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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2013 Cannes Film Festival Predictions: Daniel & Diego Vega’s El Mudo

#88. Daniel & Diego Vega's El Mudo Gist: Among the hodge-podge of Peruvian government officials, there is a man named Constantino Zegarra. He doesn’t fit...

2013 Cannes Film Festival Predictions: Bogdan Mustata’s Wolf

#90. Bogdan Mustata's Wolf Gist: Featuring 2013 Shooting Star selected Ada Condeescu (Mustata co-wrote Loverboy which she also starred in) this is about a 16-year-old...

Traffic Flows with Ease; Better Things’ Duane Hopkins Begins Bypass

Duane Hopkins has found his lead and principle photography has began on Bypass, the auteur's much-anticipated sophomore film. George MacKay who has been growing...

2013 Cannes Film Festival Predictions: Destin Cretton’s Short Term 12

#95. Destin Cretton's Short Term 12 Gist: Winner of the Grand Jury and Audience Award (it would have easily measured up against any film at...

2013 Cannes Film Festival Predictions: Alvaro Brechner’s Mr Kaplan

#96. Alvaro Brechner's Mr Kaplan Gist: What will most definitely be compared to Sorrentino's This Must Be the Place, the Uruguayan-born, Spanish filmmaker latest focuses...

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2026 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 9 – Javier Ambrossi & Javier Calvo’s ‘The Black Ball’

Virtual unknowns in non-Spanish speaking markets, Javier Ambrossi and...

2026 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 8 – Ira Sachs’ ‘The Man I Love’

He has been owning Sundance since he premiered 1996...

2026 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 8 – Emmanuel Marre’s ‘Notre Salut’

A relative newcomer to cinema with only the co-directed...

The Man I Love | 2026 Cannes Film Festival Review

It is Seldom That a Dream Comes True: Sachs...
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