Buffalo Gal Pictures

Buffalo Gal Pictures
IndustryCanadian film and television
Founded1994 (1994)
FounderPhyllis Laing
Headquarters440–112 Market Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3B 0P4
Key people
Phyllis Laing, President and Executive Producer
Subsidiaries
  • Insidious Pictures
  • Kistikan Pictures Inc.
Websitebuffalogalpictures.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]

  1. ^ a b "Buffalo Gal Pictures Inc". On Screen Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2020-10-31. Retrieved 2019-06-19.
  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.
  3. ^ "About Us | Buffalo Gal Pictures". www.buffalogalpictures.com. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  4. ^ Kay, Jeremy (2016-02-11). "Raven Banner strikes deal with Buffalo Gal Pictures". Screen. Retrieved 2019-06-19.
  5. ^ "Buffalo Gal Pictures: Conquering Great Stories for 25 Years". Canada Media Fund. Retrieved 2021-05-30.