David Cronenberg has won this year’s Company 3 Clyde Gilmour Award from the Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA), which is celebrating its 25th anniversary.

The annual honour will allow the Toronto-based writer-director (The Fly, A History of Violence, A Dangerous Method) to endow an emerging filmmaker of his choice with $50,000 in services from post-production provider Company 3, to be announced at a later date.

The Clyde Gilmour Award recognizes a Canadian screen industry figure who has made a substantial and outstanding contribution to the advancement and/or history of Canadian cinema and culture through their work.

The TFCA notes Cronenberg, whose next film Crimes of the Future is due out later this year, “has helped put Toronto on the map in the film world, often shooting in the city and setting Dead Ringers there.”

The critics group has also announced Bretten Hannam as the winner of this year’s Stella Artois Jay Scott Prize for an emerging artist, which carries a $10,000 purse. The two-spirited L’nu filmmaker made their feature directorial debut with North Mountain (2015) and followed it up with Wildhood, which is nominated for six Canadian Screen Awards, including best picture.

Meanwhile, the TFCA’s Emerging Critic Award goes to Toronto-based lawyer-turned-movie reviewer Rachel Ho.

The TFCA will announce the winner of the $100,000 Rogers Best Canadian Film Award at its annual awards gala on March 7, with the two runner-ups each receiving $5,000. The nominees are Beans, Night Raiders and Scarborough.

Photo by Caitlin Cronenberg