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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Interview: Théodore Pellerin – Unifrance 10 to Watch 2026 | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

At the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, we got to chat with actor Théodore Pellerin, one of the most quietly adventurous thesps ping-ponging between films...

Interview: Eivind Landsvik – Low Expectations | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

Exploring themes of mental health, emotional recovery, companionship, and the uncomfortable stillness of contemporary existence, one of the most assured feature debuts to emerge...

Interview: Sandra Wollner – Everytime | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

One of the discoveries of this year's Cannes Film Festival was the Un Certain Regard selected (should have been in competition for the Palme)...

Interview: Lukas Dhont – Coward | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

Following the Grand Prix–winning Close, Belgian filmmaker Lukas Dhont returned to the Cannes competition with a film that explores how war reshapes identity, intimacy,...

Interview: Zou Jing – A Girl Unknown | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

A film project we've been tracking when the Critics' Week had launched her short Lili Alone, and then invited her feature debut to Next...

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