Jason Buxton

Jason Buxton
Buxton at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival
NationalityCanadian
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter
Known forBlackbird

Jason Buxton is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. He wrote and directed three short films, A Fresh Start, The Garden and The Drawing,[citation needed] 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]

His second feature film, Sharp Corner, premiered at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.[6]

Personal life

Buxton is based in Chester, Nova Scotia.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Jason Buxton on Blackbird: 'There's a meditative quality to it'". National Post. September 10, 2012. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013.
  2. ^ "Chester filmmaker wins TIFF award for Blackbird". The Chronicle Herald. September 17, 2012. Archived from the original on September 12, 2018.
  3. ^ "Winners of the 32nd Atlantic Film Festival announced!" (Press release). Atlantic Film Festival. 2012-09-20. Archived from the original on 2013-03-05. Retrieved 2013-03-04.
  4. ^ Nemetz, Andrea (21 September 2012). "Blackbird continues to soar with three AFF awards". The Chronicle Herald. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  5. ^ "Blackbird director Jason Buxton wins first-film honour". CBC News. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  6. ^ Kay, Jeremy (July 22, 2024). "Toronto film festival adds Angelina Jolie, Mike Leigh, Edward Burns, David Mackenzie titles". Screen Daily. Retrieved November 10, 2024.


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