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Founded by Dakota Arsenault, Thomas Stoneham-Judge, and Matthew Simpson, the Cascadia Film & Television Critics Association is a group of passionate film fans who have come together to uplift, support and grow the Pacific Northwest criticism community and to feature and promote diverse voices and talents our home region of Cascadia of North America, which encompasses British Columbia (Canada), Washington State (USA), and Oregon (USA).

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  • Nominees for the 2024 CFTCA Best Cascadian Film Award

    Nominees for the 2024 CFTCA Best Cascadian Film Award

    As the Cascadian Film and Television Critics Association, we believe that it is our moral duty to highlight local films and celebrate them. Our members represent the Cascadian region, which ignores country borders and instead marks the bioregion that connects us. This year we expanded our group to include Oregon,…

  • CFTCA Digest: October 2024

    CFTCA Digest: October 2024

    Welcome to CFTCA’s monthly digest for October 2024, a roundup of recent reviews, features, interviews, and more by CTFCA critics. Film Reviews Find more of Eric’s writing on The Insert. Find more of Taylor’s writing on For Reel. Find more episodes of Classic Movies Live here. Find more of Marta’s…

  • CFTCA Digest: VIFF 2024

    CFTCA Digest: VIFF 2024

    Welcome to CFTCA’s monthly digest for September 2024, a roundup of recent reviews, features, interviews, and more by CTFCA critics. This month’s digest turns the spotlight towards a highly anticipated event in the Cascadia critic’s calendar: the Vancouver International Film Festival, which celebrated its 43rd edition this year. Read on…

  • Cascadia Critics Top 10 Picks From VIFF

    Cascadia Critics Top 10 Picks From VIFF

    The Vancouver International Film Festival ran from September 26th-October 6th and we had a large portion of our members in attendance. Along with the festival naming their award winners, we decided as a group to name our top 10 films that played. In total 47 different films were nominated by…

  • CFTCA Digest: August 2024

    CFTCA Digest: August 2024

    Welcome to CFTCA’s monthly digest for August 2024, a roundup of recent reviews, features, interviews, and more by CTFCA critics. Film Reviews Christopher writes for Asynchronous Media. Find more of Matthew’s reviews on Movies We Texted About. Find more of Eric’s writing on The Insert. Michael writes for Drink in…