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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2024 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Michael Pearce’s Echo Valley

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2024 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Johanna Pyykkö’s Ebba

After not shoring up at Cannes or Venice this year, we are now leaning towards the belief that Johanna Pyykkö might be considering early...

2024 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Will Joines & Karrie Crouse’s Dust

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2024 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Ethan Coen’s Drive-Away Dolls

When Focus Features moved Ethan Coen's Drive-Away Dolls from the fall festival slate to it's current February 23rd release date we can imagine that...

2024 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Veronika Franz & Severin Fiala’s The Devil’s Bath

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