Florida Film Critics Circle

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The Florida Film Critics Circle (FFCC) is a film critic organization founded in 1996. The FFCC comprises 30 film critics from Florida-based print and online publications. At the end of each year, the FFCC members vote on the Florida Film Critics Circle Awards for outstanding achievements in films released that year. [1] [2] [3] The organization also awards the Pauline Kael Breakout Award, named after film critic Pauline Kael, and the Golden Orange Award for Outstanding Contribution to Film. The FFCC membership includes film critics from Miami Herald , Miami New Times , Sun-Sentinel , Folio Weekly , Bloody Disgusting , WJNO Radio , WTVT , The Daytona Beach News-Journal , FlickDirect, and Tampa Bay Times . [4]

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The group also presents the Pauline Kael Breakout Award, named after film critic Pauline Kael, to the most impressive newcomer, and the Golden Orange Award for contributions to Florida filmmaking. [1] [5]

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  1. 1 2 "About Us". Florida Film Critics. Archived from the original on June 1, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  2. Lavelle, Ciara (December 18, 2013). "12 Years A Slave Sweeps the Florida Film Critics Circle Awards". Miami New Times . Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  3. "Florida Film Critics Circle announces its 2016 award winners". Miami Herald . December 23, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  4. "Meet the Critics". Florida Film Critics Circle. Archived from the original on June 1, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  5. Persall, Steve (January 3, 2003). "State critics like 'Adaptation'". Tampa Bay Times . Times Publishing Company. Archived from the original on April 23, 2016. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  6. "'Mad Max: Fury Road' Dominates Florida Film Critics Awards". Variety . December 23, 2015. Archived from the original on April 27, 2016. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  7. "'Departed' tops Florida critics list". Variety. December 26, 2016. Archived from the original on April 26, 2016. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  8. Knegt, Peter (December 18, 2012). "'Argo' Tops Florida Film Critics' Awards". IndieWire . Archived from the original on April 27, 2016. Retrieved April 19, 2016.