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: Joel Potrykus’ Vulcanizadora

Festival Predictions

Eric Lavallée - November 17, 2023

A filmmaker synonymous with American indie film but hasn't been picked by Sundance in his first four features in Ape (2012), Buzzard (2014), The...

2024 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Nicolas Pesce’s Visitation

Festival Predictions

Eric Lavallée - November 17, 2023

Both his directorial debut in the glorious micro-budgeted B&W house-of-horrors and in the Portuguese language The Eyes Of My Mother (read review) and his...

2024 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Untitled Trey Edward Shults Film with The Weeknd

Festival Predictions

Eric Lavallée - November 17, 2023

After Krisha (2015), It Comes at Night (2017) and Waves (2019), American indie filmmaker Trey Edward Shults might actually be shooting from both sides...