Minerva Productions was founded by Anne O’Shea in 1996 as a theatrical production company in Wilmington, North Carolina whose primary intention was to give women more opportunities both in front of and behind the footlights. With the inclusion of Brian Quattrini and Hal Cosec, it expanded to include film in 2009 and immediately achieved success with the critically acclaimed, Golden Globe winning and Oscar nominated film, The Kids Are All Right. The mission now includes children, the LGBTQ community and all other undeserved and often ignored factions of modern society that need a voice both locally and globally. 

awards

2017 Best of Key West Award - Theatrical Production Company

2016 Best Documentary Feature, Los Bomberos | Lisbon International Film Festival

2016 Stanley Kramer Award, The Hunting Ground | Producers Guild of America

2015 Outstanding New Broadway Musical, An American in Paris |  Outer Critics Circle Awards

2015 Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off Broadway Musical, An American in Paris |  Drama League Awards

2014 Career Achievement Award, Anne O'Shea |  Key West Film Festival

2013 Outstanding Film - Limited Release, Any Day Now | GLAAD Media Awards

2012 Audience Award for Best Narrative Film , Any Day Now | Tribeca Film Festival

2012 Audience Award for Outstanding Narrative Feature, Any Day Now | L.A. Outfest

2011 Best Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical) , The Kids are All Right | Golden Globe Awards

2011 Movie of the Year, The Kids Are All Right | AFI Awards, USA

2011 Outstanding Film - Wide Release, The Kids Are All Right | GLAAD Media Awards

nominations

2018 Best New Musical, An American in Paris at Dominion Theatre | Olivier Awards

2016 Made in Peru: Best Documentary, Los Bomberos | Festival de Cine de Lima

2016 Best Documentary, Los Bomberos | Hollywood International Independent Documentary Awards

2016 Best Documentary, The Hunting Ground | Producers Guild of America

2015 Best Musical, An American in Paris | Tony Award

2015 Outstanding Musical, An American in Paris | Drama Desk Awards

2015 Best Documentary Feature, Indian Point | Tribeca Film Festival

2015 Outstanding Film - Limited Release, Life Partners | GLAAD Media Awards

2014 Best Musical, Beautiful -- The Carole King Musical | Tony Award

2014 Outstanding Musical, Beautiful -- The Carole King Musical | Drama Desk Awards

2011 Grand Jury Prize (Dramatic), Another Happy Day | Sundance Film Festival

2011 Best Motion Picture of the Year, The Kids are All Right | Academy Awards

2011 Best Feature, The Kids Are All Right | Independent Spirit Awards

2010 Best Film, The Kids Are All Right | Gotham Awards