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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IndieSponge Episode: 2025 Cannes Film Festival Palme d’Or Predictions

Before our official June relaunch, Kevin Jagernauth and I deliver our top three picks for what we believe has a firm chance at grabbing...

Live From Cannes!!! Meet the Jury For Our 2025 Cannes Critics’ Panel

IONCINEMA.com has been gauging the pulse of the Palme d’Or competition since 2011. We first jumped into the water when trades such as Screen...

Sister Midnight | Review

Crazy On You: Kandhari’s Strange Fantasy of Madness It’s been nearly twenty years since director Karan Kandhari’s 2005 debut Bye Bye Miss Goodnight (since then working on...

Exclusive Clip: It’s Chill Vibes (for Now) in Pedro Pinho’s ‘I Only Rest In The Storm’

After premiering The Nothing Factory in the Directors' Fortnight section back in 2017, Portuguese filmmaker Pedro Pinho returns to Cannes this time with I...

2025 Cannes: Bi Gan’s ‘Resurrection’ Makes the Palme d’Or Cut; Bourboulon, Jarecki, Akoka/Gueret Also Added

Finally, they would have been 22. Thierry Frémaux reportedly received Bi Gan's third feature film at the last possible moment and the reason it...

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