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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Sundance ’15: Josh Mond, Rick Alverson, Sean Baker & Matt Sobel Populate NEXT Section

Film Festivals

Eric Lavallée - December 3, 2014

Last year's NEXT section introduced us to new breed of filmmakers in Desiree Akhavan, Sydney Freeland, Madeleine Olnek, Ana Lily Amirpour, Malik Vitthal and...

Sundance ’15: Zobel, Bujalski, Brice & Kris Swanberg Among U.S. Dramatic Competition

Film Festivals

Eric Lavallée - December 3, 2014

Last year, it was Damien Chazelle's richly texturized, foot-tapping, finger-snapping sophomore pic Whiplash that instantly became the "it" film to beat in the sixteen competition...

An Indie Maine Stay; Bluebird Migrates Towards Factory 25

Acquisitions – Indie Films

Eric Lavallée - December 2, 2014

In a deal that has been closed for some time now, but Factory 25 are cutting, skidding and loading Lance Edmands' directorial debut onto...

Birdman “Has Something to Say”… Wins Top Prize at the 2014 Gotham Independent Film Awards

Film Award & Prize News

Eric Lavallée - December 1, 2014

It may have taken one off the nose, but the competition just took one off the chin. Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)...

Video Interview: Ruben Östlund (Force Majeure)

Interviews

Eric Lavallée - November 28, 2014

I'd argue that he was a mostly known as a film festival favorite yet art-house oddity entity beforehand, which is certainly is no longer...

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Breaking

TheyDream | Review

Oscar Aitchison - November 9, 2026

The Devils (1971) | Review

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Sympathy for The Devils: The Suppression of Ken Russell’s...

Ken Russell’s The Devils – 2010 Fantasia International Film Festival

Film Festivals November 8, 2026 0

Iconic director Ken Russell was in town to receive a lifetime achievement award from Fantasia for his 50-plus years in the business, a career that has spawned many genre classics including Altered States, Gothic, and The Lair of the White Worm. But it was the little-seen and hard to find The Devils from 1971 that proved to be Russell's most controversial work, and Fantasia managed to snag a copy to be screened on Russell's big night. In the video, Russell discusses the true story behind the film and receives his award with the grace befitting one of the great filmmakers of all time.