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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Interview: Ariane Labed – September Says

Interviews

Eric Lavallée - June 24, 2025

A pivotal figure in the Greek Weird Wave, Ariane Labed first gained attention with her role in Yorgos Lanthimos’ Dogtooth (2009) before delivering an...

Interview: Jessica Palud – Being Maria

Interviews

Eric Lavallée - June 23, 2025

In 2018, political journalist and writer Vanessa Schneider released Tu t'appelais Maria Schneider (My Cousin Maria Schneider), a deeply personal memoir exploring the turbulent...

Teodora Ana Mihai’s ‘Heysel 85’ – Everything We Know So Far…

Features

Eric Lavallée - June 21, 2025

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Interview: Sarah Friedland & Kathleen Chalfant – Familiar Touch

Interviews

Eric Lavallée - June 20, 2025

A work-in-progress participant at the 2023 American Film Festival in Wroclaw (which turned out to be a vintage edition with Indie Donaldson's Good One...