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: Tyler Taormina’s Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point

Ham on Rye (2019) and Happer's Comet (2022) filmmaker Tyler Taormina went into festive mode for his third feature in less than four years....

2024 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Logan George & Celine Held’s Caddo Lake

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2024 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Christopher Andrews’ Bring Them Down

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2024 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Nathan Silver’s Between the Temples

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