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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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  • 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…

  • CFTCA Digest: July 2024

    CFTCA Digest: July 2024

    Welcome to CFTCA’s monthly digest for July 2024, a roundup of recent reviews, features, interviews, and more by CTFCA critics. Film Reviews Find more of Dakota’s work on the Contra Zoom Pod website. Listen to more of Nick’s podcast here. Michael writes for Drink in the Movies. Find more of…

  • CFTCA Digest: June 2024

    CFTCA Digest: June 2024

    Welcome to CFTCA’s monthly digest for June 2024, a roundup of recent reviews, features, interviews, and more by CTFCA critics.

  • CFTCA Digest: May 2024

    CFTCA Digest: May 2024

    Welcome to CFTCA’s monthly digest for May 2024, a roundup of recent reviews, features, interviews, and more by CTFCA critics.