Jason Buxton is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. 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."Jason Buxton on Blackbird: ‘There’s a meditative quality to it’"
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'', September 10, 2012.

Career

Buxton's first feature film ''Blackbird'' was nominated for two awards at the

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'', of the Best Canadian First Feature Film award at the

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. The film won three awards at that year's

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: Best Atlantic Feature, Best Atlantic Director, and the Michael Weir Award for Outstanding Atlantic Screenplay (sponsored by the

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). ''Blackbird'' also won the 2013

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for the year's best Canadian film by a first-time director.

Personal life

Buxton is based in

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