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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2026 Sundance: Josephine Decker, David Wain, Macon Blair, Jay Duplass , Olivia Wilde & Gregg Araki in Premieres Section

Film Festivals

Eric Lavallée - December 10, 2025

Lots of familiar Park City faces are among the fiction and non-fiction heavyweights that make up the Premieres section. Josephine Decker brings Chasing Summer...

2026 Sundance: Rachel Lambert, Beth de Araújo & Josef Kubota Wladyka in U.S. Dramatic Comp

Film Festivals

Eric Lavallée - December 10, 2025

Catch the Fair One's Josef Kubota Wladyka, Sometimes I Think About Dying's Rachel Lambert and Soft & Quiet's Beth de Araújo are among the...

2026 Sundance: Visar Morina, Myrsini Aristidou & Suzanne Andrews Correa in World Cinema Dramatic Comp

Film Festivals

Eric Lavallée - December 10, 2025

Myrsini Aristidou, Visar Morina and Suzanne Andrews Correa are among the ten filmmakers selected for World Cinema Dramatic Competition. Cyprus born filmmaker Myrsini Aristidou...

2025 Marrakech Film Festival – Atlas Workshop: Asmae El Moudir & Laila Marrakchi Win Top Honors

Film Festivals

Eric Lavallée - December 9, 2025

Moroccan filmmakers Asmae El Moudir and Laila Marrakchi shared the €20,000 top prize ex aequo at the eighth edition of Marrakech’s Atlas Workshop, the...