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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Maya Ent. Has ‘Sympathy For Delicious’

It received its world premiere back in Sundance, has a strong cast in Mark Ruffalo, Juliette Lewis, Orlando Bloom and Laura Linney and it received a Special Jury Prize for Directing for first time actor turned director - yet it took 10 months for Sympathy for Delicious to find a distributor. To be released next spring, the indie film has found an unlikely home with Maya Entertainment.

Lorber Films Abduct Lucas Belvaux’s ‘Rapt’

Like any good kidnapping scheme, Lorber Films are planning ahead. Lorber have announced the pick-up of a 2009 Rotterdam preemed thriller which was picking up dust. Lucas Belvaux's Rapt will receive a middle of summer 2011 release on July 12th. This stars the overrated Yvan Attal, and underrated Anne Consigny.

Indomina Releasing Will Likely be the ‘Outcast’

It appears that there isn't week that goes by where Indomina Releasing isn't adding one more title to their 2011 slate. After signing up their first Euro horror title The Pack, (this was literally hours ago), they've now added their second -- from a nation not commonly known for the genre. Colm McCarthy, who was a television director by trade, saw his Scottish import debut play at this year's SXSW, and from there Outcast, would go onto travel the fantasy fest circuit.

2011 Sundance Predictions: Brian M. Cassidy & Melanie Shatzky’s The Patron Saints

Before they spring into action on the narrative feature film project, helmers Brian M. Cassidy & Melanie Shatzky's non-fiction stint, the Cinereach/IFP Documentary Projects in Post-Production supported The Patron Saints looks poised for a debut somewhere between Sundance and SXSW. The duo have been to Park City before with their short, and have been to the Rotterdam and TIFF film fests as well.

2011 Sundance Predictions: Dee Rees’ Pariah

An extension of her 2007/2008 short which was featured at Sundance in 2008, Dee Rees' (see pic above) feature debut goes by the same title of Pariah. This edition's LBGT, coming-of-age pic is a Sundance Lab, IFP and Cinereach supported project tht should find a spot nestled in item is definitely ready as it was part of the 2010 IFP supported projects in the U.S. Dramatic Competition.

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