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) and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

Exclusive articles:

Interview: Producer Sylvain Corbeil – Universal Language (2024 Marrakech Intl. Film Festival)

Marking his second decade as a film producer, I had the opportunity to sit down with Montreal-based Sylvain Corbeil at the 2024 Marrakech International...

Exclusive Clip & Poster: We Count to Three in Iván Fund’s El mensaje (The Message)

With festival premieres at Cannes (2010's Los Labios in the Un Certain Regard) and Venice (2021's Dusk Stone in the Giornate degli Autori section),...

Interview: Mo Harawe – The Village Next To Paradise (2024 Marrakech Intl. Film Festival)

After being feted for his short film oeuvres at prestige fests such as the Berlinale and Locarno, Mo Harawe premiered his feature debut at...

Exclusive Clip: How We Create Images Questioned in Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay’s “Hysteria”

After premiering his debut feature Oray at the Berlinale in 2019 with Oray (winner of the best first feature award), German-based filmmaker Mehmet Akif...

Interview: Alexandra Qin – Thirstygirl / 2025 Sundance Screenwriters Lab Fellow

She wowed us (and Sundance programmers) with the short film (check out our Top 10 Short Films From Sundance 2024 article) on which this...

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Caught by the Tides | Review

The Tide is High: Zhangke Splices Thwarted Romance Across...

Black Tea | Review

Spill the Tea: Sissako Flounders with Tepid Brew The level...
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