2025 FESTIVAL PASSES

🎟 Get Your Festival Pass for the 14th Blood in the Snow Film Festival + Deadly Exposure Industry Conference!

Celebrate the best in 100% 🇨🇦 Canadian indie horror! 💀

Join a community where horror fans and filmmakers come together for a week of screenings, panels, and parties.

🩸 About the Festival

Blood in the Snow (BITS) isn’t just about films, it’s about connection. Discover the next wave of fearless Canadian horror voices through shorts, features, and web series. After each screening, stay for filmmaker Q&As to hear behind-the-scenes stories and creative inspirations. Then, keep the conversations going at our nightly after-parties!

🩸 About Deadly Exposure

The Deadly Exposure Industry Conference is your chance to learn, connect, and grow within the horror and indie film industries. Featuring expert-led panels on funding, distribution, festival strategy, and the evolving horror landscape, the conference brings together filmmakers, producers, distributors, and peers through interactive networking sessions, sparking future collaborations and opportunities.

Event Highlights

🎬 Evenings: (November 17–22, 2025) Film Screenings — Isabel Bader Theatre , Toronto
🎤 Daytime: (November 17–22, 2025) Deadly Exposure Industry Conference — The Tranzac Club , Toronto
🍻 Networking: After-parties every night — The Tranzac Club , Toronto
🧪 Special Program: BITS Horror Development Lab — for selected participants at The Tranzac Club , Toronto

Key Dates

🦇 October 23: Screening lineup & ticket sales announced
🦇 October 28: Industry conference lineup revealed

Choose your pass for screenings + the industry conference — starting at $65, up to $240 for the all-new Deluxe Pass.

⚡ Deluxe Passes are very limited — grab yours now! 🩸

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2025 Deluxe Deadly Exposure Pass

$240

Industry round tables (Nov 20–21) – Tranzac Club
Deadly Exposure industry panels (Nov 21–22) – Tranzac Club
Priority access to all 13 festival screenings (Nov 17–22)
Access to watch Development Lab Micro Panels & pitches (exclusive)
Industry Cocktails invitation
15% discount on all BITS merch

BUY PASS

Who should buy this pass?

Perfect for filmmakers who want to attend the maximum number of events. New for 2025 and limited to 25 spots. Includes exclusive Lab access and entry to any sold-out screening.

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2025 Deadly Exposure Pass

$180

Industry round tables (Nov 20–21) – Tranzac Club
Deadly Exposure industry panels (Nov 21–22) – Tranzac Club
Priority access to all 13 festival screenings (Nov 17–22)
Industry Cocktails invitation
15% discount on all BITS merch

BUY PASS

Who should buy this pass?

Ideal for filmmakers who want all the main aspects of Deadly Exposure, including round tables and screenings. Our most popular pass—often sells out early.

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2025 Deadly Exposure Panel Pass

$65

Priority access to all Deadly Exposure panels (Nov 21–22)
15% discount on all BITS merch
15% discount on film screening tickets

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Who should buy this pass?

Great for filmmakers on a budget or attending only a few days. Does not include screenings but provides 15% off any individual tickets.

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2025 Festival Pass

$120

Priority access to all 13 festival screenings (Nov 17–22)
15% discount on all BITS merch

BUY PASS

Who should buy this pass?

Perfect for horror, sci-fi, thriller and fantasy fans attending most of the 13 programs. Best value if you plan to see six or more screenings. Includes entry to sold-out shows.

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2025 Short Film Pass

$65

Priority access to all 5 short film programs (Nov 17–22)
15% discount on all BITS merch
15% discount on other screening tickets

BUY PASS

Who should buy this pass?

Perfect for short-film lovers or budget-minded fans. Great value if you plan to attend at least three short programs, and includes 15% off feature film tickets.

NEWS

2025 LAB SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW CLOSED!

Applications for the 2025 BITS Horror Development Lab are now closed!

A HUGE thank you to everyone who trusted us with your films and projects.
This year we saw incredible growth:

🔺 Lab applications up 28% from 2024

Our Lab Jury now have their work cut out for them— selecting this years Lab participants!

MORE INFO

BITS RADIO PODCAST

The 2024 season of BITS Radio is up! All episodes are online— listen anytime and catch the entire season at your own pace! A special thank you to our host Robert Bellamy!

🎧 Listen to BITS Radio for conversations with Canadian genre filmmakers as they share stories, behind-the-scenes insights, and their creative journeys. If you're a filmmaker and/or a devoted horror fan, stay tuned into exclusive insights straight from the artists themselves!

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FESTIVAL PASSES ON SALE!

Get your Festival Pass for the 2025 Blood in the Snow Film Festival + Deadly Exposure Industry Conference!

Support and immerse yourself in a horror/genre festival that celebrates 100% 🇨🇦 Canadian talent.

Join us for the scares, the screams, and the celebration of indie horror 🩸🔥

Passes include 15% discount on all BITS merch.

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2024 HIGHLIGHT VIDEOS

Step into the atmosphere of the 2024 Blood in the Snow Film Festival’s Deadly Exposure and Horror Development Lab. These videos capture the energy of the crowds, the passion of the filmmakers, and the unique spirit that makes these moments unforgettable!

Shot and edited by One Last Shot Productions. Music by Joshua C Love. Animations by Lance Fernandes, based on artwork created by Small Dog Design.

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2025 FILM SUBMISSIONS ARE CLOSED!

🎥 That’s a wrap on submissions for BITS2025 — and you delivered in a big way!

We’re blown away by the growth this year:
📈 Overall film entries jumped 24%
🔺+ Feature films climbed 13%
🔺+ Short films surged 26%

Thank you to every filmmaker who sent us their work. Our Programmers and Awards Jury now have an epic challenge ahead — and we can’t wait to see what rises to the top this season. 🩸

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ABOUT US

🇨🇦 The Blood in the Snow Film Festival is a unique and imaginative showcase of contemporary Canadian horror, genre, and underground cinema that exists to challenge social boundaries, explore artistic taboos, and support and exhibit independent Canadian genre media artists. BITS takes place in Toronto, Ontario, and brings together audiences, media coverage, community partnerships, and the filmmaking industry to exhibit and celebrate Canadian genre film. BITS began in 2012 and was registered as a not-for-profit in 2015.

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Photograph of Festival Director Kelly Michael Stewart on stage at the theatre announcing a screening

TESTIMONIALS

"Can't say enough about this fest. Its fun, inviting and inclusive. Kelly and his team have dialed this thing in and its clear they care about the details. I'd recommend this fest to anyone and everyone.

Dallas Soonias

(Development Lab 2024 Alum)

"Incredible community, amazing program, and just wonderful people"

Olivia Loccisano

(BITS 2023, 2024 Alum)

"What a beauty! The passion for film and empowering filmmakers is highly apparent at this festival. Was blown away by the programming, the stunning venue, the after parties and so much more. The networking was absolutely insane here. Very enthusiastic hats off to the organizers and HIGHLY encourage genre filmmakers to make submitting to this festival a priority!"

Norm Coyne

(BITS 2024 filmmaker)

"Awesome festival! Great location and venue. The staff and volunteers are incredible. Hands down one of the best genre festivals to check out."

Sean Oliver

(BITS 2024 Alum)

"Loved my experience at BITS 2024! The team, the venues and the crowd was great! Hope to be selected again in the future :)"

Simon Madore

(BITS 2024 Alum)