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: Alexandra Qin – Thirstygirl (Short)

In our recently published Top 10 short films of 2024 Sundance Film Festival, we identified Thirstygirl - an intimate, candid, taboo-free ten-minute travelogue and...

Metrograph Pictures Pitches Up Tent: India Donaldson’s “Good One” Set for Summer Release

One of the critically best-ranked films (according to Indiewire's Critics Poll - and our publication) to break out of this year's Sundance becomes the...

Interview: Numan Acar – The Suitcase (short)

After more or less a solid decade of notable parts in multiple languages (most notably Fatih Akin's 2017 In the Fade), seasoned German-Turkish actor...

Off Set: 2023 Red Sea Film Festival Portrait Series – Dear Jassi

At the 2023 edition of the Red Sea Film Festival (3rd edition), we had the pleasure of teaming with photographer Joel Ryan for this...

Interview: Tarsem Singh – Dear Jassi

There is a moment in Dear Jassi where the film tonally comes to a halt. A psychologically disturbing full stop that should come as...

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