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).

Exclusive articles:

Miao Now: Long Day’s Journey Into Night’s Bi Gan Set to Shoot in 2022

Foreign Film News

Eric Lavallée - March 1, 2022

As of late Chinese filmmaker Bi Gan has been keeping busy with one finger on the shutter button, and one eye in the viewfinder....

Blame it on the Rain: Guillaume Canet & Laetitia Dosch to Get Soaked for Just Philippot’s “Eau-forte”

Casting News

Eric Lavallée - February 28, 2022

Launching his feature filmmaking career with one of the buzz titles of the canceled 2020 Cannes edition (the Cannes Critics' Week did highlight five...

Shu Qi Flows into Taipei: Hou Hsiao-Hsien Set to Begin Production on “Shulan River”

Acquisitions – Foreign Films

Eric Lavallée - February 24, 2022

Thanks to the interwebs, we learn that master filmmaker Hou Hsiao-Hsien is finally set to begin pre-production on the long gestating Shulan River. Unsurprisingly...

Love At First Bite: Thomas Cailley Reins In Exarchopoulos, Romain Duris & Paul Kircher for “Le Règne animal”

Casting News

Eric Lavallée - February 22, 2022

Winner of multiple awards in Cannes (C.I.C.A.E. Award, FIPRESCI Prize, Label Europa Cinemas, SACD Prize) along with major wins for Best First Film via...