
About
Blake Mawson
Overview
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).
Known for
Acting |
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2014 | Gore, Quebec | Actor | Mike (as Daniel Jones-Wood) | 58 Average |
2013 | Nurse 3-D | Actor | Bloody Boyfriend on Stretcher (uncredited) | 55 Average |
2008 | Poison Ivy: The Secret Society | Actor | Male Student | 57 Average |
2003 | Freddy vs. Jason | Actor | Dead Boy on Tree | 60 Fair |
2001 | Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge | Actor | Fly (uncredited) | 62 Fair |
Directing |
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2023 | I Hate People, People Hate Me | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
2018 | Monsters & Men | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
2017 | Boys On Film 16: Possession | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
2016 | PYOTR495 | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
2015 | Monsters and Men | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
Writing |
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2017 | Boys On Film 16: Possession | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
2016 | PYOTR495 | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
Production |
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2017 | Boys On Film 16: Possession | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
2016 | PYOTR495 | Production | Producer | 58 Average |