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Maureen Judge

January 01, 1970

Maureen Judge is a Canadian Screen Awards (CSA) winning filmmaker and television producer. Much of her work is documentary and explores themes of love, betrayal and acceptance in the context of the modern family, with the most recent films focusing on the dreams and challenges of contemporary youth.

Biography edit

Judge was born in Montreal, Quebec and is one of eight children. As a child, she lived in Montreal, Quebec; Kingston, Ontario; and Chicago, Illinois, before moving to Toronto, Ontario in 1967.

She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from The University of Toronto in science and philosophy. In 1982 she earned a Master of Arts degree in cinema studies from New York University. Judge lives in Toronto with her husband and has two grown children.

Judge has directed and produced a number of documentary films, television series and a few dramatic shorts. Among her best known films are My Millennial Life, winner of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television’s CSA Award for Best Documentary Program (2017) and Unveiled: The Mother Daughter Relationship, winner of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television's Genie Award for Best Short Documentary (1997).

She began television series producing in 2002 when she created and produced the 13-episode series, Family Secrets and the Canadian poetry series Heart of a Poet in 2006.

In 2008 Judge produced the documentary film FLicKeR winner of the Hot Docs Special Jury Prize for a Canadian Feature Length Documentary and Best Film on International Art at the 2009 Era New Horizons Film Festival in Poland,[1] FLicKeR was also nominated for a 2009 Gemini Award.[2] Her following film Mom's Home (2010) was nominated for the Donald Brittain Award for Best Social-Political Documentary at the Gemini Awards.

Her films include award-winning documentaries: And We Knew How To Dance: Women and World War I, produced by the National Film Board of Canada, In My Parents' Basement and Living Dolls (2015).

Judge was a founding member of CineAction Magazine in 1986, contributing an article on the film Death Watch to its first issue, and has taught film studies and production at York University, Humber College and Sheridan College in Toronto.

Filmography edit

Selected films:[3]

  • Family Business (dramatic short), writer/director, 1984
  • A Venerable Occasion (dramatic short), writer/director, 1986
  • Altered Ego (comedy/drama featurette), writer, director, 1991
  • And We Knew How to Dance: Women and WWI (documentary) researcher/director, 1994
  • Unveiled: The Mother Daughter Relationship (documentary) producer/director, 1997
  • In My Parents' Basement (documentary), producer/director, 2002
  • FLicKeR (documentary), executive producer/producer, 2008
  • Mom's Home: The August Years of May and Gloria (documentary), producer/writer/director, 2010
  • Living Dolls: The Subculture of Doll Collecting (documentary), producer/writer/director, 2013
  • My Millennial Life (cross platform documentary), producer/writer/director, 2016
  • 17 And Life Doesn’t Wait (documentary), producer/writer/director, 2019

Selected television:[4]

  • Family Secrets (documentary series) creator/writer/producer, 2003
    • "Blowing Out the Candles" (Family Secrets episode), producer/director, 2003
    • "Best Laid Plans" (Family Secrets episode), producer, 2003
    • "Introducing Debbie" (Family Secrets episode), producer/director, 2003
    • "Loss and Found" (Family Secrets episode), producer, 2003
    • "Love Behind Bars" (Family Secrets episode), producer, 2003
    • "Second Helping" (Family Secrets episode), producer, 2003
    • "Birth Mothers Never Forget" (Family Secrets episode), producer/director, 2004
    • "Erase the Day" (Family Secrets episode), producer, 2004
    • "Looking for 7s" (Family Secrets episode), producer, 2004
    • "From Mild to Completely Severe" (Family Secrets episode), producer, 2004
    • "Beyond Baby Blues" (Family Secrets episode), producer, 2004
    • "Almost Normal" (Family Secrets episode), producer, 2004
    • "When Nobody's Looking" (Family Secrets episode), producer/director, 2004

Heart of a Poet edit

Heart of a Poet is a Canadian television documentary series that premiered in April 2006, created by Maureen Judge and Tina Hahn and executive produced by Maureen Judge. The production is broadcast on Bravo!. The series aired for two seasons, running from April 13, 2006[5] through November 29, 2007.[6]

Each episode of the series profiled the life, literature, and performances of a different working Canadian poet. The poets are introduced through samples of their writing, interviews, recitals, and the observational footage of the experiences that make up their daily lives and influence their poetry.[7]

Some of the poets featured in the series include George Elliott Clarke,[8] bill bissett, Christian Bök, Marty Gervais, Lillian Allen, Shane Koyczan,[9] Ray Hsu, and Daphne Marlatt.

