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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2026 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 7 – Pedro Almodóvar’s ‘Bitter Christmas’

The only title to have had its world premiere prior to hitting the south of France is Bitter Christmas from Spain's Pedro Almodóvar. The...

2026 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 7 – Andrey Zvyagintsev’s ‘Minotaur’

We nearly lost this master filmmaker during the Covid pandemic and so Minotaur counts as Andrey Zvyagintsev's first oeuvre after being hospitalized for a...

Six Months in a Pink and Blue Building | 2026 Cannes Film Festival Review

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2026 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 6 – Cristian Mungiu’s ‘Fjord’

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2026 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 6 – Arthur Harari’s ‘The Unknown’

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Coward | 2026 Cannes Film Festival Review

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