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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Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2022: #37. Ali Abbasi’s Holy Spider

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Eric Lavallée - January 12, 2022

Holy Spider Winner of the Un Certain Regard section in 2018 (watch the ceremony here) with his sophomore feature Border, Ali Abbasi has been developing...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2022: #38. Lukas Dhont’s Close

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Eric Lavallée - January 12, 2022

Close Belgian filmmaker Lukas Dhont could't have asked for a better career launch than premiering his debut feature in the Un Certain Regard section and...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2022: #39. Mounia Meddour’s Houria

Annual Top Films Lists

Eric Lavallée - January 12, 2022

Houria Another Un Certain Regard breakout filmmaker, Mounia Meddour quietly began filming her sophomore film this past September on a project that reunited her with...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2022: #40. Léonor Serraille’s Un petit frère

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Eric Lavallée - January 12, 2022

Un petit frère Catapulted onto the film scene when her feature debut film Jeune Femme (aka Montparnasse Bienvenüe) was first selected for the Un Certain...