Maureen Judge
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Maureen Judge is a critically acclaimed Canadian filmmaker and television
producer. Most of her work is documentary and explores themes of love, betrayal and acceptance in the context of the modern family.
, Quebec and is one of eight children. As a child, she lived in Montreal, Quebec; Kingston
, Ontario; and Chicago
, Illinois, before moving to Toronto
in 1967.
In 1975 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 now lives in Toronto with her husband and their two children.
Judge has directed and produced a number of documentary film
s, television series and a few shorts. Her best known film, Unveiled: The Mother Daughter Relationship was the winner of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television
Genie Award
in 1998 for Best Short Documentary. She also directed And We Knew How To Dance: Women and World War I, which was produced by the National Film Board of Canada
, and In My Parents' Basement.
She began television series producing in 2002 when she created and produced the 13 episode series, Family Secrets
. Judge then went on to create and produce the series Heart of a Poet
in 2006.
More recently, Judge produced the documentary film FLicKeR
which won the Special Jury Prize for a Canadian Feature Length Documentary at Hot Docs
in 2008. It then went on to win in the category of Best Film on International Art at the 2009 Era New Horizons Film Festival
in Poland, and was nominated for a 2009 Gemini Award
.
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.
FLicKeR
(documentary), producer, 2008
In My Parents’ Basement (documentary), director, 2002
Unveiled: The Mother Daughter Relationship (documentary) director, 1997
And We Knew How To Dance: Women and WWI (documentary) director, 1994
Altered Ego (comedy/drama featurette), writer, director, 1991
A Venerable Occasion (dramatic short), writer/director, 1986
Family Business (dramatic short), writer/director,1984
Selected Television:
Heart of a Poet I&II (docu/performance series), co-creator/executive producer, 2006
bill bissett
(“Heart of a Poet” I episode), writer/director, 2006
Christian Bök
(“Heart of a Poet” I episode), writer/director, 2006
Marty Gervais
(“Heart of a Poet” I episode), writer/director, 2006
Seth-Adrian Harris (“Heart of a Poet” I episode), writer/director, 2006
Lillian Allen
(“Heart of a Poet” II episode), writer/director, 2006
Adeena Karasick (“Heart of a Poet” II episode), writer/director, 2006
Shane Koyczan
(“Heart of a Poet” II episode), writer/director, 2006
Jill Battson (“Heart of a Poet” I episode), writer/director, 2006
Daphne Marlatt
(“Heart of a Poet” II episode), writer/director, 2006
Family Secrets (documentary series) creator/producer, 2003
Blowing Out the Candles (“Family Secrets” series pilot episode), director, 2003
When Nobody’s Looking (“Family Secrets” episode), director, 2003
Birth Mothers Never Forget (“Family Secrets” episode), director, 2003
Introducing Debbie (“Family Secrets” episode), director, 2003
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 Awards (2009)
Family Secrets
Gold Award: Documentary Series, WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival (2004)
Honorable Mention: Documentary Film, Family Secrets: When Nobody’s Looking, Columbus International Film & Video Festival
(2003)
In My Parents’ Basement
Silver Award: Documentary, WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival (2002)
Unveiled: The Mother Daughter Relationship
Genie Award: Best Short documentary, Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television
(1997)
Gold Award: Social/Political Documentary, Chicago International Film Festival
Intercom (1997)
Finalist Award: Documentary, WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival (1998)
Honorable mention: Social Issues, Columbus International Film & Video Festival (1997)
Hot Docs Award Nomination: Social/Political Documentary (1998)
And We knew How To Dance
Chris Award: Social Issues, Columbus International Film & Video Festival (1994)
National Film Board of Canada: *And We Knew How to Dance
National Film Board of Canada: *Unveiled: The Mother Daughter Relationship
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
producer. Most of her work is documentary and explores themes of love, betrayal and acceptance in the context of the modern family.
Biography
Judge was born in 1955 in MontrealMontreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec and is one of eight children. As a child, she lived in Montreal, Quebec; Kingston
Kingston, Ontario
Kingston, Ontario is a Canadian city located in Eastern Ontario where the St. Lawrence River flows out of Lake Ontario. Originally a First Nations settlement called "Katarowki," , growing European exploration in the 17th Century made it an important trading post...
, Ontario; and Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois, before moving to Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
in 1967.
In 1975 she received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from The University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
in Science and Philosophy. In 1982 she earned a Master of Arts Degree in Cinema Studies from New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
. Judge now lives in Toronto with her husband and their two children.
