Blake Mawson - Movies, Bio & Filmography

Meet Blake Mawson

★ Directing🎥 5 films📺 1 TV shows📅 2001–2014🔥 1

Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Canadian filmmaker BLAKE MAWSON, a 2017 fellow of Oscar-nominated filmmaker Norman Jewison’s CFC Director’s Lab, is celebrated for his distinctive storytelling, unique characters, and striking visual style. His debut short PYOTR495 (2016), addressing anti-LGBTQ+ violence in Russia, won acclaim at over 100 festivals worldwide, earning a Canadian Screen Award for Best Lead Performance, a Best Direction nomination, the NFB’s A&E Filmmaker Award, and a nomination for SITGES’ Paul Naschy Award. Mawson’s work includes music videos for Orville Peck (Vogue premiere) and Crown Lands (Rolling Stone premiere). In 2022, he created a horror teaser for Mike Flanagan’s The Midnight Club.

Mawson directed all six episodes of the queer dark comedy series I Hate People, People Hate Me, which premiered at Tribeca 2023 and played at NewFest and Just For Laughs. Emmy-winning WOW Presents+ (producers of RuPaul’s Drag Race) recently acquired the series as its first-ever scripted show, set to premiere globally in 2025.

Currently, Mawson is developing his debut feature Perennials, a supernatural horror, with Wildhood producer Gharrett Paon and Good Question Media/Scythia Films (The VVitch, The Apprentice).From Wikipedia
Blake Mawson (born April 24, 1984) is a Canadian actor, filmmaker, and screenwriter. After beginning his career as an actor in the 2000s, Mawson later attracted acclaim as director of the short film Pyotr495 (2016), for which he won several accolades.
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