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 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 10 – Albert Serra’s Pacifiction

Film Festivals

Eric Lavallée - May 28, 2022

Another filmmaker who was invited to his first Palme d'Or race, Albert Serra has been to the Croisette first in the Directors' Fortnight with...

2022 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 9 – Claire Denis’ Stars At Noon

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Eric Lavallée - May 26, 2022

Could Claire Denis pull a rare two film in two back to back film festival (Berlinale-Cannes) double win a la Ryusuke Hamaguchi? As we...

2022 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 9 – Saeed Roustayi’s Leila’s Brothers

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Eric Lavallée - May 26, 2022

One of the two Iranian entries at this year's Cannes competition, this is Saeed Roustayi's first time. Starring Taraneh Alidoosti, Saeed Poursamimi, Navid Mohammadzadeh,...

2022 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 8 – Mario Martone’s Nostalgia

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Eric Lavallée - May 26, 2022

Much more of a Venice Film Festival invited guest, Nostalgia becomes Mario Martone's second trip to the Palme comp after 1995's L'Amore Molesto. He...