Judge has directed and produced a number of documentary film
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
s, television series and a few shorts. Her best known film, Unveiled: The Mother Daughter Relationship was the winner of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television
Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television
The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television is a Canadian non-profit organization created in 1979 to recognize over 4,000 Canadian film industry and television industry professionals...
Genie Award
Genie Award
Genie Awards are given out to recognize the best of Canadian cinema by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. From 1949-1979, the awards were named the Canadian Film Awards...
in 1998 for Best Short Documentary. She also directed And We Knew How To Dance: Women and World War I, which was produced by the National Film Board of Canada
National Film Board of Canada
The National Film Board of Canada is Canada's twelve-time Academy Award-winning public film producer and distributor. An agency of the Government of Canada, the NFB produces and distributes documentary, animation, alternative drama and digital media productions...
, and In My Parents' Basement.
She began television series producing in 2002 when she created and produced the 13 episode series, Family Secrets
Family Secrets (TV series)
Family Secrets is a television documentary series which premiered in February 2003, created and produced by Maureen Judge.The 30 minute episodes featured raw, compelling and honest accounts of the impact of secrets on families and their lives. The show used a mix of fly-on-the-wall style...
. Judge then went on to create and produce the series Heart of a Poet
Heart of a Poet
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!....
in 2006.
More recently, Judge produced the documentary film FLicKeR
FLicKeR (film)
FLicKeR is a Canadian documentary film written and directed by Nik Sheehan, produced by Maureen Judge and Silva Basmajian . The film is based on the book "Chapel of Extreme Experience " by John Geiger about the work of artist Brion Gysin and his Dreamachine.Gysin's Dreamachine used a 100-watt light...
which won the Special Jury Prize for a Canadian Feature Length Documentary at Hot Docs
Hot Docs
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival is North America's largest documentary film festival, conference, and market, held annually in Toronto, Ontario, Canada...
in 2008. It then went on to win in the category of Best Film on International Art at the 2009 Era New Horizons Film Festival
Era New Horizons Film Festival
New Horizons Film Festival is an international film festival held annually in July in Wrocław, Poland. It has been organised since 2001.- Festival programme 2009 :* Opening gala – Michael Haneke's The White Ribbon...
in Poland, and was nominated for a 2009 Gemini Award
Gemini Award
The Gemini Awards are annual television broadcasting industry awards in Canada.First awarded in 1986, the Geminis celebrate the achievements of TV members of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. Essentially, it presents awards for the best television productions in Canada. Awards are...
.
Judge was a founding member of CineAction Magazine
CineACTION
CineAction is a Canada-based film magazine, published three times a year, edited by an editorial collective that included critic Robin Wood...
in 1986, contributing an article on the film Death Watch
Death Watch
Death Watch is a 1980 science fiction film directed by Bertrand Tavernier. It is based on the novel The Unsleeping Eye by David G. Compton, also known as The Continuous Katherine Mortenhoe...
to its first issue, and has taught film studies and production at York University
York University
York University is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, Ontario's second-largest graduate school, and Canada's leading interdisciplinary university....
, Humber College
Humber College
Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning is a polytechnic college in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Humber offers more than 150 programs including: bachelor’s degree, diploma, certificate, post-graduate certificate and apprenticeship programs, across 40 fields of study. Humber serves...
and Sheridan College
Sheridan College
Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning is a diploma and degree granting Canadian polytechnic institute with approximately 15,000 full time students and 35,000 continuing education students...
in Toronto.
Filmography
Selected Films:FLicKeR
FLicKeR (film)
FLicKeR is a Canadian documentary film written and directed by Nik Sheehan, produced by Maureen Judge and Silva Basmajian . The film is based on the book "Chapel of Extreme Experience " by John Geiger about the work of artist Brion Gysin and his Dreamachine.Gysin's Dreamachine used a 100-watt light...
(documentary), producer, 2008
In My Parents’ Basement (documentary), director, 2002
Unveiled: The Mother Daughter Relationship (documentary) director, 1997
And We Knew How To Dance: Women and WWI (documentary) director, 1994
Altered Ego (comedy/drama featurette), writer, director, 1991
A Venerable Occasion (dramatic short), writer/director, 1986
Family Business (dramatic short), writer/director,1984
Selected Television:
Heart of a Poet I&II (docu/performance series), co-creator/executive producer, 2006
bill bissett
Bill Bissett
bill bissett is a Canadian poet famous for his anti-conventional style. He often does not capitalise his name or use capital letters.-Life:...
