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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Veronika Franz & Severin Fiala’s The Lodge | 2019 Sundance Film Festival

Film Festivals

Eric Lavallée - February 19, 2019

Returning with their heavily anticipated sophomore feature, and English language debut, filmed outside of Montreal almost one year back, Veronika Franz & Severin Fiala's...

Video: Cristina Gallego & Ciro Guerra’s Birds of Passage | 2018 Cannes Film Festival

Film Festivals

Eric Lavallée - February 15, 2019

They tend to always begin with a strong section opening film, and Cristina Gallego & Ciro Guerra's Birds of Passage (review) did not disappoint as...

Tayarisha Poe’s Selah and the Spades | 2019 Sundance Film Festival

Film Festivals

Eric Lavallée - February 13, 2019

Stylish, slick and super sophisticated for a micro-indie of this scale, what works marvels is Tayarisha Poe's the film's narrative blue print and universe. Selah and...