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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Top 200 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2023: #179. Federico Cecchetti’s Jíkuri

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Eric Lavallée - January 6, 2023

Jíkuri Mexican filmmaker Federico Cecchetti was one of the lucky half-dozen filmmakers to participate in the Cannes The Residence (32nd edition) with his sophomore project...

Top 200 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2023: #180. Naqqash Khalid’s In Camera

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Eric Lavallée - January 6, 2023

In Camera Naqqash Khalid went into production with his alluring-sounding directorial debut this past August. Set in Manchester, in a nutshell, In Camera details what...

Top 200 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2023: #181. Daina Reid’s Run Rabbit Run

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Eric Lavallée - January 5, 2023

Run Rabbit Run There was some moving pieces at the onset of Run Rabbit Run but Sarah Snook would end up toplining Daina Reid's directorial debut...

Top 200 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2023: #182. Kamal Lazraq’s Les meutes

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Eric Lavallée - January 5, 2023

Les meutes He made quite the impression with his first pair of shorts with the Cannes’ Cinéfondation competition winner in '11 and a Clermont-Ferrand’s international...