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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Chad Hartigan Puffing Away on Third Feature; “Morris From America” Set for Fall Start

Much like his past collaborator in Land Ho! (starring Paul Eenhoorn) filmmaker Aaron Katz, Chad Hartigan is not restricting his films to Woody Guthrie's This Land Is...

Rohrwacher’s “The Wonders”, Östlund’s “Tourist” & Pawlikowski’s “Ida” Among Ten LUX Prize Finalists

With past winners being The Broken Circle Breakdown and Lorna's Silence and past finalists being 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, Attenberg and...

After Lucia, it’s “Chronic” for Michel Franco, Tim Roth & Bitsie Tulloch

If we base ourselves on his first two ventures into feature filmmaking (Daniel and Ana and After Lucia) thesps Tim Roth, Bitsie Tulloch, Michael Cristofer...

Mapping Minnesota; Amplify Trap Zellner Bros.’ “Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter”

New distrib Amplify has steadily built up their own Sundance Film Fest film arsenal (Little Accidents, The Better Angels, God Help the Girl), and now according...

Top 3 Critics’ Picks In Theaters this July: Manuel Martin Cuenca’s Cannibal

Cannibal - Manuel Martin Cuenca Limited Release & VOD – July 25th Distributor: Film Movement Awards & Fests: Selected for the 2013 Toronto Int. Film Festival, this...

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A Bit of Light | 2026 Venice Film Festival Review

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Destroy Everything You Touch: Abraham & Szor Explore the...

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