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: Jacob Tremblay, Brad Schiff, Rachelle Lambden & Tom Carey – Wildwood

Interviews

Eric Lavallée - October 2, 2026

Among the press and public activities at this year's TIFF, the Laika studio folks set up shop (cosmically presented at the Portland Square Gallery)...

Interview: Nelson Lowery, Deborah Cook & Brad Schiff – Wildwood

Interviews

Eric Lavallée - October 2, 2026

Nelson Lowry, Deborah Cook and Brad Schiff are three of the key craft heads behind LAIKA’s distinctive stop-motion aesthetic, bringing together production design, costume...

Interview: Brian McLean & Oliver Jones – Wildwood

Interviews

Eric Lavallée - October 2, 2026

For Wildwood, the Puppet Department led by Oliver Jones and Rapid Prototype Department headed by Brian McLean represent two complementary sides of LAIKA’s highly...

Exclusive Trailer: It’s a Dog Eats Dog Type World in Federico Borgia’s ‘Prince’ – 2026 BFI London Film Festival

Foreign Film News

Eric Lavallée - October 1, 2026

After co-directing Nunchaku (2011), Clever (2015) and docu The Champion of the World (2019) with Guillermo Madeiro, Uruguayan filmmaker Federico Borgia makes his solo...