & the art of service. She Does the City.
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