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

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Exclusive Clip: Bérénice Béjo is Fight-or-Flight in César Díaz’s Mexico 86

Winner of the prestigious Caméra d'Or in 2019 for his debut Our Mothers (we were on hand - check out our coverage) Guatemalan filmmaker...

UCR Creative Juices: Xavier Dolan Moving Out of Retirement with new Horror Genre Film

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2024 San Sebastián: Alberdi, Ozon, Oppenheimer, Costa-Gavras, Leigh & Laura Carreira & Xin Huo Debuts in Comp

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Final Cut?: Lou Ye’s “An Finished Film” is…. Not Finished

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One Question: Sean Wang – Dìdi (弟弟)

Today, Focus Features release Dìdi (弟弟) - the 2024 Sundance Film Festival winner of the U.S. Dramatic Audience Award and the U.S. Dramatic Special...

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2026 Cannes: Mysius, Kreutzer, Harari, Grisebach, Herry, Bourgeois-Taquet Among New Faces in the Palme d’Or Comp

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2026 Cannes: Nicolas Winding Refn, Quentin Dupieux & Bertrand Mandico on the Croisette

The Out of Competition, Midnight Screenings, Cannes Premiere and...
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