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) and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

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2025 Sundance Film Festival: Hailey Gates’ Atropia is the Surprise Win for the U.S. Grand Jury Prize

The acerbic war film comedy that doesn't really take place in a war zone (Iraq) but instead, a manufactured training base landed the top...

2025 Sundance Video Diaries Days 1-3: April, Twinless, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, Atropia & More!

One of the only two films selected for the Spotlight section (films that have premiered elsewhere on the festival circuit), Georgian filmmaker Dea Kulumbegashvili...

2025 Sundance: Mary Bronstein, Amalia Ulman, Bryn Chainey, Hailey Gates & Eva Victor in our Top 5 Most Anticipated

We’re just moments away from the 41st edition of the Sundance Film Festival. This marks our 18th time attending the iconic American indie supply...

2025 Berlinale: Linklater, Hadžihalilović, Sangsoo, Gabriel Mascaro, Michel Franco, Vivian Qu & Mary Bronstein in Comp

Nineteen features in competition, Artistic Director Tricia Tuttle loaded up on some mainstay auteurs with the likes of Richard Linklater, Michel Franco, Hong Sangsoo,...

2025 January Screenwriters Lab: Lana Wilson, Diffan Sina Norman & Alexandra Qin Among Fellows

A pair of filmmakers who we thought struck gold with their Sundance shorts last year (read our top ten short film best of fest...

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Interview: Óliver Laxe – Sirāt

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Interview: Óliver Laxe – Sirāt (2025 Marrakech International Film Festival)

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Sirat | Review

A Bridge Too Far: Laxe Enters the Zone “The Zone...

Pillion | Review

Sit & Deliver: Lighton Assumes Positions in Titillating Debut There’s...
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