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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Video: Jennifer Fox’s The Tale | 2018 Sundance Film Festival

Film Festivals

Eric Lavallée - May 25, 2018

While Jennifer Fox does indeed come from a docu-background, HBO's push towards narrative and landing the rights to The Tale (the day before we shot this video)...

Video: All the 2018 Cannes Film Festival Winners

Film Festivals

Eric Lavallée - May 22, 2018

After the ceremony is complete, the winners are shuttled from one last photo call and forwarded over to what is a quickie press conference...

2018 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Lee Chang-dong’s Burning & Ceylan’s The Wild Pear Tree Top Our Chart with 3.8

Film Festivals

Eric Lavallée - May 22, 2018

Lee Chang-dong's Burning topped Le Film Francais and Screen Daily charts, but here at IONCINEMA.com those top honors (with 3.8 scores) were shared with...