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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2026 Sundance: Amandine Thomas, Nash Edgerton, Cristina Costantini, Liza Mandelup & Tawfeek Barhom Among 54 Selected Shorts!

Fifty-four short films (and not all world premieres) were selected from a whopping 11,480 submissions to be part of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival....

Interview: Óliver Laxe – Sirāt (2025 Marrakech International Film Festival)

Óliver Laxe has been on a whirlwind promotional tour for his fourth feature ever since it premiered to thunderous critical acclaim at the Cannes...

Interview: Akinola Davies Jr. – My Father’s Shadow

Before he began his maiden voyage into Cannes (being selected for the Un Certain Regard section and winning a Special Mention for the Caméra...

2025 André Bazin Prize: Louise Hémon’s ‘The Girl in the Snow’ (L’Engloutie) Wins

Selected for this year's Directors' Fortnight, Louise Hémon's The Girl In The Snow continues to wow auds -- it has now claimed the 2025...

Interview: Morad Mostafa – Aisha Can’t Fly Away

Part of a new wave of Egyptian filmmakers testing genre waters, Morad Mostafa builds from 2023 short "I Promise You Paradise," to once again...

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Interview: Mona Fastvold – The Testament of Ann Lee

Her cinema deals with female interiority under constraint, isolation...

Father Mother Sister Brother | Review

Terms of Estrangement: Jarmusch’s Amusing Triptych on Familial Labors If...

Interview: Lucía Aleñar Iglesias, Zoe Stein & Agnès Pique Corbera – Forastera (2025)

Long before Bergman’s Persona undertook its psychological and existential...

Interview: Mounia Akl – Hold Me (If You Want) (Work in Progress)

Exploring the intimate intersections of family, memory, and social...
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