NEWS
Heidy Morales Joins Blood in the Snow Programming Team
We are thrilled to announce that Heidy Morales will be joining the festival programming team for BITS 2022!
Heidy Morales is the founder of Hye's Musings, an alternative media website covering film, theatre, along with other arts and culture events. Heidy is a Rotten Tomatoes approved critic. Born in Guatemala, Heidy now resides in Toronto (Treaty 13), Ontario where she has been writing and discussing the film scene locally and abroad for over 12 years.
BITS 2022 Horror Development Lab
We are now be taking applications for this year's Horror Development Lab!
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For more information go to DeadlyExposure.ca
Announcing New Venue for BITS 2022
We are thrilled to announce that the Blood in the Snow Film Festival will be at its NEW location at the Isabel Bader Theatre for 12 screenings November 21 to 26, 2022.
The theatre is just steps away from the Museum station (across from the ROM) and is fully wheelchair accessible. The theatre seats 500 combined on the floor and balcony and is outfitted with a Christie IMB 2200 Digital Cinema projector.
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Get your Festival Pass HERE
Film Submissions for BITS 2022 Are Now Open! (as of March 1st 2022)
The Blood in the Snow Film Festival accepts Canadian features, short films and web-series and will take place in Toronto from November 21 to 26-2022.
Do you have what it takes to join the Blood in the Snow crew? We are always looking for a variety of different skills. We value hard work, dedication, reliability and passion over experience. We want to hear from you! Please fill out the following form to tell us a little more about yourself.
Check out the BITS Radio podcast hosted by Robert Belamy - Interviews with BITS Alumni film makers throughout the festival.
BITS takes great pride in being a celebrated launching pad for Canada's top new genre films.
Here is what our past alumni have said about us:
"Blood in the Snow Film Festival has been an incredible supporter of my work, from shorts to being the Canadian premiere festival for my feature film "Evangeline." The atmosphere is fantastic, there was so much support and attention on the films, but most importantly, the festival has built a real sense of community in the Canadian horror scene. It's clear: the festival organizers love horror films and the filmmakers who make them. BITS connected me with the horror filmmaking community across Canada, and proudly shone a spotlight on our work. One of my favourite indie horror fests, hand's down!"
"Fantastic festival. Lot of great programs aimed strictly at the filmmakers - events and networking are great. Will happily spill some more blood on film to get on their program again."
"An excellent festival with a great mix of screenings and industry-building events. The industry panels were valuable and set up properly to allow enough time to get good information and then meet the panellists. Finally, the networking events were set up in a way to encourage meeting new people, and the festival staff went out of their way to facilitate those meetings. I look forward to coming back!"
"I've been to festivals all around the world of varying size and pedigree and what makes BITS special, outside of the fact that it rolls out in my home town, is the way they treat filmmakers, encouraging new talent, creating a fun, elegant environment where artists can collude and share their work. They have their act together and they not only care, they seem genuinely enthusiastic. It's infectious. This is an A grade show, spotlighting and celebrating films that are far removed from the A list. And best of all, every year it grows and improves."
"What a great all around festival filled with great films, great panels, great networking and amazing sharing of love of film!"
"I had a fantastic time at the Blood in the Snow Canadian Film Festival, made some lasting connections and hope to come back. High quality with low hassle and lasting connections."