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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2022 TIFF: Laura Poitras, Gabriela Cowperthwaite, Werner Herzog & Sacha Jenkins in TIFF Docs

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Eric Lavallée - August 17, 2022

Docu-helmer Sacha Jenkins will see his Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues lead the TIFF DOCS section in 2022 with the privileged opening night spot....

2022 TIFF: Honoré, Seidl, Pálmason, Mungiu & Gueret+Akoka in the Contemporary World Cinema Program

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Eric Lavallée - August 17, 2022

After front-loading the section with Canadiana last week, we now know the entire make-up of the Contemporary World Cinema Program and there are plenty...

2022 NYFF: James Ivory, Martin Scorsese, Schrader’s She Said, Chukwu’s Till, & Polley’s Women Talking in Spotlight Section

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Eric Lavallée - August 16, 2022

And finally, it is the New York Film Festival that will have lassoed the highly anticipated world premiere to Maria Schrader’s She Said. Initially,...

2022 Locarno: Julia Murat’s Regra 34 (Rule 34) Claims the Golden Leopard

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Eric Lavallée - August 13, 2022

The jury comprised of Michel Merkt, Prano Bailey-Bond, Alain Guiraudie, William Horberg and Laura Samani have bestowed the big daddy prize of them all...