Toronto Film Critics Association

The Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA) is an organization of film critics from Toronto-based publications. As of 1999, the TFCA is a member of the FIPRESCI.

Toronto Film Critics Association

Abbreviation	TFCA
Formation	1997
Location	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Membership	37
Official language	English
President	Peter Howell
Main organ	Johanna Schneller, Vice-President and Secretary Marc Glassman, Treasurer
Affiliations	FIPRESCI
Website	torontofilmcritics.com

History

The Toronto Film Critics Association is the official organization of Toronto-based broadcasters and journalists who critique films and provide commentary on them. Members represent all major print and electronic outlets in the city. They have juried festivals all over the world, from Cannes to Berlin, Venice to Toronto. The TFCA began presenting awards in 1998, and the dinner around them has grown to be a major annual event in the Canadian film calendar accompanied by a significant cash prizes, including a $100,000 purse for the director of the best Canadian film.

The founding members of the TFCA—those who attended the first meeting in August 1997 at the board room of the National Film Board of Canada—were Cameron Bailey (Now Magazine), Norm Wilner (freelance), Liam Lacey (The Globe and Mail), Peter Howell (Toronto Star), Brian D. Johnson (Maclean's), Angie Baldarrasse (freelance), Marc Glassman (Take One), Gemma Files (Eye Weekly), and Wyndham Wise (Take One). Prior to the official launch of the organization, two informal Toronto film critics' polls appeared in Take One, in issues #10 (Winter 1996) and #14 (Winter 1997), organized by Wise.

Members

Current members of the TFCA:

• Jason Anderson – Freelance
• Nathalie Atkinson – The Globe and Mail
• Linda Barnard – Freelance
• Liz Braun – Toronto Sun
• Anne Brodie – Metro Newspapers, Monsters and Critics
• Bill Chambers – Film Freak Central
• Susan G. Cole – Now Magazine
• Bruce De Mara – Toronto Star
• Thom Ernst – Freelance
• Eli Glasner – CBC
• Jason Gorber – DorkShelf, Point of View, HighDef Digest, ScreenAnarchy
• Karen Gordon – Freelance
• Tina Hassannia – Freelance
• Peter Howell – Toronto Star
• Bruce Kirkland – Toronto Sun
• Chris Knight – National Post
• Pat Mullen - Point of View
• Angelo Muredda – Freelance
• Adam Nayman – Cinema Scope
• Andrew Parker – Freelance
• Jennie Punter – Variety
• Kiva Reardon – Cléo Journal
• Johanna Schneller – The Globe and Mail
• Gilbert Seah – Cinema Eye Honors
• Alice Shih – Fairchild Radio
• Radheyan Simonpillai – Now Magazine
• Jim Slotek – Toronto Sun
• Glenn Sumi – Now Magazine
• Kate Taylor – The Globe and Mail
• José Teodoro – Cinema Scope
• Norm Wilner – Now Magazine

Source: TFCA[1]

Categories

• Best Film
• Best Actor
• Best Actress
• Best Director
• Best Screenplay
• Best Animated Film
• Best Supporting Actor
• Best Documentary Film
• Best Supporting Actress
• Best Foreign Language Film
• Rogers Best Canadian Film Award

Ceremonies

• 1997 – 1st
• 1998 – 2nd
• 1999 – 3rd
• 2000 – 4th
• 2001 – 5th
• 2002 – 6th
• 2003 – 7th
• 2004 – 8th
• 2005 – 9th
• 2006 – 10th
• 2007 – 11th
• 2008 – 12th
• 2009 – 13th
• 2010 – 14th
• 2011 – 15th
• 2012 – 16th
• 2013 – 17th
• 2014 – 18th
• 2015 – 19th
• 2016 – 20th
• 2017 – 21st
• 2018 – 22nd
• 2019 – 23rd

References

1. Members Archive

External links

• Official site