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Ford directed commercials for brands including [[Audi]], [[Pepsi]], [[Tide (brand)|Tide]] and [[Toyota]]. He also directed the music video for the song “Enemies” by [[Hannah Georgas]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://normalcontent.com/director/john-patton-ford/|title=John Patton Ford|website=Normal Content|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622040116/http://normalcontent.com:80/director/john-patton-ford/|archive-date=June 22, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> He wrote scripts for [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney]], [[Universal Pictures|Universal]], and [[Sony Pictures|Sony]].<ref name=”festival-deauville_john-patton-ford”/> |
Ford directed commercials for brands including [[Audi]], [[Pepsi]], [[Tide (brand)|Tide]] and [[Toyota]]. He also directed the music video for the song “Enemies” by [[Hannah Georgas]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://normalcontent.com/director/john-patton-ford/|title=John Patton Ford|website=Normal Content|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622040116/http://normalcontent.com:80/director/john-patton-ford/|archive-date=June 22, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> He wrote scripts for [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney]], [[Universal Pictures|Universal]], and [[Sony Pictures|Sony]].<ref name=”festival-deauville_john-patton-ford”/> |
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His first feature film was 2022’s ”[[Emily the Criminal]]”, starring [[Aubrey Plaza]]. The film received positive reviews, and for his work on it, Ford won the [[Independent Spirit Awards|Independent Spirit Award]] for [[Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay|Best First Screenplay]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2023-independent-spirit-awards-winners-list-1235340711/|title=Film Independent Spirit Awards: Complete Winners List|website=The Hollywood Reporter|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230412201522/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2023-independent-spirit-awards-winners-list-1235340711/|archive-date=April 12, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> |
His first feature film was 2022’s ”[[Emily the Criminal]]”, starring [[Aubrey Plaza]]. The film received positive reviews, and for his work on it, Ford won the [[Independent Spirit Awards|Independent Spirit Award]] for [[Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay|Best First Screenplay]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2023-independent-spirit-awards-winners-list-1235340711/|title=Film Independent Spirit Awards: Complete Winners List|website=The Hollywood Reporter|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230412201522/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2023-independent-spirit-awards-winners-list-1235340711/|archive-date=April 12, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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The [[American Film Institute]] interviewed him in December 2022.<ref>https://www.afi.com/news/a-conversation-with-emily-the-criminal-writer-director-john-patton-ford/</ref> He was also interviewed by |
The [[American Film Institute]] interviewed him in December 2022.<ref>https://www.afi.com/news/a-conversation-with-emily-the-criminal-writer-director-john-patton-ford/</ref> He was also interviewed by the [[Golden Globes]].<ref>https://goldenglobes.com/articles/john-patton-ford-interview-writerdirector-emily-criminal/</ref> His next project is the dark comedy thriller ”[[How to Make a Killing]]”, starring [[Glen Powell]]. |
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American film director (born 1981)
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John Patton Ford (born December 30, 1981)[1] is an American film director and screenwriter. He wrote and directed the film Emily the Criminal (2022), as well as the upcoming Huntington.[2]
Ford was born in Sumter, South Carolina.[1] He attended the University of South Carolina, and has a Master of Fine Arts from the American Film Institute.[3]
Ford directed commercials for brands including Audi, Pepsi, Tide and Toyota. He also directed the music video for the song “Enemies” by Hannah Georgas.[4] He wrote scripts for Disney, Universal, and Sony.[3] He mentions Jacques Audiard and Michael Mann as some as his biggest influences.[5]
His first feature film was 2022’s Emily the Criminal, starring Aubrey Plaza. The film received positive reviews, and for his work on it, Ford won the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay.[6]
The American Film Institute interviewed him in December 2022.[7] He was also interviewed by the Golden Globes.[8] His next project is the dark comedy thriller How to Make a Killing, starring Glen Powell.
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