Industry | Canadian film and television |
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Founded | 1994 |
Founder | Phyllis Laing |
Headquarters | 440–112 Market Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3B 0P4 |
Key people | Phyllis Laing, President and Executive Producer |
Subsidiaries |
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Website | buffalogalpictures.com/ |
Buffalo Gal Pictures is an independent TV and film production company based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.[1]
The company has produced 20 feature films, 10 television dramas, 8 documentaries, and over 50 hours of television series.[1] In 2004, it premiered the Isabella Rossellini film The Saddest Music in the World at the Sundance Film Festival.
In 2013, Buffalo Gal Pictures produced Seances, a lost film project by Guy Maddin, in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada.[2]
Its subsidiaries include Insidious Pictures, which focuses on horror; and Kistikan Pictures Inc., dedicated to Indigenous content for film and television, in partnership with actress Tina Keeper.[3][4]
The company was named "Buffalo Gal" to represent Manitoba, as well as symbolizing the western with a feminine touch.[5]
Filmography
Television
- 2002. 2030 CE[6]
- 2008–2013. Less Than Kind, seasons 1–4
- 2009–2014. Cashing In (Kistikan Pictures)[7]
- 2014–2015. The Pinkertons[8]
- 2015. Sunnyside[9]
Film
- 2003. The Saddest Music in the World[10]
- 2004. Seven Times Lucky
- 2005. Niagara Motel
- 2007. My Winnipeg
- 2007. The Stone Angel[11]
- 2009. Amreeka
- 2009. High Life
- 2010. Locked Down
- 2010. How to Start Your Own Country[12]
- 2011. The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom
- 2012. ATM
- 2012. Mad Ship[13]
- 2012. Silent Night (Insidious Pictures)[14]
- 2013. All the Wrong Reasons[15]
- 2014. Burt’s Buzz
- 2014. Aloft
- 2014. Heaven Is for Real[16]
- 2015. The Forbidden Room
- 2015. Hyena Road
- 2015. Borealis[17]
- 2016. Soul Sisters[18] — documentary for VisionTV
- 2016. You're Killing Me Susana[19]
- 2018. JT LeRoy
- 2018. Night Hunter
- 2018. Siberia
- 2018. Road of Iniquity (Kistikan Pictures)[20]
- 2021. Seance[2]
- 2023. Elevator Game
Awards
Awards | Category | Recipient |
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Gemini Awards | Best Direction in a Comedy Program or Series | Less Than Kind |
2009 Cannes Film Festival | Fipresci Prize | Amreeka |
Toronto International Film Festival | Best Canadian Feature | My Winnipeg |
Method Fest Independent Film Festival | Best Feature
Best Screenplay |
Seven Times Lucky |
Genie Awards | Costumes, Editing & Music | Saddest Music in the World |
Banff TV Festival | Rockie Award | Gabrielle Roy |
References
- 1 2 3 "Buffalo Gal Pictures Inc". On Screen Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2020-10-31. Retrieved 2019-06-19.
- 1 2 Dunlevy, T'cha. "Guy Maddin recreating lost films of the silent era". Montreal Gazette. 4 July 2013. Archived from the original on 19 July 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
- ↑ "About Us | Buffalo Gal Pictures". www.buffalogalpictures.com. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
- ↑ Kay, Jeremy (2016-02-11). "Raven Banner strikes deal with Buffalo Gal Pictures". Screen. Retrieved 2019-06-19.
- ↑ "Buffalo Gal Pictures: Conquering Great Stories for 25 Years". Canada Media Fund. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
- ↑ "Buffalo Gal Pictures Production Company Box Office History - The Numbers". www.the-numbers.com. Retrieved 2019-06-19.
- ↑ "Cashing In | Buffalo Gal Pictures". www.buffalogalpictures.com. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
- ↑ "The Pinkertons | Buffalo Gal Pictures". www.buffalogalpictures.com. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
- ↑ "Sunnyside | Buffalo Gal Pictures". www.buffalogalpictures.com. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
- ↑ "The Saddest Music in the World | Buffalo Gal Pictures". www.buffalogalpictures.com. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
- ↑ "The Stone Angel | Buffalo Gal Pictures". www.buffalogalpictures.com. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
- ↑ Anderson, John (12 September 2010). "How to Start Your Own Country". Variety. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ↑ "Mad Ship | Buffalo Gal Pictures". www.buffalogalpictures.com. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
- ↑ "Silent Night | Buffalo Gal Pictures". www.buffalogalpictures.com. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
- ↑ "All The Wrong Reasons | Buffalo Gal Pictures". www.buffalogalpictures.com. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
- ↑ "Heaven Is For Real | Buffalo Gal Pictures". www.buffalogalpictures.com. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
- ↑ "Borealis | Buffalo Gal Pictures". www.buffalogalpictures.com. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
- ↑ "Soul Sisters | Buffalo Gal Pictures". www.buffalogalpictures.com. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
- ↑ "You're Killing Me Susana (Spanish: Me estás matando Susana) | Buffalo Gal Pictures". www.buffalogalpictures.com. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
- ↑ Road of Iniquity at IMDb