Jason Buxton
| Jason Buxton | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | film director, screenwriter |
| Known for | Blackbird |
Jason Buxton is a Canadian film director and screenwriter.[1] He wrote and directed three short films, A Fresh Start, The Garden and The Drawing, before debuting his first full-length feature film, Blackbird, in 2012.[1]
Career
Buxton's first feature film Blackbird was nominated for two awards at the 1st Canadian Screen Awards, including a nomination for Best Original Screenplay. It was also a co-winner, alongside Brandon Cronenberg's Antiviral, of the Best Canadian First Feature Film award at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival.[2] The film won three awards at that year's Atlantic Film Festival: Best Atlantic Feature, Best Atlantic Director, and the Michael Weir Award for Outstanding Atlantic Screenplay (sponsored by the Michael Weir Foundation for the Arts).[3][4]
Blackbird also won the 2013 Claude Jutra Award for the year's best Canadian film by a first-time director.[5]
Personal Life
Buxton is based in Chester, Nova Scotia.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Jason Buxton on Blackbird: ‘There’s a meditative quality to it’". National Post, September 10, 2012.
- ↑ "Chester filmmaker wins TIFF award for Blackbird". The Chronicle Herald, September 17, 2012.
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