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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TIFF Trailer: XXY

This year's edition of Cannes was such a solid edition that many of the foreign film titles are not only finding distribution deals in the U.S. but are also winding up at the premiere North Amercan film fests: Telluride, NYFF and Toronto. Personally, I...

Cannes fav 4 Months wins FIPRESCI Grand Prix

I'm less than a week away from seeing the premier film that came out of Cannes in May, and unsurprisingly that same picture was...

TIFF Trailer: Romulus, My Father

It seems like an off year for Australian films, usually there is one premium choice on my must see list and this year so far nothing much on the radar. However, there is this dramatic number from usually an actor (now director) Richard Roxburgh. Featured in the TIFF's Special Presentations, Romulus, My Father is doing some representing and actor Eric Bana is also on board. To view the trailer - click on the poster image below.

2007 Fall Preview Top 20 picks: 4-1

Okay folks here we have it - the cream of the crop of this fall's movie going season. Coincidently 3 of the 4 picks have the potential to make some viewers squirm and actress Naomi Watts might be part of these nightmares. And now, without much further ado here are IONCINEMA.com's final four...

Guide to: 34th 2007 Telluride Film Festival

Tucked away in the fresh air mountains of Telluride, Colorado is the 4 day film festival of gnarly indie, foreign film titles. Commencing today, this year appears to be a slim pickings in terms of anything fresh and not showing at either Toronto or Venice. Instead this year's bunch pulls from the quality titles at this past Cannes edition.

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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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