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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Kirill Serebrennikov’s Limonov: The Ballad – 2024 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 6

Thierry Frémaux sure does like mister Kirill Serebrennikov. Since showcasing The Student in 2016's Un Certain Regard section, the Russian filmmaker (in exile) has...

Jacques Audiard’s Emilia Pérez – 2024 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 5

His has a longstanding tradition with the Cannes Film Festival this former Palme d'Or winner for Dheepan (2015) moved into a completely different language,...

Jia Zhangke’s Caught By the Tides – 2024 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 5

Both a Venice and Cannes Film Festival veteran, Jia Zhangke is coming to Cannes packing not one but two projects - one being a...

Paul Schrader’s Oh, Canada – 2024 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 4

Writer of the 1976 Palme d'Or winner Taxi Driver, and having been in comp with Mishima (1985) and Patty Hearst (1988), this is Paul...

Yorgos Lanthimos’ Kinds of Kindness – 2024 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 4

A film that went into production as they were still doing post-production on Poor Things, Kinds of Kindness becomes Yorgos Lanthimos' third trip to...

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There was no mention this morning for a film...

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

A competition section of (currently) twenty-one features with, according...

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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