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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What’s Up Doc? – Cinema Eye Honors

Many would say that at this year's Academy Awards got the documentary film category "right". The "right" doc film won and even the final nominees were worthy mentions. But all this doesn't make the Cinema Eye Honors mission less "important".

From Get Smart to ‘Get Happy’ for Hathaway

Right now the Judy Garland biopic Get Happy remains an optioned property, without scribe or director attached, but adding a name like Anne Hathaway might help with the financing and foreign pre-sales interest.

Review: Sin Nombre

he manages to deliver a strong, adrenaline rush of a debut, free of exploitative descriptions and astute in its observations.

Sin Nombre | Review

Going North: Fukunaga offers daring ride into the eye of the storm.

Raisin Bran: Grey Gardens

This uses the documentary film as a framework and further exploration into the Beales (portrayed here by Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange) commences by taking several steps back examining the "riches" portions of the riches-to-rags denouement.

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2026 TIFF: Anna Foglietta, Alexandra Pechman & Ione Hernández in the Discovery Section

From yesterday's TIFF Platform section we now move to...

2026 Venice Film Festival: Lili Horvát, Nathalia Acevedo & Robert Guédiguian in Giornate Degli Autori

Hungarian filmmaker Lili Horvát, actress-turned filmmaker Nathalia Acevedo and...

2026 TIFF: Amanda Kernell, Irene Dionisio & John Trengove Films Among Dozen Platform Comp Selections

Earlier this year, the Academy Awards announced that the...
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