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

Acquisitions – Foreign Films

Eric Lavallée - February 11, 2013

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

Acquisitions – Foreign Films

Eric Lavallée - February 11, 2013

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

Film Festivals

Eric Lavallée - February 7, 2013

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...

IONCINEPHILE: Matt Boyd’s Top Ten Films of All Time List

IONCINEPHILE of the Month

Eric Lavallée - February 6, 2013

Have you ever wondered what are the films that inspire the next generation of visionary filmmakers? As part of our monthly IONCINEPHILE profile (read...

IONCINEPHILE of the Month: Matt Boyd

IONCINEPHILE of the Month

Eric Lavallée - February 6, 2013

IONCINEMA.com’s IONCINEPHILE of the Month feature focuses on an emerging filmmaker from the world of cinema. This February, we feature Matt Boyd, an independent...

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At the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, we got to...

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.