Eric Lavallée

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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), FIPRESCI and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

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She Likes it Raw: Luna Carmoon Dishes Out a Feast of Revenge ‘To Make Ends Meat’

Some electroshock under-the-radar news this morning as we learn that British filmmaker Luna Carmoon has been hard at work on her sophomore feature -...

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Interview: Pete Ohs – Erupcja (Work in Progress)

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The Black Ball (La bola negra) | 2026 Cannes Film Festival Review

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2026 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 9 – Javier Ambrossi & Javier Calvo’s ‘The Black Ball’

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2026 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 8 – Ira Sachs’ ‘The Man I Love’

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