Cascadia Film and Television Critics Association
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The official account for the CFTCA, the Pacific Northwest film and television critics association.
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Our winner of the Best Cascadian Film award goes to Riceboy Sleeps.
"Riceboy Sleeps was set and shot in the outskirts of Vancouver; the setting played such an integral role in the film and I’m so grateful to have been able to shoot in the places we did." - Anthony Shim
Click link in bio for more.
"Riceboy Sleeps was set and shot in the outskirts of Vancouver; the setting played such an integral role in the film and I’m so grateful to have been able to shoot in the places we did." - Anthony Shim
Click link in bio for more.
December 22, 2023 at 6:47 PM
Our winner of the Best Cascadian Film award goes to Riceboy Sleeps.
"Riceboy Sleeps was set and shot in the outskirts of Vancouver; the setting played such an integral role in the film and I’m so grateful to have been able to shoot in the places we did." - Anthony Shim
Click link in bio for more.
"Riceboy Sleeps was set and shot in the outskirts of Vancouver; the setting played such an integral role in the film and I’m so grateful to have been able to shoot in the places we did." - Anthony Shim
Click link in bio for more.
Our Top 10 Films of 2023!
"Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. anchor the film with masterful performances, supported by a brilliant ensemble cast, in this complex biographical epic that dances in many genres over several timelines and is deeply human but also challengingly dense." - Aaron White
"Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. anchor the film with masterful performances, supported by a brilliant ensemble cast, in this complex biographical epic that dances in many genres over several timelines and is deeply human but also challengingly dense." - Aaron White
December 20, 2023 at 7:55 PM
Our Top 10 Films of 2023!
"Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. anchor the film with masterful performances, supported by a brilliant ensemble cast, in this complex biographical epic that dances in many genres over several timelines and is deeply human but also challengingly dense." - Aaron White
"Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. anchor the film with masterful performances, supported by a brilliant ensemble cast, in this complex biographical epic that dances in many genres over several timelines and is deeply human but also challengingly dense." - Aaron White
Introducing our Top 10 Films of 2023!
"Crafted around a magnificent screenplay, Past Lives speaks to the value of connection between individuals, with enough In-Yun in one film to endure over many lifetimes." - Thomas Stoneham-Judge
Click link in bio to see the full list!
"Crafted around a magnificent screenplay, Past Lives speaks to the value of connection between individuals, with enough In-Yun in one film to endure over many lifetimes." - Thomas Stoneham-Judge
Click link in bio to see the full list!
December 19, 2023 at 7:36 PM
Introducing our Top 10 Films of 2023!
"Crafted around a magnificent screenplay, Past Lives speaks to the value of connection between individuals, with enough In-Yun in one film to endure over many lifetimes." - Thomas Stoneham-Judge
Click link in bio to see the full list!
"Crafted around a magnificent screenplay, Past Lives speaks to the value of connection between individuals, with enough In-Yun in one film to endure over many lifetimes." - Thomas Stoneham-Judge
Click link in bio to see the full list!
Introducing our Top 10 Films of 2023!
"Much like the film’s source material, Andreas Malm’s eponymous book, Pipeline is less an instruction manual – and more a manifesto. It carries within it the outrage of rebellion and necessity." - Todd Pengelly
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"Much like the film’s source material, Andreas Malm’s eponymous book, Pipeline is less an instruction manual – and more a manifesto. It carries within it the outrage of rebellion and necessity." - Todd Pengelly
Click link in bio to see the full list!
December 18, 2023 at 5:26 PM
Introducing our Top 10 Films of 2023!
"Much like the film’s source material, Andreas Malm’s eponymous book, Pipeline is less an instruction manual – and more a manifesto. It carries within it the outrage of rebellion and necessity." - Todd Pengelly
Click link in bio to see the full list!
"Much like the film’s source material, Andreas Malm’s eponymous book, Pipeline is less an instruction manual – and more a manifesto. It carries within it the outrage of rebellion and necessity." - Todd Pengelly
Click link in bio to see the full list!
Introducing our Top 10 Films of 2023!
"Anatomy of a Fall moves at a brisk pace despite lingering on and untangling every word and action made by its protagonist – until fact and fiction are almost interchangeable." - Christopher Cross
Click link in bio to see the full list!
"Anatomy of a Fall moves at a brisk pace despite lingering on and untangling every word and action made by its protagonist – until fact and fiction are almost interchangeable." - Christopher Cross
Click link in bio to see the full list!
December 17, 2023 at 7:07 PM
Introducing our Top 10 Films of 2023!
