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Atlantic Filmmaker Focus – Marc Almon
By Christina Kentris on May 08, 2013 / Leave a commentCheck out the original article at | Atlantic Film Festival The Atlantic Film Festival is a champion of Atlantic Canadian filmmakers. In keeping with this promise, every month we will be profiling some of the most incredibly talented people in the filmmaking industry, today. This month, we look at producer/director, Marc Almon. Marc’s latest film, ...
Blackbird Review Raw and seething
By Christina Kentris on May 08, 2013 / Leave a commentby Jacob Boon Jason Buxton’s locally-made, festival darling finally comes to theatres in the earnest depiction of youth justice, Blackbird. Teenager Sean Randall is your typical outsider goth. When his friendship with local “puck bunny” Deanna (Alexia Fast) angers her jock boyfriend, Sean becomes the target of some vicious bullying. Pushed to his breaking point, ...
Blackbird, High triumph at Sonoma
By Christina Kentris on May 07, 2013 / Leave a commentSCREEN DAILY | 14 April, 2013 | By Jeremy Kay Jason Buxton’s Blackbird was named best world feature as the 16th annual Sonoma International Film Festival came to a close on Sunday 14. Nikki Braendlin’s As High As The Sky claimed the best American independent feature award and Terms And Conditions May Apply from Cullen ...
Q&A with Jason Buxton
By Christina Kentris on May 05, 2013 / Leave a commenthref=”http://blackbirdthefilm.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/File.jpeg”> May 5, 2013 | 7:12pm | BY THE CHRONICLE HERALD
Blackbird to be shown at Cannes Youth Event
By Christina Kentris on May 01, 2013 / Leave a commentMay 1, 2013 | 5:48pm | BY THE CHRONICLE HERALD Blackbird, the award-winning film written and directed by Chester’s Jason Buxton, will be screening in competition at Cannes Ecrans Junior during the 66th Cannes Film Festival. It is part of a program of eight international films in Cannes Cinephile theatres from May 20 to 25 ...
