Posts by — admin
Nova Scotia filmmaker Jason Buxton Wins Claude Jutra Award for Blackbird
By admin on January 29, 2013 / Leave a commentPhoto: Blackbird star Connor Jessup discusses a scene with director Jason Buxton Photo credit: Christopher Porter Download the image Tweet this release: Nova Scotia filmmaker @jasonbuxtonfilm Wins Claude Jutra Award for Blackbird @BBBlackbirdFilm #CdnScreenAwards http://bit.ly/V2Dm72 Facebook this release: Nova Scotia filmmaker Jason Buxton Wins Claude Jutra Award for Blackbird: www.academy.ca/press/ TORONTO – Jan 29, 2013 ...
Blackbird wins crowing rights at Vancouver International Film Festival awards
By admin on October 16, 2012 / Leave a commentBY MARK LEIREN-YOUNG, VANCOUVER SUN OCTOBER 15, 2012 Blackbird was flying high Friday night after winning the award for Best Canadian Feature at the 31st annual Vancouver International Film Festival and taking home the $10,000 jury prize. The first feature by Nova Scotia director Jason Buxton hit a chord with jurors with a beyond timely ...
Blackbird continues to soar with three AFF awards!
By admin on September 21, 2012 / Leave a commentSeptember 21, 2012 – 4:00am BY ANDREA NEMETZ ENTERTAINMENT REPORTER Chester filmmaker’s drama also won prestigious TIFF feature prize Chester filmmaker Jason Buxton claimed a trio of trophies when the Atlantic Film Festival Awards were presented on Thursday in Halifax. Buxton won Best Atlantic Feature, Best Atlantic Director and Best Atlantic Screenwriter for his debut ...
Jason Buxton on Blackbird: ‘There’s a meditative quality to it’
By admin on September 18, 2012 / Leave a commentMelissa Leong | National Post | Sep 10, 2012 2:30 PM ET Despite the young protagonist’s nickname in the film, “Columbine,” Blackbird is not about a school shooting. Rather, Jason Buxton’s first feature is an exploration of youth, alienation and prison culture. The movie tells the tale of a bullied teen whose online threat sparks ...
Chester filmmaker wins TIFF award for Blackbird!
By admin on September 18, 2012 / Leave a commentSeptember 17, 2012 – 2:40pm BY ANDREA NEMETZ ENTERTAINMENT REPORTER Jason Buxton, Brandon Cronenberg share best debut Canadian feature prize Jason Buxton had extra reason to celebrate heading into the sold-out screening of his first feature film Sunday night at the Atlantic Film Festival. The Chester filmmaker learned just a few hours before that Blackbird ...
