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 2014: Cutter Hodierne, Damien Chazelle, Kat Candler & Mona Fastvold Among Lucky 16 U.S. Dramatic Comp Selections

As I had predicted here, names such as Cutter Hodierne, Kat Candler, Maya Forbes, Mona Fastvold and Damien Chazelle would be among the invited...

A Taste for Flesh; Film Movement’s Bites into Manuel Martín Cuenca’s Cannibal

Are the taste-buds at the Film Movement offices shifting? After opening up a spanking brand new, smart idea label for genre items (RAM Releasing)...

Leviathan Snubbed, but…The Act of Killing, Dirty Wars, Stories We Tell Among Oscar’s 15 Short List

It's been an extremely rich year for doc film and while The Academy appear to have included some of the year's most critically acclaimed...

The Act of Killing, Fruitvale Station & Inside Llewyn Davis Top 2013 Gotham Awards

While technically this was Forest Whitaker's big night (Actor Tribute plus the weight he threw behind as a producer accolades for a small San...

Hollywood Sells Californication; Tribeca Film Shows Affection for Gia Coppola’s Palo Alto

It landed in public consciousness in book form and then the film format via the perfect fall film festival trifecta of Venice, Telluride and...

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Live From Cannes!!! Meet the Jury For Our 2026 Cannes Critics’ Panel

Since 2011, IONCINEMA.com has kept its finger firmly on...

Butterfly Jam | 2026 Cannes Film Festival Review

For a Few Delens More: Balagov Congeals in the...

La Vénus électrique (The Electric Kiss) | 2026 Cannes Film Festival Review

The Liar of Your Desire: Salvadori Sputters with Low...
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