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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2014 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Laura Poitras’ Untitled Surveillance Documentary

Traction and the kernel of the idea on this third, and final installment technically began when the filmmaker herself became a "subject" to domestic...

2014 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Untitled Noah Baumbach’s Public School Project

His only ever appearance at the festival was with 2005's The Squid and the Whale. Be a nice, unexpected "surprise" if Noah Baumbach returns...

2014 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Untitled Chris Messina Drama

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2014 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Chris Hegedus and D. A. Pennebaker’s Unlocking the Cage

If they grace the festival with their presence, it would be like having the Beatles show up (Frederick Wiseman is our Elvis). Legendary docu-team...

2014 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Ewan McNicol & Anna Sandilands’ Uncertain

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Nouvelle Vague | 2025 Cannes Film Festival Review

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2025 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 5 – Lynne Ramsay’s Die My Love

A Cannes Film Festival regular, British filmmaker Lynne Ramsay...

Renoir | 2025 Cannes Film Festival Review

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2025 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 5 – Richard Linklater’s ‘Nouvelle Vague’

This is Cannes Film Festival's third invite (second time...
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