Cannes 2010’s Top 10 New Faces: Introducing Jack Gleeson and Imogen Jones

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As I’ve mentioned in the past, film festivals are a place for discovery: new behind the scenes talent worth noting and the next generation of new faces in front of the camera. At last year’s Cannes Film Festival we discovered actors such as Tahar Rahim and Katie Jarvis, in this top ten list from this year, you’ll have actors/actresses who’ve been in the business for a while now but are just now making their screen debuts, while others have worked on a local level and aren’t yet know outside beyond their national cinema and then you have those who’ve literally have just begun busting their acting chops. We begin the countdown with:…

#10. Jack Gleeson and Imogen Jones

It may still be too soon to tell where they’ll be headed in their respective acting careers, but they’ll have Alicia Duffy to thank for helping them hone and develop their craft with All Good Children. First time actress Imogen Jones serves up a character (Bella) who is interested and just as quickly disinterested by what surrounds her, though the fiery redhead does have a lot of screen time, the bulk of the work goes to the young-looking Jack Gleeson who plays Dara – a child who is left to fiend for himself. Prior to this film, Gleeson’s short filmography actually includes a token part in Batman Begins. All Good Children will be on the film fest circuit in 2010 – and should be picked up for distribution. 

 
Eric Lavallée
Eric Lavalléehttps://www.ericlavallee.com
Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist, and critic at IONCINEMA.com, established in 2000. A regular at Sundance, Cannes, and Venice, Eric holds a BFA in film studies from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013, he served on the narrative competition jury at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson’s "This Teacher" (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). He is a Golden Globes Voter, member of the ICS (International Cinephile Society) and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

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