Eric Lavallée

9235 POSTS
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).

Exclusive articles:

2013 Panama IFF: Sights & Sounds

The highlight of the 2013 edition of the IFF Panama has to be the presence of veteran actress Geraldine Chaplin (Doctor Zhivago) --- while I...

2013 Cannes Film Festival Predictions: Arnaud Desplechin’s Jimmy P.

#1. Arnaud Desplechin's Jimmy P. Gist: Desplechin's first film in 5 years, his first English language, U.S. production pits muse Mathieu Amalric vs. Benicio Del...

2013 Cannes Film Festival Predictions: Roman Polanski’s Venus In Fur

#13. Roman Polanski's Venus In Fur Gist: Polanski's wife Emmanuelle Seigner stars in this off-Broadway play adaptation about an actress trying to convince a director...

2013 Cannes Film Festival Predictions: Michael Rowe’s Manto Acuifero

#14. Michael Rowe's Manto Acuifero Gist: Part of a trilogy of films based on solitude, this revolves around a couple who decide to divorce, affecting...

2013 Cannes Film Festival Predictions: Amat Escalante’s Heli

#21. Amat Escalante's Heli Gist: Less encompassing than the Un Certain Regard selected Miss Bala, shot in various locations outside the city of Guanajuato, where...

Breaking

Black Money for White Nights | 2026 Karlovy Vary Film Festival Review

Steal Big, Steal Little: Grozeva & Valchanov Deliver Just...

The Guest | 2026 Karlovy Vary Film Festival Review

You’ll (Dis)Like My Mother: Mengel Mars a Celebration With his...

A Happy Family | 2026 Karlovy Vary Film Festival Review

She’s Come Undone: Mack Concocts an Empathetic Chaos It’s clear...
spot_imgspot_img