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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Film Movement Moves into the Dark; Prochaska’s Western Saddling Up for 2015 Release

A film genre that appears to have been perfected by the Aussies, judging by the tepid response (reviews from Variety, THR, IW) at it's...

Fisherman’s Friend; AFFRM Nets Slamdance Preemed Vanishing Pearls

The folks at AFFRM are testing the docu-waters picking up the worldwide rights to Vanishing Pearls. Plans are to have Nailah Jefferson's debut/Slamdance preemed...

Share This; Sundance Preemed Docu on Aaron Swartz is Selected for 2014 Hot Docs Fest Opener

North America's premiere docu-buffet destination has selected the type of docu that in one sweeping motion is an insightful, touching and infuriating tale about...

Rich Hill Double Bill; The Orchard & PBS Mine For Sundance Grand Jury Prize Winner

Deadline reports that 2014 Sundance's Grand Jury Prize Documentary winner has found a double down of a deal: a theatrical distrib home with the...

Nothing But Net; Weinsteins Kick Campanella’s “Underdogs” into August

Some call it table soccer, the majority of us call it foosball, and the Weinsteins are calling it a cash cow. Variety announced that...

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Interview: Marine Atlan – La Gravida | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

This year, the Critics' Week gifted us a feature...

Interview: Abinash Bikram Shah – Elephants in the Fog | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

Making his second splash in Cannes after seeing his...

Interview: Rakan Mayasi – Yesterday the Eye Didn’t Sleep | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

Set within a tightly knit Bedouin community in Lebanon,...
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