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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ICS Awards: Leos Carax’s Holy Motors Clear Favorite of 2012

Holy Motors might have left Cannes empty-handed but Leos Carax free-form shape-shifter of a film was far from overlooked by the critics who voted...

Off the Beat Track: First Run Features Grab Docu on Paul Bowles

Not sure if anyone has referred to him as the Stuart Sutcliffe of the Beat Gen, but Paul Bowles will receive some posthumous affection...

Cohen Media Group Takes a Ride with Emmanuelle Bercot’s “On My Way”

Cohen Media Group are making a ballsy acquisition move at this year's Berlin Film Festival - picking up Emmanuelle Bercot’s comp film Elle S’en...

Markus Blunder’s “Autumn Blood” Spills onto Paladin

It has yet to premiere at a major film festival, but Markus Blunder's Autumn Blood starring up-and-comer actress Sophie Lowe (Two Mothers) and vet...

Best of Fest: Eric’s Top Five Films from the 2013 Sundance Film Festival

Not taking into consideration the films that were featured in Sundance's Spotlight section/sidebar which I've previously seen on the festival circuit and that would...

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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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