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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2025 TIFF: Chloé Zhao’s ‘Hamnet’ Wins TIFF People’s Choice Award Paving the Way to Oscar Gold

Film Festivals

Eric Lavallée - September 14, 2025

Building on Telluride buzz that preceded it, Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet just lassoed the TIFF People’s Choice Award which makes it the bonafide top of...

2025 Venice Film Festival – Who Should Win? Who Will Win!

Film Festivals

Eric Lavallée - September 6, 2025

The verdict is in. The Alexander Payne-led jury has made its decisions, determining the fate of this year's Venice Film Festival competitors. While last...

Milk Teeth | 2025 Venice Film Festival Review

Reviews

Eric Lavallée - August 29, 2025

No Child Left Behind: Mincan Explores a Nation That Stood in Silence Perhaps more terrifying than the high-seas stowaway trip from hell (2022’s To the North),...

Father (Otec) | 2025 Venice Film Festival Review

Reviews

Eric Lavallée - August 28, 2025

A Penance for Your Thoughts: Nvotová Jumps into Void without Societal Parachutes For her third feature, Father (Otec), Slovak filmmaker Tereza Nvotová delivers a psychologically immersive portrait...