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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Interview: Léa Drucker – Last Summer (L’été dernier)

Interviews

Eric Lavallée - June 25, 2024

She was pulled from obscurity (or non-retirement since her last feature was 2013's Abuse of Weakness) when Saïd Ben Saïd optioned the rights to...

Interview: Ariane Louis-Seize – Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person

Interviews

Eric Lavallée - June 23, 2024

After being feted on the Lido (winner of the Director's Award in the Giornate degli Autori section - we were there) and being showcased...

Interview: Sofia Alaoui – Animalia

Interviews

Eric Lavallée - June 17, 2024

When the balance of the universe is disturbed, the hierarchy of nature's totem can be reconfigured. If the earth's creatures are more closely attuned...

Under Communist Rule: Cristi Puiu’s “La Saint-André des loups” Set for Spring Shoot

Foreign Film News

Eric Lavallée - June 14, 2024

Pre-pandemic, Romanian filmmaker Cristi Puiu had been working on "Hora staccato," set in May 1950 Bucharest, where police rounded up dignitaries and imprisoned them....