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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2018 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Joshua Marston’s Come Sunday

Festival Predictions

Eric Lavallée - November 14, 2017

A place that can be avoided by obedience to God and his commandments, the Mormons don't see what all the fuss is about like...

Theo Anthony & Sierra Pettengill Part of Sundance Institute’s 2017 Art of Nonfiction Fellows and Grantees

Documentary Film News

Eric Lavallée - November 14, 2017

The future is bright for doc film and is certainly promising for Theo Anthony (Rat Film - our IONCINEPHILE of the Month), Garrett Bradley (American...

2018 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Ethan Hawke’s Blaze

Festival Predictions

Eric Lavallée - November 14, 2017

Yet to be invited to the Sundance ball with his trio of films as a director Chelsea Walls (2001), The Hottest State (2006) and Seymour:...

2018 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Khalik Allah’s Black Mother

Festival Predictions

Eric Lavallée - November 14, 2017

Packing a fervent wallop only with his still photography (check out his just published hard cover Souls Against the Concrete) we were initially introduced Khalik Allah via the Filmmaker...