(“Heart of a Poet” I episode), writer/director, 2006
Christian Bök
Christian Bök
Christian Bök is an experimental Canadian poet. He is the author of Eunoia, which won the Canadian Griffin Poetry Prize, and which has been said to be "Canada's best-selling poetry book ever."-Life:...
(“Heart of a Poet” I episode), writer/director, 2006
Marty Gervais
Marty Gervais
Charles Henry "Marty" Gervais is a Canadian poet, photographer, professor, journalist, and publisher of Black Moss Press.Gervais has also published plays, children's books, non-fiction and, a book of photography, A Show of Hands: Boxing on the Border...
(“Heart of a Poet” I episode), writer/director, 2006
Seth-Adrian Harris (“Heart of a Poet” I episode), writer/director, 2006
Lillian Allen
Lillian Allen
Lillian Allen is a Canadian dub poet, reggae musician, writer and Juno award winner.-Biography:Born in Spanish Town, Jamaica in 1951, she left that country in 1969, first moving to New York City, where she studied English at the City University of New York...
(“Heart of a Poet” II episode), writer/director, 2006
Adeena Karasick (“Heart of a Poet” II episode), writer/director, 2006
Shane Koyczan
Shane Koyczan
Shane L. Koyczan is a Canadian poet and writer. Born in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Koyczan grew up in Penticton, British Columbia. In 2000, he became the first Canadian to win the Individual Championship title at the US National Poetry Slam. Together with Mighty Mike McGee and C. R...
(“Heart of a Poet” II episode), writer/director, 2006
Jill Battson (“Heart of a Poet” I episode), writer/director, 2006
Daphne Marlatt
Daphne Marlatt
Daphne Marlatt, née Buckle, CM , is a Canadian poet who lives in Vancouver, British Columbia....
(“Heart of a Poet” II episode), writer/director, 2006
Family Secrets (documentary series) creator/producer, 2003
Blowing Out the Candles (“Family Secrets” series pilot episode), director, 2003
When Nobody’s Looking (“Family Secrets” episode), director, 2003
Birth Mothers Never Forget (“Family Secrets” episode), director, 2003
Introducing Debbie (“Family Secrets” episode), director, 2003
Awards
FLicKeRFLicKeR (film)
FLicKeR is a Canadian documentary film written and directed by Nik Sheehan, produced by Maureen Judge and Silva Basmajian . The film is based on the book "Chapel of Extreme Experience " by John Geiger about the work of artist Brion Gysin and his Dreamachine.Gysin's Dreamachine used a 100-watt light...
Special Jury Prize: Canadian Feature Documentary, Hot Docs
Hot Docs
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival is North America's largest documentary film festival, conference, and market, held annually in Toronto, Ontario, Canada...
(2008)
Best Film on International Art: Era New Horizons Film Festival
Era New Horizons Film Festival
New Horizons Film Festival is an international film festival held annually in July in Wrocław, Poland. It has been organised since 2001.- Festival programme 2009 :* Opening gala – Michael Haneke's The White Ribbon...
(2009)
Nominated: Best Performing Arts Program or Series or Arts Documentary Program or Series, Gemini Awards (2009)
Family Secrets
Gold Award: Documentary Series, WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival (2004)
Honorable Mention: Documentary Film, Family Secrets: When Nobody’s Looking, Columbus International Film & Video Festival
Columbus International Film & Video Festival
The Columbus International Film + Video Festival is a Columbus, Ohio, USA annual film festival which is designed to encourage and promote the use of film and video in all forms of education and communication...
(2003)
In My Parents’ Basement
Silver Award: Documentary, WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival (2002)
Unveiled: The Mother Daughter Relationship
Genie Award: Best Short documentary, Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television
Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television
The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television is a Canadian non-profit organization created in 1979 to recognize over 4,000 Canadian film industry and television industry professionals...
(1997)
Gold Award: Social/Political Documentary, Chicago International Film Festival
Chicago International Film Festival
The Chicago International Film Festival is an annual film festival held every fall. Founded in 1964, it is the longest-running competitive film festival in North America....
Intercom (1997)
Finalist Award: Documentary, WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival (1998)
Honorable mention: Social Issues, Columbus International Film & Video Festival (1997)
Hot Docs Award Nomination: Social/Political Documentary (1998)
And We knew How To Dance
Chris Award: Social Issues, Columbus International Film & Video Festival (1994)
External links
National Film Board of Canada: *And We Knew How to Dance
National Film Board of Canada: *Unveiled: The Mother Daughter Relationship