Adam Cook is a film critic, curator, and scholar.

He is currently in the Screen Cultures & Curatorial Studies PhD program at Queen’s University where he teaches in the Film & Media department. Cook also teaches film courses as part of the University’s Ever Scholar program. His recent writing can be found on Substack at Long Voyage Home. Cook is a member of the programming collective K-Fab which presents screenings and retrospectives at Paradise Theatre in Toronto and also serves on Cinema Politica’s Screening Committee.

Previously, Cook completed his MA at York University on heightened embodiment in the films of Tsai Ming-liang. Between 2017 and 2023, he held multiple titles at the South Western International Film Festival (SWIFF) including Film Programming & Content Lead and Director of Development. Between 2016 and 2019, Cook curated Future//Present, a programme at the Vancouver International Film Festival dedicated to showcasing work from emerging Canadian filmmakers. He has also worked as a Programming Associate at the Toronto International Film Festival; Programming Consultant for Hot Docs; Advisor on U.S. programming at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival; and Canadian Film Programmer for the Victoria Film Festival.

Cook has curated retrospective programmes for Doclisboa, TIFF Cinematheque, Northwest Film Forum, Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema, and Vancity Theatre. He has taught workshops on film and criticism with TIFF’s Reel Comfort programme and with SWIFF. His bylines as a critic and journalist include The Globe and Mail, The New York Times, VICE, Film Comment, Sight & Sound, Cinema Scope, Filmmaker Magazine, Little White Lies, and Cineaste among other outlets. Cook held the title of Content Manager at MUBI between 2010 and 2015.

Cook offers services as a writer, editor, grant-writer, and as a freelance consultant specializing in film festival strategy and funding — please email adamgregorycook [@] gmail.com for any inquiries.