Awards edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Era New Horizons Film Festival 2009 competition results". 21 February 2024.
  2. ^ . Archived from the original on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
  3. ^ "IMDB: Maureen Judge". IMDb.
  4. ^ "IMDB: Maureen Judge". IMDb.
  5. ^ "Bravo showcases poets". Media in Canada. March 9, 2006.
  6. ^ "Poetry, Passion, Performance – Acclaimed series Heart of a Poet, by producer Maureen Judge, returns to Bravo!" (Press release). Bravo!. CNW Group. August 15, 2007. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
  7. ^ . makinmovies.ca. Archived from the original on August 16, 2017. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  8. ^ "Free love abounds, but Mao's sex life is off limits". The Globe and Mail. November 8, 2007.
  9. ^ "Shane L. Koyczan". The Canadian Encyclopedia. June 29, 2010. Retrieved August 24, 2017.

External links edit

  • Makin' Movies website
  • Maureen Judge at IMDb

National Film Board of Canada: *And We Knew How to Dance
National Film Board of Canada: *Unveiled: The Mother Daughter Relationship

  • at the Wayback Machine (archived 2011-07-06)
  • Maureen Judge at TV Guide
  • POV Magazine: 17 and Life Doesn't Wait article

January 01, 1970
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Maureen Judge is a Canadian Screen Awards CSA winning filmmaker and television producer Much of her work is documentary and explores themes of love betrayal and acceptance in the context of the modern family with the most recent films focusing on the dreams and challenges of contemporary youth Contents 1 Biography 2 Filmography 3 Heart of a Poet 4 Awards 5 References 6 External linksBiography editJudge was born in Montreal Quebec and is one of eight children As a child she lived in Montreal Quebec Kingston Ontario and Chicago Illinois before moving to Toronto Ontario in 1967 She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from The University of Toronto in science and philosophy In 1982 she earned a Master of Arts degree in cinema studies from New York University Judge lives in Toronto with her husband and has two grown children Judge has directed and produced a number of documentary films television series and a few dramatic shorts Among her best known films are My Millennial Life winner of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television s CSA Award for Best Documentary Program 2017 and Unveiled The Mother Daughter Relationship winner of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television s Genie Award for Best Short Documentary 1997 She began television series producing in 2002 when she created and produced the 13 episode series Family Secrets and the Canadian poetry series Heart of a Poet in 2006 In 2008 Judge produced the documentary film FLicKeR winner of the Hot Docs Special Jury Prize for a Canadian Feature Length Documentary and Best Film on International Art at the 2009 Era New Horizons Film Festival in Poland 1 FLicKeR was also nominated for a 2009 Gemini Award 2 Her following film Mom s Home 2010 was nominated for the Donald Brittain Award for Best Social Political Documentary at the Gemini Awards Her films include award winning documentaries And We Knew How To Dance Women and World War I produced by the National Film Board of Canada In My Parents Basement and Living Dolls 2015 Judge was a founding member of CineAction Magazine in 1986 contributing an article on the film Death Watch to its first issue and has taught film studies and production at York University Humber College and Sheridan College in Toronto Filmography editSelected films 3 Family Business dramatic short writer director 1984 A Venerable Occasion dramatic short writer director 1986 Altered Ego comedy drama featurette writer director 1991 And We Knew How to Dance Women and WWI documentary researcher director 1994 Unveiled The Mother Daughter Relationship documentary producer director 1997 In My Parents Basement documentary producer director 2002 FLicKeR documentary executive producer producer 2008 Mom s Home The August Years of May and Gloria documentary producer writer director 2010 Living Dolls The Subculture of Doll Collecting