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Eric Lavallee is the Founder, Editor-in-chief, and a Film Journalist & Critic at IONCINEMA.com. He specializes in arts and entertainment, with a particular focus on film and cinema, theater, and cultural topics, including insights into Argentine cinema. Eric's work has been featured in various platforms, showcasing his expertise in the intersection of culture and society within the entertainment landscape.
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By: Eric Lavallée
After her break-out female empowerment portraits in the Cannes Un Certain Regard selected Papicha (2019) and Houria (2022), Franco-Algerian filmmaker Mounia Meddour is moving into WWII terrain with a currently untitled project loosely based on a play by Jean-Philippe Daguerre. Variety reports that Camille Razat, Elsa Zylberstein and Meddour muse
By: Eric Lavallée
A pair of filmmakers who we thought struck gold with their Sundance shorts last year (read our top ten short film best of fest piece) in Diffan Sina Norman and Alexandra Qin are among the 11 fellows selected from 3,380 submissions for the upcoming 2025 January Screenwriters Lab. The most established name from the list is Sundance habitual
By: Eric Lavallée
Nineteen features in competition, Artistic Director Tricia Tuttle loaded up on some mainstay auteurs with the likes of Richard Linklater, Michel Franco
By: Eric Lavallée
We’re just moments away from the 41st edition of the Sundance Film Festival. This marks our 18th time attending the iconic American indie supply chain event nestled in Park City, which has evolved from its wild, pioneering days during the condo wars to the less swag-city bruised but out-priced for the indie filmmakers it once embraced dwelling. While the move from the state of Utah is imminent, Robert Redford’s creation is still the hub
By: Eric Lavallée
One of the only two films selected for the Spotlight section (films that have premiered elsewhere on the festival circuit), Georgian filmmaker Dea Kulumbegashvili continues to distinguish herself with international programmers and audiences – the Park City splash for April serves as a nice boost for the eventual April set release date by the Metrograph folks. Here was the Q&A at the Egyptian on Day 1…
By: Eric Lavallée
2025 Sundance Film Festival: Hailey Gates' Atropia Claims U.S. Grand Jury Prize. Follow IONCINEMA for in-depth updates on all the major film festivals!
By: Eric Lavallée
For the second consecutive year, we reviewed all the shorts from the eight program lineups that make up the Short Film selections and narrowed down our top ten best shorts from a total of 57 (out of 11,153 submissions). While last year we discovered several more American gems, this year our favorites are spread across the globe with some fine narratives from Mexico. Here are ten shorts (and their filmmakers) that you’ll want to track, watch, and take note of.
By: Eric Lavallée
Among the select few documentary short films chosen for the 2025 Sundance Film Festival is Death Education, a poignant story set in China in places we don’t always associate with the final resting place. Following a high school teacher who introduces her students to the concept of mortality through an end-of-life visit during Tomb Sweeping Day, where they participate in burying unnamed ashes at a public cemetery. Directed by Chinese-born filmmaker
By: Eric Lavallée
Of all the major film festivals, it’s perhaps the Sundance folks who have built the deepest ties with the filmmaker community and much of this stems from the alumni relationships formed from having programmed a short and sometimes, as is the case here, the exclusive club sends you a second invite. After showcasing their short
By: Eric Lavallée
We imagine it'll be extra champagne uncorking for some of the A24 folks who landed the film for a cool 8 million dollars - today's IndieWire poll of the
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