Jason Anderson
Location:
Toronto, ON
Styles:
Blogging, Columns, Essays, Features, Humour, Personal Journalism, Profiles, Promotional copy, Scriptwriting, Social media, Web
Subjects:
Arts, Books & literature, Entertainment (film, television, theatre), Food, Leisure goods & activities, Men, Music, Publishing, Travel & tourism
Bio:
Raised in Calgary and based in Toronto, Jason Anderson is a freelance arts journalist, a novelist and one of the country’s most prominent film critics. Besides writing extensively about the arts for a wide array of Canadian and international publications, he teaches at the University of Toronto and is the programming director for the Kingston Canadian Film Festival.
Publications/Client List:
Longtime film columnist for Eye Weekly in Toronto, regular contributor to the Toronto Star, the CBC’s online arts magazine, Toronto Life, Fashion magazine, Movie Entertainment, Cinema Scope and Swerve magazine in Calgary. Has also written about film, music and literature for The Walrus, Entertainment Weekly, The Globe and Mail, Chatelaine, Toro, Shift and Vernissage.
Books:
- Showbiz, a novel published by ECW Press in 2005
- Contributed essays and chapters to Interviews: Errol Morris (University Press of Minnesota, 2009), The State of the Arts (Coach House, 2006), Reel Asian: Asian Canada on Screen (Coach House, 2007) and Film + Travel (Museyon, 2008).
Other Projects:
- Keyboardist in the Two Koreas, a Toronto band that has recorded three albums (including the forthcoming Science Island) and played with Metric, the Constantines, Wire, Final Fantasy and Danko Jones.
- Programming director for the Kingston Canadian Film Festival
- Has appeared as a commentator on a wide range of TV and radio programs, including CBC TV’s The National, CBC Radio’s Q and The Current, Bravo!’s Arts & Minds and MuchMoreMusic’s Listed.
Awards:
- Western Magazine Award in 2006 for music columns for Swerve magazine
- National Magazine Award in 2008 for contributions to Best of Fall, gold winner for Editorial Packaging for a Single Service Article
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