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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Film Movement Form Unique Bond with Camera d’Or Winning “Ilo Ilo”

It's not often when Singaporean cinema manages to break into our news headline stream, but on the heals of his Camera d'Or win (best debut...

Recap: Our Cannes Critics’ Panel think Latest Kechiche, Coens and Farhadi Were a Cut Above

Around the midway point of the fest, all indications told us that Asghar Farhadi's The Past and the Coen bros. Inside Llewyn Davis would...

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It was to be expected the moment that the Best Actress prize was given to Bérénice Béjo (The Past), that the chances for Palme...

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2013 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Kechiche’s “Blue is the Warmest Colour” in a Class Apart

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