Maya Gallus is a Canadian documentary filmmaker, and co-founder of

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with

Justine Pimlott Justine Pimlott is a Canadian documentary filmmaker, and co-founder of Red Queen Productions with Maya Gallus. She began her career apprenticing as a sound recordist with Studio D, the women’s studio at the National Film Board of Canada (NFB), ...

. Her films have screened at international film festivals, including Toronto International Film Festival, Montreal World Film Festival,

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, SEOUL International Women’s Film Festival, Singapore International Film Festival, This Human World Film Festival (Vienna) and

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(Taiwan), among others. Her work has also screened at the Museum of Fine Arts (Boston), Donostia Kultura,

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and Canada House UK, as well as theatrically in Tokyo, San Francisco, Key West and Toronto, and been broadcast around the world. She has won numerous awards, including a

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for Best Direction for Girl Inside, and has been featured in The Guardian, UK; Ms. (Magazine),

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(Magazine), POV and The Walrus, among others. She is a Director/Writer alumna of the Canadian Film Centre and a participant in Women in the Director’s Chair. She will be honoured with a "Focus On" retrospective at the 2017 Hot Docs festival.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

Atlantic Film Festival *1997: Best Narration: '' Elizabeth Smart: On The Side of the Angels''

Gemini Awards The Gemini Awards were awards given by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television between 1986–2011 to recognize the achievements of Canada's television industry. The Gemini Awards are analogous to the Emmy Awards given in the United States a ...

*1992: Best Direction in a Documentary - '' Elizabeth Smart: On The Side of the Angels'' (Nomination) Genie Awards *1998: Best Documentary: ''Erotica: A Journey Into Female Sexuality'' (Nomination)

Hot Docs The Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival is the largest documentary festival in North America. The event takes place annually in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The 27th edition of the festival took place online throughout May and June ...

*1998: Best Arts Documentary: ''Erotica: A Journey Into Female Sexuality'' (Nomination) Yorkton Film Festival, Golden Sheaf Awards *1991: Best Production: '' Elizabeth Smart: On The Side of the Angels'' (Award) *1991: Best Documentary: ''Elizabeth Smart: On The Side of the Angels'' (Award) *1991: Best Editing: ''Elizabeth Smart: On The Side of the Angels'' (Award) For additional awards - see

References

External links

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