Educational Talk about the Manitoba Film Industry with Buffalo Gal’s Phyllis Laing

About Buffalo Gal Pictures

Not content to rest on its laurels, Buffalo Gal Pictures continues to produce high quality projects while maintaining an ongoing and exciting development slate. Recent highlights include HYENA ROAD, produced with Rhombus Media, Triple 7 Films and Bron Creative, and nominated for an impressive eight Canadian Screen Awards, the Sean Garrity-directed feature BOREALIS, co-produced with Banana-Moon Sky Films; SUNNYSIDE, produced with Counterfeit Pictures in Association with City (Rogers Media) and also nominated for multiple awards; CONSIDERING LOVE AND OTHER MAGIC, featuring Eric McCormack (WILL AND GRACE) and Sheila McCarthy, and THE MIDNIGHT MAN, featuring Lyn Shaye and and “Freddy Krueger” himself, Robert Englund, with noteworthy upcoming releases including “SIBERIA” with Keanu Reeves, “JT LEROY” with Kristen Stewart, Laura Dern, Diane Kruger and Jim Sturgess, “LOOK AWAY” with Jason Isaacs, Mira Sorvino and India Eisley and “NOMIS” with Henry Cavill and Sir Ben Kingsley.
Extremely proud of Winnipeg’s deep talent pool, both in front of and behind the camera, Buffalo Gal Pictures continues to seek out and produce stellar, innovative, and thought-provoking film and television properties.

About Phyllis Laing

With a keen sense of business acumen, creative vision and a desire to make Winnipeg the epicentre of the Canadian film and television industry, President Phyllis Laing established Buffalo Gal Pictures in 1994 and has continued to expertly guide it to its present success.
The list of credits to her name is as impressive as it is extensive. Joining forces with a variety of producing partners, Phyllis has ensured that Buffalo Gal pictures has been at the forefront of quality Canadian production for over three decades. Beyond her work at Buffalo Gal Pictures, Phyllis has also sought to expand within the industry through the formulation of offshoot companies such as Opus, Kistikan, Insidious and Tangent – genre or market-specific endeavours that meet the needs of underserved voices in film and television.
Phyllis’ business ingenuity has thrice been honoured by the Women’s Business Owners of Manitoba. She received the Women Entrepreneur of the Year award in 1994 and 2013 and the Impact on Local Economy award in 2002. Committed to the continued development and expansion of the film and television industries, Phyllis served for years as Chair of the On Screen Manitoba Board of Directors, in addition to her seat as a Producer board member. She currently serves as a member of the Gimli Film Festival Board of Directors.