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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Interview: Lukas Dhont – Coward | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

Following the Grand Prix–winning Close, Belgian filmmaker Lukas Dhont returned to the Cannes competition with a film that explores how war reshapes identity, intimacy,...

Interview: Zou Jing – A Girl Unknown | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

A film project we've been tracking when the Critics' Week had launched her short Lili Alone, and then invited her feature debut to Next...

Interview: Federico Luis – For the Opponents | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

We discovered Argentine filmmaker Federico Luis as one of the exciting, singular new voices when his feature debut, Simon of the Mountain, premiered at...

IONCINEPHILE of the Month: Lucia Aleñar Iglesias (Forastera)

IONCINEMA.com’s IONCINEPHILE of the Month highlights an emerging talent in cinema. This month, we spotlight Spanish filmmaker Lucia Aleñar Iglesias, whose directorial debut, Forastera,...

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Two Prosecutors | Review

Ordeal by Innocence: Loznitsa Mines the Terrors of Naïveté A...

2026 Eurimages: Kira Kovalenko, Monia Chokri & Camille Vidal-Naquet Land Coin

Some Cannes Film Festival alumni in Kira Kovalenko, Monia...

The Most Precious Of Cargoes | Review

The Zone of Disinterest: Hazanavicius Reanimates the Holocaust in...
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