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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Michel Hazanavicius’ The Most Precious of Cargoes – 2024 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 11

The only animated film in the competition, Michel Hazanavicius has been a favorite of the festival landing several competition berths beginning with 2011’s The...

Mohammad Rasoulof’s The Seed of the Sacred Fig – 2024 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 11

The narrative behind Mohammad Rasoulof's journey to the Cannes competition (his first) will be talked about for a long time. Escaping his homeland (and...

Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine as Light – 2024 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 10

It's been a solid three decades since Shaji N Karun's Swaham competed for Palme in 1994, making this a significant moment for Indian auteur...

Gilles Lellouche’s Beating Hearts – 2024 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 10

The popular French actor working in just about every film genre has been on the Croisette on a couple of occasions but as a...

Karim Aïnouz’s Motel Destino – 2024 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 9

One of the favorited Brazilian filmmakers of the Cannes film festival with Madame Satã (2002), O Céu de Suely (2006), and winner A Vida...

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