The Toronto Film Critics Association is the official organization of
Toronto-based broadcasters and journalists who critique films and provide commentary on them. The TFCA began presenting awards in 1998, and the dinner around them is an annual event in the Canadian film calendar. 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==