New members are expected to be in the GTA.

Tell us about yourself. (Max 1500 chars.)

Please list each outlet to which you contribute and please indicate how long you've been active with them along with your frequency of publication, beginning with the current outlet(s) with which you primarily publish your work.

Please submit some clippings that demonstrate your work as a film critic. These should be specific reviews, articles, interviews, features, or episodes that best reflect your voice and ongoing work.

Samples should include your author byline (or other clear identification of authorship if in audio/video format) and date of publication.

For work that is behind a paywall or is password protected, please include an accessible format, such as a gift link, PDF copy, etc.

For print-only examples, please upload a PDF copy to Google Drive/Dropbox, etc. and send us a shareable link.

For audio/video (podcasts, etc.), please include the url for each episode you would like to highlight.

For work in a language other than English, candidates are encouraged to submit an English translation that includes a link back to the original work.

Simply sending a link to your Rotten Tomatoes page or general website is insufficient.

Please include up to 10 examples and click the + sign for each new entry.

*Active is defined as producing regular film commentary (reviews, interviews, essays, etc.) in an acceptable medium. Members are also expected to attend TFCA meetings and participate in awards voting in an informed capacity, among other activities.

At voting, during meetings and outside public events or interactions on social media, e-mail DMs etc, TFCA members are expected to interact with a level of discourse and professional cordiality that demonstrates mutual respect and does not disclose matters discussed in camera, nor denigrates the integrity of the group, nor sharing of member information, documents, and minutes with external parties without consent.

TFCA is committed to upholding human rights of equity, dignity and respect in the industry and workplace as outlined in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and is categorically opposed to any form of abuse, harassment, hate speech as defined by the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations , or discrimination on the basis of gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disability, age, nationality or religion. The Toronto Film Critics Association strives for the highest standards as a professional organization and expects members to maintain these standards of behaviour in all professional and general interactions. Nor will the TFCA tolerate any members who abuse their status, power, access or influence in any manner that violates recognized standards of decency. Members are expected to conduct themselves as noted above, both in person and online/virtually. Members should report grievances with other members to the executive in confidence in order to resolve matters in a fair, equitable, and respectful manner.

Ethical Standards

For professional film critics, coverage is dependent on privileged access to advance screenings, interviews and promotional materials. To maintain its reputation for high standards of integrity and credibility, the TFCA has a zero tolerance policy on piracy. The TFCA respects the industry standards with regard to duty of care on film copyright and piracy: members are expected to protect the privacy of advance and private codes, and hard copy screeners from public sharing. Similarly, the TFCA expects members to abide by journalistic principles, which includes no tolerance for intentional plagiarism, regardless of format or medium; the use of generative AI for writing material for publication; it is also unacceptable to invent or falsify a quote, source, anecdote or detail.

As a member chapter of FIPRESCI, we agree to abide by its statutes, including a commitment to statute 2, which agrees to “safeguard the freedom and ethics of film criticism and film journalism and of information…To encourage the exchange of ideas and experience among film critics and film journalists of all countries and thereby create, outside all ideological and political distinctions, a new foundation for a permanent dialogue.”

Membership in the TFCA is a privilege. If any member is found to have violated these guidelines and standards or to have by their actions compromised this integrity, the TFCA Executive may take discretionary disciplinary action, including suspension or expulsion.