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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2015 Champs-Élysées Film Fest: Cartel Land, Franny & Nasty Baby Among Comp Selections

Sundance preemed docs Matthew Heineman's Cartel Land and Michael Beach Nichols & Christopher K. Walker's Welcome to Leith are going up against Sebastian Silva's...

Top 3 Critics’ Picks: Thomas Cailley, Quentin Dupieux & Safdie Bros. In Theaters this May

IONCINEMA.com's Top 3 Critics' Picks offers a curated approach to the usual quandary: what would you recommend I see in theaters this month? All...

Exclusive Clip: Pushing the Envelope in Everardo Gout’s Days of Grace (Dias De Gracia)

An official, Midnight Screening selection of the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, Everardo Gout's award-winning (landed the Ariel Awards (a.k.a Mexican Oscar) for Best First...

Disparate “Youth”: Fox Searchlight Fawn over Fonda in Palme d’Or Cannes Contender

The Fox Searchlight folks have always been a label who look towards Youth and they could technically be the first out of the gates among U.S. distributors...

Dolan Doubles Down: It’s Only the End of the World for Cotillard, Seydoux, Cassel, Ulliel & Nathalie Baye

Joining the ranks of filmmakers with insatiable appetites such as Michael Winterbottom, Francois Ozon and Woody Allen, Xavier Dolan doesn't take too much down...

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2026 Cannes Film Festival – Checklist of Our Reviews

IONCINEMA.com’s Chief Film Critic Nicholas Bell reviewed the entire...

2026 Cannes Film Festival Winners – Un Certain Regard [Video]

The jury of Leila Bekhti and peers Thomas Cailley,...
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