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 European Film Awards: ‘Sentimental Value’ Wins Big while Laxe’s ‘Sirāt’ Nabs Five!

It was perhaps poetic justice for the "2nd place" Cannes Film Festival winner, as Juliette Binoche who handed out the Palme d'Or to Jafar...

2026 Screenwriters Lab Fellows: Eleven Projects Selected Including Sarah Friedland’s ‘The Queue’

The Sundance Institute have unveiled the 2026 Screenwriters Lab (January) and Screenwriters Intensive (March) Fellows with a total of eleven projects (A whopping 3,800...

Audio Interview: Mascha Schilinski & Cinematographer Fabian Gamper – Sound of Falling

It’s only the second day of Cannes competition when the sophomore feature from a virtually unknown German filmmaker arrives, creating one of those disorienting...

2026 Berlinale: Nicolás Pereda, Joko Anwar, Ralitza Petrova, Rithy Panh & James Benning in Forum

Rithy Panh looks at Cambodia’s lucrative trade in CO2 certificates and losing the forest in docu Nous sommes les fruits de la forêt, Joko...

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Interview: Óliver Laxe – Sirāt

In his debut You Are All Captains (2010), Óliver...

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

Óliver Laxe has been on a whirlwind promotional tour...

Sirat | Review

A Bridge Too Far: Laxe Enters the Zone “The Zone...

Pillion | Review

Sit & Deliver: Lighton Assumes Positions in Titillating Debut There’s...
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