"Anatomy of a Fall moves at a brisk pace despite lingering on and untangling every word and action made by its protagonist – until fact and fiction are almost interchangeable." - Christopher Cross
Click link in bio to see the full list!
"Anatomy of a Fall moves at a brisk pace despite lingering on and untangling every word and action made by its protagonist – until fact and fiction are almost interchangeable." - Christopher Cross
Click link in bio to see the full list!
Top 10 Films of 2023!
"It turned out that Barbie was fun, funny, and heartfelt whilst also investigating and illuminating feminism, the patriarchy, relationships, finding one’s place in the world, horses, masculinity, consumerism, and the list goes on and on." - Matthew Simpson
"It turned out that Barbie was fun, funny, and heartfelt whilst also investigating and illuminating feminism, the patriarchy, relationships, finding one’s place in the world, horses, masculinity, consumerism, and the list goes on and on." - Matthew Simpson
December 16, 2023 at 6:49 PM
Top 10 Films of 2023!
"It turned out that Barbie was fun, funny, and heartfelt whilst also investigating and illuminating feminism, the patriarchy, relationships, finding one’s place in the world, horses, masculinity, consumerism, and the list goes on and on." - Matthew Simpson
"It turned out that Barbie was fun, funny, and heartfelt whilst also investigating and illuminating feminism, the patriarchy, relationships, finding one’s place in the world, horses, masculinity, consumerism, and the list goes on and on." - Matthew Simpson
Introducing our Top 10 Films of 2023!
"This is the look and feel of a genocide happening just beyond our vision, one that as viewers we can’t stop or interrupt. Johnathan Glazer returns to force us to sit with our knowledge of what is going on, but refuses to give us catharsis." - Dakota Arsenault
"This is the look and feel of a genocide happening just beyond our vision, one that as viewers we can’t stop or interrupt. Johnathan Glazer returns to force us to sit with our knowledge of what is going on, but refuses to give us catharsis." - Dakota Arsenault
December 15, 2023 at 5:33 PM
Introducing our Top 10 Films of 2023!
"This is the look and feel of a genocide happening just beyond our vision, one that as viewers we can’t stop or interrupt. Johnathan Glazer returns to force us to sit with our knowledge of what is going on, but refuses to give us catharsis." - Dakota Arsenault
"This is the look and feel of a genocide happening just beyond our vision, one that as viewers we can’t stop or interrupt. Johnathan Glazer returns to force us to sit with our knowledge of what is going on, but refuses to give us catharsis." - Dakota Arsenault
Introducing our Top 10 Films of 2023!
"Combined with an ambitious scope to the story that is being spun that is exhilarating, full of emotional stakes and some truly shocking moments that will leave audiences speechless..." - Darren Zakus
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"Combined with an ambitious scope to the story that is being spun that is exhilarating, full of emotional stakes and some truly shocking moments that will leave audiences speechless..." - Darren Zakus
Click link in bio to see the full list!
December 14, 2023 at 5:43 PM
Introducing our Top 10 Films of 2023!
"Combined with an ambitious scope to the story that is being spun that is exhilarating, full of emotional stakes and some truly shocking moments that will leave audiences speechless..." - Darren Zakus
Click link in bio to see the full list!
"Combined with an ambitious scope to the story that is being spun that is exhilarating, full of emotional stakes and some truly shocking moments that will leave audiences speechless..." - Darren Zakus
Click link in bio to see the full list!
Introducing our Top 10 Films of 2023!
"The film’s strength lies not just in its characters but in its indirect characterization of them and the space they each have along the film’s runtime to round themselves out." - Taylor Baker
Click link in bio to see the full list!
"The film’s strength lies not just in its characters but in its indirect characterization of them and the space they each have along the film’s runtime to round themselves out." - Taylor Baker
Click link in bio to see the full list!
December 13, 2023 at 4:58 PM
Introducing our Top 10 Films of 2023!
"The film’s strength lies not just in its characters but in its indirect characterization of them and the space they each have along the film’s runtime to round themselves out." - Taylor Baker
Click link in bio to see the full list!
"The film’s strength lies not just in its characters but in its indirect characterization of them and the space they each have along the film’s runtime to round themselves out." - Taylor Baker
Click link in bio to see the full list!
Introducing our Top 10 Films of 2023!
"Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Evil Does Not Exist is a hushed nature walk of a film that moves at the slow plodding pace of life itself, but it is utterly spellbinding; laced with mystery and subtext and puzzling little discoveries along the way." - Taylor Beaumont
"Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Evil Does Not Exist is a hushed nature walk of a film that moves at the slow plodding pace of life itself, but it is utterly spellbinding; laced with mystery and subtext and puzzling little discoveries along the way." - Taylor Beaumont
December 12, 2023 at 7:01 PM
Introducing our Top 10 Films of 2023!
"Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Evil Does Not Exist is a hushed nature walk of a film that moves at the slow plodding pace of life itself, but it is utterly spellbinding; laced with mystery and subtext and puzzling little discoveries along the way." - Taylor Beaumont
"Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Evil Does Not Exist is a hushed nature walk of a film that moves at the slow plodding pace of life itself, but it is utterly spellbinding; laced with mystery and subtext and puzzling little discoveries along the way." - Taylor Beaumont
Introducing our Top 10 Films of 2023!
"David Fincher's tale of a perfectionist discovering he is not perfect is so deeply layered that it's easy to see its focused, fading protagonist as a creative metaphor." - Simon Best
"David Fincher's tale of a perfectionist discovering he is not perfect is so deeply layered that it's easy to see its focused, fading protagonist as a creative metaphor." - Simon Best
December 11, 2023 at 6:24 PM
Introducing our Top 10 Films of 2023!
"David Fincher's tale of a perfectionist discovering he is not perfect is so deeply layered that it's easy to see its focused, fading protagonist as a creative metaphor." - Simon Best
"David Fincher's tale of a perfectionist discovering he is not perfect is so deeply layered that it's easy to see its focused, fading protagonist as a creative metaphor." - Simon Best
Introducing our final nominee for Best Cascadian Film, Wild Goat Surf, directed by Caitlyn Sponheimer. The film follows Goat, a preteen who is obsessed with surfing despite being hundreds of miles away from the ocean, whole here mom struggles to hold down multiple jobs just to make ends meet.
December 10, 2023 at 6:53 PM
Introducing our final nominee for Best Cascadian Film, Wild Goat Surf, directed by Caitlyn Sponheimer. The film follows Goat, a preteen who is obsessed with surfing despite being hundreds of miles away from the ocean, whole here mom struggles to hold down multiple jobs just to make ends meet.
Our 4th nominee for Best Cascadian Film, Until Branches Bend, directed by Sophie Jarvis. It follows a woman who works at a peach cannery in the Okanagan Valley who finds a worm hole in a peach. By raising concerns about a potentially invasive species she risks the livelihood of the entire region.
December 9, 2023 at 9:55 PM
Our 4th nominee for Best Cascadian Film, Until Branches Bend, directed by Sophie Jarvis. It follows a woman who works at a peach cannery in the Okanagan Valley who finds a worm hole in a peach. By raising concerns about a potentially invasive species she risks the livelihood of the entire region.
Introducing our third nominee for Best Cascadian Film, Seagrass, directed by Meredith Hama-Brown. The film follows a Japanese-Canadian woman who brings her husband and two children to a couples counseling retreat after the passing of her mother and her marriage on the rocks.
December 8, 2023 at 5:22 PM
Introducing our third nominee for Best Cascadian Film, Seagrass, directed by Meredith Hama-Brown. The film follows a Japanese-Canadian woman who brings her husband and two children to a couples counseling retreat after the passing of her mother and her marriage on the rocks.
Introducing our second nominee for Best Cascadian Film, Satan Wants You, directed by Sean Horlor and Steve J. Adams. The film documents one of the starting points of the Satanic Panic in the 80s with the release of the book Michelle Remembers. Click link in bio to see the full list of nominees.
December 7, 2023 at 5:37 PM
Introducing our second nominee for Best Cascadian Film, Satan Wants You, directed by Sean Horlor and Steve J. Adams. The film documents one of the starting points of the Satanic Panic in the 80s with the release of the book Michelle Remembers. Click link in bio to see the full list of nominees.
Introducing our first nominee for Best Cascadian Film, Riceboy Sleeps directed by Anthony Shim. The film follows a single mom and her son as they immigrate from Korea to Vancouver as they both struggle to find their place in their new home.
December 6, 2023 at 5:54 PM
Introducing our first nominee for Best Cascadian Film, Riceboy Sleeps directed by Anthony Shim. The film follows a single mom and her son as they immigrate from Korea to Vancouver as they both struggle to find their place in their new home.
We're the CFTCA, a new group of critics that span the Cascadia region. Right now we represent members from British Columbia and Washington with plans to expand in the future! Starting tomorrow we will be listing the nominees for our inaugural Best Cascadian Film award, so stay tuned for that!
December 5, 2023 at 6:40 PM
We're the CFTCA, a new group of critics that span the Cascadia region. Right now we represent members from British Columbia and Washington with plans to expand in the future! Starting tomorrow we will be listing the nominees for our inaugural Best Cascadian Film award, so stay tuned for that!