• “THE BEAST” DOMINATES FFCC AWARDS WITH THREE WINS, “DUNE: PART TWO” WINS TWO  

    December 21, 2024: A loose adaptation of a Henry James short story took the Florida Film Critics Circle’s top prize in its 2024 awards. “The Beast,” a visionary, sci-fi tinged portrait of doomed love across three different time periods, won Best Picture. The French-Canadian co-production also nabbed Best Director honors for Bertrand Bonello and Best […]

  • “The Boy and the Heron” flies high with Florida Film Critics

    December 21, 2023: For the first time in its history, the Florida Film Critics Circle awarded an animated film its top prize: The Boy and the Heron won Best Picture. Hayao Miyazaki’s first film in a decade, a somber, fiercely felt meditation on loss and its ripple effects, also secured Best Animated Film and Best […]

The Florida Film Critics Circle (FFCC) is an organization of film critics and writers from Florida-based print and online publications. Founded in 1996, the FFCC strives to recognize outstanding work in film, further the cause of good movies, and maintain the highest level of professionalism among film critics in Florida.

Features & News

FFCC Chairman Bill Gibron Passes Away

The FFCC is in mourning after the passing of our chair, Bill Gibron.

FFCC members on Lucrecia Martel’s ‘Zama’

FFCC members on Lucrecia Martel’s long-awaited return to feature filmmaking, Zama.

FFCC members on ‘Phantom Thread’

FFCC members weigh in on Paul Thomas Anderson’s romantic drama starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Phantom Thread.

2017 FFCC Award Winners

‘The Shape of Water’ Leads 2017 Florida Film Critics Awards Nominations

The Florida Film Critics Circle has announced its nominees for the best films and cinematic performances of 2017. Leading the field is Guillermo Del Toro’s romantic sci-fi fantasy The Shape of Water with nine nominations. However, it faces stiff competition from several movies that make repeat appearances in several categories including Dunkirk and Three Billboards […]