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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2016 Cannes Critics’ Panel Day 11: Paul Verhoeven Brings Loaded “Elle” to the Table

Elle not only sees Paul Verhoeven's long awaited return to the Croisette (his only ever Cannes showing being 1992's Basic Instinct) but it also counts as...

2016 Cannes Critics’ Panel Day 10: Refn Takes Fashionable Approach to “The Neon Demon”

Prior to hitting the Cannes comp with his Best Director prize winning Drive (2011) and the much disliked Only God Forgives (2013), this Danish-American...

2016 Cannes Critics’ Panel Day 10: Sean Penn’s Proposes Cinematic War Zone for “The Last Face”

A well liked actor and personality on the Croisette, he had his first outing as a filmmaker with The Indiana Runner land in the...

2016 Cannes Critics’ Panel Day 9: Dolan Comes Out with “It’s the Only the End of the World”

With the exception of what I consider his best film to date, the Venice preemed Tom at the Farm, Xavier Dolan's home away from home...

2016 Cannes Critics’ Panel Day 9: ‎Cristian Mungiu Teaches Masterclass with “Graduation”

Winner of the Palme d'Or in a heavily stacked 2007 field that included The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, No Country for Old Men...

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