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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Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #179. Denis Côté’s Que ta joie demeure

Annual Top Films Lists

Eric Lavallée - February 5, 2014

Que ta joie demeure Director: Denis Côté Writer(s): Denis Côté Producers: Metafilms' Sylvain Corbeil and Nancy Grant U.S. Distributor: Rights Available Cast: Guillaume Tremblay, Emilie Siguoin, Hamidou Savadogo, Ted...

Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #181. Lenny Abrahamson’s Frank

Annual Top Films Lists

Eric Lavallée - February 4, 2014

Frank Director: Lenny Abrahamson Writers: Jon Ronson and Peter Straughan Producers: Ed Guiney, David Barron, Stevie Lee U.S. Distributor: Rights Available Cast: Michael Fassbender, Domhnall Gleeson, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Scoot...

Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #182. Christopher Dillon Quinn’s Eating Animals

Annual Top Films Lists

Eric Lavallée - February 4, 2014

Eating Animals Director: Christopher Dillon Quinn Producers: Natalie Portman, Christopher Dillon Quinn and Jonathan Safran Foer U.S. Distributor: Rights Available He landed on the docu-scene with 2006's Sundance...

Lightning Strikes Twice; Tribeca Film Picks Up Tribeca Film Fest Preemed “Struck By Lightning”

Indie Film News

Eric Lavallée - February 4, 2014

It appears that Tribeca Film does indeed have a ferocious appetite these days especially for films that played at the recent edition of the...

Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #183. J. Davis’ Manson Family Vacation

Annual Top Films Lists

Eric Lavallée - February 4, 2014

Manson Family Vacation Director: J. Davis Writer(s): J. Davis Producer(s): Steve Bannatyne, Eric Blyler, J. Davis, J.M. Logan, Josh Polon, Alexandra Sandler U.S. Distributor: Rights Available Cast: Jay Duplass,...

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Interview: Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Paronnaud – Persepolis

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The thrill of meeting Marjane Satrapi reminded me of being 6 years old at Disney Land when I met the living, breathing Cinderella. Except Cinderella was an actress with a blond wig and Marjane is the real woman behind her autobiographical graphic novel, turned movie, “Persepolis”. The distinctive mole on her nose and her dark sultry eyes rose off the page and appeared in front of me, smoking and speaking with a French accent.