Jason Buxton | |
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![]() Buxton at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival | |
Nationality | Canadian |
Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
Known for | Blackbird |
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]
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]
Buxton is based in Chester, Nova Scotia. [1]