Norma Bailey (born 1949) is a Canadian film writer, producer, and director whose work is rooted in feminist and intersectional film theory. Bailey has directed several films, both in English and French and in various different genres, including fiction and non-fiction films. Her prolific career within the film industry has awarded her various awards and professional accolades including being named to the Order of Manitoba in 2010.
Career
Norma Bailey was born in Gimli, Manitoba, Canada, and graduated from the University of Manitoba and began her film career as a production assistant on David Cronenberg's Rabid. She joined the National Film Board of Canada where her first short, The Performer (1980), made for the Canada Vignettes series, won a jury prize for short film at the Cannes Film Festival. Bailey has since then had an extensive career writing, producing, and directing numerous shorts, documentaries, features, and television dramas including The Sheldon Kennedy Story for CTV, Cowboys and Indians: The Killing of J. J. Harper for CBC and the Genie Award–winning Bordertown Café in 1992, which was an adaptation of a play by Kelly Rebar. Norma Bailey also served as a producer for a four-part series Daughters of the Country about aboriginal women's interactions with white society.
Filmography
Awards
American Indian Film Festival YearTitleAwardResult2003Cowboys and Indians: The J.J. Harper StoryAmerican Indian Movie Award - Best DirectorWinner2003Cowboys and Indians: The J.J. Harper StoryAmerican Indian Movie Award - Best FilmNominee
Canadian Screen Awards, CA YearTitleAwardResult2020Mary Kills PeopleCanadian Screen Award - Best Direction in a Dramatic SeriesWinner2019Mary Kills PeopleCanadian Screen Award - Best Direction in a Dramatic SeriesWinner2013The Pastor's WifeCanadian Screen Award - Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-SeriesNominee
Cannes Film Festival YearTitleAwardResult1980Canada Vignettes: The PerformerJury Prize - Best Short FilmWinner1980Canada Vignettes: The PerformerPalme d'Or - Best Short FilmNominee
Directors Guild of Canada YearTitleAwardResult2019Mary Kills PeopleOutstanding Directorial Achievement - Movies for Television and Mini-SeriesWinner2013An Officer and a MurdererDGC Team Award - Television and Mini-SeriesNominee2011The Devil's TeardropDGC Craft Award - Direction - Television Movie/Mini-SeriesNominee2011The Devil's TeardropDGC Team Award - Television and Mini-SeriesNominee2010Too Late to Say GoodbyeDGC Craft Award - Outstanding Achievement in Direction - Television Movie/Mini-SeriesWinner2009The Capture of the Green River KillerDGC Craft Award - Direction - Television Movie/Mini-SeriesWinner2006Ken Leishman: The Flying BanditDGC Team Award - Outstanding DocumentaryNominee2004Cowboys and Indians: The J.J. Harper StoryDGC Craft Award - Outstanding Achievement in Direction - Television Movie or Mini-SeriesNominee
Gemini Awards YearTitleAwardResult2008The Capture of the Green River KillerGemini - Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-SeriesNominee2007Eight Days to LiveGemini - Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-SeriesNominee2004Cowboys and Indians: The J.J. Harper StoryGemini - Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-SeriesNominee2000The Sheldon Kennedy StoryGemini - Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-SeriesNominee1987IkweGemini - Best Pay TV Dramatic Program or SeriesWinner1987IkweGemini - Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-SeriesNominee
Bijou Awards YearTitleAwardResult 1981 Nose and Tina Best Documentary Under 30 Minutes Winner Best Director of a Documentary Winner
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