# Red Queen Productions

Red Queen Productions is a Toronto-based, Canadian cinema company founded by filmmakers Maya Gallus and Justine Pimlott, dedicated to creating films about women, social issues, culture and the arts. 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) |
| 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 | 2007 | Maya Gallus | Justine Pimlott & Maya Gallus |
| 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 |
| The Heat: A Kitchen (R)evolution | 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: The Heat: A Kitchen (R)evolution (Nomination)
Canadian Screen Award
* 2019: Best Photography in a Documentary Program or Factual Series: The Heat: A Kitchen (R)evolution (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)