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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Combustible Substances: Pete Ohs Filmed ‘Erupcja’ with Charli XCX & Jeremy O. Harris in Poland

Micro-budget American indie filmmaker Pete Ohs really doesn't miss a beat. When he’s not directing—keeping up a steady pace with Youngstown (2021), Jethica (2022)...

Tennis Anyone?: Film Movement to Serve Leonardo Van Dijl’s Cannes Fave ‘Julie Keeps Quiet’

A new voice in Belgian cinema emerged earlier this year when the Cannes Critics' Week section premiered Julie Keeps Quiet - the directorial debut...

Poetic Justice: Blake Draper Unbottled in Patrick Wang’s ‘A. Rimbaud’

American micro-indie filmmaker Patrick Wang of 2011's In the Family (read review), The Grief of Others (2015), A Bread Factory (2018) parts I and...

Tropical Tapestry: Apichatpong Weerasethakul Won’t Shoot ‘The Fountains of Paradise’ before 2026

In an interview with Les Inrocks folks, Apichatpong Weerasethakul revealed that his upcoming project, the tentatively titled The Fountains of Paradise, is unlikely to...

Lingering Influence: Meryem Benm’Barek Filming ‘Behind the Palm Trees’

A project initially scheduled for a 2023 shoot has finally been greenlit, with Cineuropa confirming that Meryem Benm’Barek has been filming her sophomore feature...

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La Danse des Renards (Wild Foxes) | 2025 Cannes Film Festival Review

Fox on the Run: Carnoy Explores Bruised Masculinity Following the...

2025 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 4 – Ari Aster’s ‘Eddington’

Unless we count some items he produced, Ari Aster...

2025 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 4 – Hafsia Herzi’s ‘La Petite Dernière’ (The Little Sister)

Actress-filmmaker (she forever stole our cinephile heart for her...

Eddington | 2025 Cannes Film Festival Review

No Country for Smart Men: Aster Satirizes the Obvious It...
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