documentary producer writer director 2013 My Millennial Life cross platform documentary producer writer director 2016 17 And Life Doesn t Wait documentary producer writer director 2019 Selected television 4 Family Secrets documentary series creator writer producer 2003 Blowing Out the Candles Family Secrets episode producer director 2003 Best Laid Plans Family Secrets episode producer 2003 Introducing Debbie Family Secrets episode producer director 2003 Loss and Found Family Secrets episode producer 2003 Love Behind Bars Family Secrets episode producer 2003 Second Helping Family Secrets episode producer 2003 Birth Mothers Never Forget Family Secrets episode producer director 2004 Erase the Day Family Secrets episode producer 2004 Looking for 7s Family Secrets episode producer 2004 From Mild to Completely Severe Family Secrets episode producer 2004 Beyond Baby Blues Family Secrets episode producer 2004 Almost Normal Family Secrets episode producer 2004 When Nobody s Looking Family Secrets episode producer director 2004Heart of a Poet editHeart of a Poet is a Canadian television documentary series that premiered in April 2006 created by Maureen Judge and Tina Hahn and executive produced by Maureen Judge The production is broadcast on Bravo The series aired for two seasons running from April 13 2006 5 through November 29 2007 6 Each episode of the series profiled the life literature and performances of a different working Canadian poet The poets are introduced through samples of their writing interviews recitals and the observational footage of the experiences that make up their daily lives and influence their poetry 7 Some of the poets featured in the series include George Elliott Clarke 8 bill bissett Christian Bok Marty Gervais Lillian Allen Shane Koyczan 9 Ray Hsu and Daphne Marlatt Awards editUnveiled The Mother Daughter Relationship Genie Award Best Short Documentary Academy of Canadian Film amp Television 1998 Gold Award Social Political Documentary Chicago International Film Festival Intercom 1997 Family Secrets Honorable Mention Documentary Film Family Secrets When Nobody s Looking Columbus International Film amp Video Festival 2003 FLicKeR Special Jury Prize Canadian Feature Documentary Hot Docs 2008 Best Film on International Art Era New Horizons Film Festival 2009 Nominated Best Performing Arts Program or Series or Arts Documentary Program or Series Gemini Award 2009 Mom s Home Nominated Donald Brittain Award for Best Social Political Documentary Program Gemini Award 2011 Nominated Best Picture Editing in a Documentary Program or Series Gemini Award 2011 Living Dolls Gold Medal Documentary Directing New York Festivals Best POV Documentary Award Yorkton Film Festival Nomination Best Documentary Austin Film Festival Shaw Hot Docs Completion Award My Millennial Life Winner Canadian Screen Award Best Documentary Program Winner New York Festivals Documentary Gold Medal Nominated Canadian Screen Award Best Cross Platform Project non fiction 17 And Life Doesn t Wait Nominated Canadian Screen Award Best Picture Editing documentary References edit Era New Horizons Film Festival 2009 competition results 21 February 2024 Nominees by Category the 24th Annual Gemini Awards Archived from the original on 2012 02 27 Retrieved 2009 10 09 IMDB Maureen Judge IMDb IMDB Maureen Judge IMDb Bravo showcases poets Media in Canada March 9 2006 Poetry Passion Performance Acclaimed series Heart of a Poet by producer Maureen Judge returns to Bravo Press release Bravo CNW Group August 15 2007 Retrieved August 24 2017 Heart of a Poet makinmovies ca Archived from the original on August 16 2017 Retrieved August 16 2017 Free love abounds but Mao s sex life is off limits The Globe and Mail November 8 2007 Shane L Koyczan The Canadian Encyclopedia June 29 2010 Retrieved August 24 2017 External links editMakin Movies website Maureen Judge at IMDb National Film Board of Canada And We Knew How to Dance National Film Board of Canada Unveiled The Mother Daughter Relationship Official website at the Wayback Machine archived 2011 07 06 Maureen Judge at TV Guide POV Magazine 17 and Life Doesn t Wait article 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