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TIFF: Top 10 New Faces & Voices: #1. Tom Ford

Usually those that have made such a list aren’t yet part of the public domain – this isn’t the case for the number 1 spot which goes to (this has got to be a first in the history of film) a fashion designer turned filmmaker.

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#1. Tom Ford

Usually those that have made such a list aren’t yet part of the public domain – this isn’t the case for the number 1 spot which goes to (this has got to be a first in the history of film) a fashion designer turned filmmaker. Receiving rave reviews after stints in both Venice and TIFF, I got to admit I wasn’t overwhelmed by the picture (I had issues with the lack of plot, and some unnecessary stylistic items that are too obvious) but the overall production of A Single Man receives an A grade. I’m already looking forward to his sophomore feature – dealing with material that may not be so deeply engrained.

 
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Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist and critic at IONCINEMA.com (founded in 2000). Eric is a regular at Sundance, Cannes and TIFF. He has a BFA in Film Studies at the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013 he served as a Narrative Competition Jury Member at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson's This Teacher (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). In 2022 he served as a New Flesh Comp for Best First Feature at the 2022 Fantasia Intl. Film Festival. Current top films for 2022 include Tár (Todd Field), All That Breathes (Shaunak Sen), Aftersun (Charlotte Wells).

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