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) and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

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2025 Cannes Film Festival Winners – Un Certain Regard [Video]

Molly Manning Walker and her jury of Louise Courvoisier, Croatian director of the International Film Festival Rotterdam Vanja Kaludjercic, Italian director, producer and screenwriter...

2025 Cannes Film Festival Winners – Directors’ Fortnight [Video]

We missed out on the award ceremony at the Critics' Week, but managed to be part of the festivities for the Directors' Fortnight and...

2025 Cannes Film Festival – Checklist of Our Reviews

IONCINEMA.com’s Chief Film Critic Nicholas Bell reviewed the entire competition and more. Here is a comprehensive guide to all the feature films across all...

2025 Cannes Critics’ Panel – Laxe, Mendonça Filho, Panahi & Trier Reign Supreme

The final grades trickled in and finally, our top three has slightly changed. Instead of a firm trio, we now have a foursome as...

2025 Cannes Film Festival: Jafar Panahi’s ‘It Was Just an Accident’ Wins the Palme d’Or

He won Venice. He won the Berlinale. He now wins the Palme. With strong competition from the likes of Kleber Mendonça Filho, Oliver Laxe...

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Interview: Alejo Moguillansky – Pin de Fartie

Embracing Samuel Beckett's Endgame, Fin de Partie creates a...

Interview: Yorgos Lanthimos – Bugonia

I participated in a virtual roundtable for the film...

2025 Gothams: Studio-Backed ‘One Battle After Another’ Takes on True Indies; Lands Six Noms

In a cinematic landscape increasingly dominated by gargantuan, risk-averse...

Interview: Yorgos Lanthimos & Jerskin Fendrix – Bugonia

There is a chaotic violence at the core of...
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