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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Brett Morgen gets some Love for Cobain doc

With three inquisitive projects lined up, doc filmmaker Brett Morgen is a busy man. When is blasted onto the scene with the picture perfect...

Atopia spreading Hungarian fest winner into more than one ‘District’

Late last week Atopia distribution have announce the theatrical and DVD rights pick up for The District! (Nyocker!) - an edgy animated social &...

Wes Anderson’s Hotel Chevalier at a theater near you

It was intended as a narrative prequel for Jason Schwartzman’s character in The Darjeeling Limited but has instead become a hopeful companion to the theatrical...

Sundance fav ‘Padre’ gets picked up by IFC

Our own Jameson Kowalcyzk had predicted festival silverware for the first timer director and had this to say "drawing the texture and character of...

Clip: Eastern Promises (Leave Room Now)

Eastern Promises goes wide this weekend. Critics are raving about Cronenberg's latest. It won big in Toronto. The direction is impeccable. Viggo brings much more to the role than most would have. IONCINEMA will be inaugurating a new monthly feature soon on the site relating to this film. Stay tuned. In the mean time watch the clips below. For enough more fun take a shot of Vodka along with it. Nuff said.

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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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