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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Interview: Siyou Tan – Amoeba (2025)

Interviews

Eric Lavallée - December 18, 2025

The official mascot of Singapore represents a visual melting pot of Western and Eastern cultures. The Merlion represents the duality of this city-state. In...

Interview: Zamo Mkhwanazi – Laundry (2025)

Interviews

Eric Lavallée - December 17, 2025

Rooted in an observational, character-driven approach, Zamo Mkhwanazi's work explores intimate moments drawn from lived experience, focusing on how ordinary routines reveal larger social...

2026 Berlinale: Kelly O’Sullivan & Alex Thompson’s ‘Mouse’, Danielle Arbid’s ‘Only Rebels Win’ in Panorama

Film Festivals

Eric Lavallée - December 17, 2025

The Berlinale will be unveiling their titles over the next couple of weeks and this morning we have the first items selected for the...

Interview: Kaouther Ben Hania – The Voice of Hind Rajab

Interviews

Eric Lavallée - December 16, 2025

When I was actively watching Kaouther Ben Hania’s devastating The Voice of Hind Rajab (read review), it reminded me Alejandro González Iñárritu's short film...