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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2023 Marrakech Intl. Film Festival: Youssef Chebbi, Khadar Ayderus Ahmed, Erige Sehiri Projects in Atlas Workshops

Film Festivals

Eric Lavallée - November 3, 2023

The Marrakech International Film Festival folks have revealed 25 projects chosen for the sixth edition of its industry-oriented Atlas Workshops, designed to support up-and-coming...

Neon Escorts Sean Baker’s “Anora” in 2024

American Indie Films News

Eric Lavallée - November 2, 2023

In what appears to be some pre-Cannes (and pre-Venice) shopping, while the early morning buzz had NEON landing Audrey Diwan's (currently in production) Emmanuelle,...

2023 Marrakech Intl. Film Festival: Linklater’s Hit Man, Franco’s Memory, El Moudir’s The Mother of All Lies

Film Festivals

Eric Lavallée - November 2, 2023

As predicted, the 20th edition of the Marrakech Intl. Film Festival (November 24th to December 2nd) will highlight what was a solid year in...

Melancholy in Marseille: Mouglalis & Grégoire Colin Join Saïd Hamich Benlarbi’s “La mer au loin”

Foreign Film News

Eric Lavallée - October 30, 2023

After landing in Cannes with outstanding French-Moroccan cinema items in the Un Certain Regard selected Kamal Lazraq's Hounds (read review) and Directors' Fortnight selected...