Red Queen Productions Explained

Industry:	Canadian Documentary Production Company
Founder:	Maya Gallus & Justine Pimlott

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

Film	Year	Director(s)	Producer(s)	Reference
Elizabeth Smart: On the Side of the Angels	1991	Maya Gallus	Maya Gallus, Janice Dawe
	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]
^[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

Most, Festival internacional de Cinema del Vi i el Cava

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

Donald Brittain Award

• 2019: Best Social or Political Documentary Program: (Nomination)

Canadian Screen Award

• 2019: Best Photography in a Documentary Program or Factual Series: (Nomination)

Bay Street Film Festival

• 2014: People’s Choice Award: Derby Crazy Love (Award)

Canadian Screen Awards

• 2014: Best Editing in a Documentary: Derby Crazy Love (Nomination)
• 2012: Best Editing in a Documentary: The Mystery of Mazo de la Roche (Nomination)
• 2012: Best Cinematography in a Documentary: The Mystery of Mazo de la Roche (Nomination)
• 2012: Barbara Sears Documentary Award: The Mystery of Mazo de la Roche (Nomination)

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

• 2015: Best Women in Adventure Film, Bronze: Derby Crazy Love (Sheffield, UK)[12] (Award)
• 2015: Best Soundtrack, Gold: Derby Crazy Love (Sheffield, UK)[13] (Award)
• 2015: Special Jury Citation, Best Film: Derby Crazy Love (Sheffield, UK)

Yorkton Film Festival, Golden Sheaf Awards

• 2011: Best Social Political Documentary - The Mystery of Mazo de la Roche (Award)

Notes and References

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. Web site: Hot Docs: Girl Inside. Phil Villeneuve. Daily Xtra. April 11, 2007.
5. Web site: Derby Crazy Love directors at Sheffield Doc/Fest: 'Nobody's making a big feminist point about it - it just is inclusive' - video interview. Henry Barnes. 10 June 2014. 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.