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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Zwigoff directing NLine’s The $40,000 Man

I'm curious to see how the filmmaker behind Art School Confidential, Bad Santa, Ghost World and Crumb might tackle material that comes to us...

TIFF 2007 Day 6: How does it feel?

For all of you who’ve attempted the festival experience know first hand how important it sometimes is to finish a long day with a great film – it makes you want to repeat the horror of watching 5 more films the day after. Alan Balls’ Nothing Is Private (now property of Warner Independent Pictures) makes me want to push until this coming Friday for more movie magic. It’s also the type of film that will find a lot of haters but for twisted folks like moi – there was plenty to appreciate in this directorial debut.

Short Film Corner: Madame Tutli-Putli

In art there is no boundary, in artists there are no limits. Such has proven the case for Chris Lavis and Maciek Szcerbowski as the award winning pair brings their first professional film to life in Madame Tutli-Putli, a brilliant stop action short.

WIP pick’s up controversial ‘Nothing Is Private’

Warner Independent Pictures have picked up a “hate it or love it” type of title – perhaps the most controverisal film at Toronto – and...

TIFF 2007 Day 5: The next Gen in Filmmaking

Yesterday’s day of coverage began by a morning chat/interview with filmmaker Ramin Bahrani – who was in Toronto to present the North American premiere of Chop Shop - a film that I was very fond and discovered at Cannes

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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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