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

Years We Fell Apart: Razo Resurrects the Final Throes of Childhood For his first narrative feature, documentary filmmaker Bruno Santamaría Razo utilizes a docu-hybrid in...

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

The Romanian master filmmaker Cristian Mungiu moves away from a backdrop he knows far too well to explore the family unit way further up...

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

French director Arthur Harari might be best known as the co-writer of Anatomy of a Fall, but prior to that he saw 2013's Peine...

2026 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 5 – Na Hong-jin’s ‘Hope’

Another first time filmmaker to the competition but no stranger to Cannes, South Korean filmmaker Na Hong-jin has showcased 2008's The Chaser (Midnight Screening),...

2026 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 5- Jeanne Herry’s ‘Garance’

Among the least known filmmakers in the comp, the cinema of Jeanne Herry usually focuses on themes of care, custody and institutional responsibility, emotional...

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Alpha Gang | 2026 Toronto Intl. Film Festival Review

Close Encounters Of The Biker Gang Kind: The Zellners’...

Magazine | 2026 Toronto Intl. Film Festival Review

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