💀 Get your Festival Pass! Support and immerse yourself in 100% 🇨🇦 Canadian indie horror! 🎬 Evenings: Film screenings at the Isabel Bader Theatre (Nov 17–22, 2025) 🎤 Daytime: Deadly Exposure Industry Conference at The Tranzac Club (Nov 17–22, 2025) ⚡ Grab yours today → passes at bloodinthesnow.ca

Submissions for #BITS2025 are CLOSED! 🔥 We’re up 28% in Lab apps + 24% in films (features +13%, shorts +26%)—thank you for trusting us! ❤️ 🎟️ Early Bird Passes (25% off) end today: www.goelevent.com/BITS/Pass/Sale #BloodInTheSnow #HorrorCommunity

🩸 LAST CALL FOR FILM SUBMISSIONS – BITS 2025 Film submissions close on October 1, 2025. This is your final chance to send us your short or feature film for consideration. 💀 Submit now at filmfreeway.com/BloodintheSn... Don’t miss it!

💀 We’re thrilled to welcome back our sponsor Edwards Creative Law! Whether you’re bringing a story to life, distributing it to audiences, or protecting your creative rights, they’ve got your back. 🎬 edwardslaw.ca/industries-and-services

💀 We’re excited to welcome back our ongoing sponsor and partner Sunbelt Rentals (formerly William F. White Inc.)! ☀️ Sunbelt is supporting underrepresented filmmakers by contributing 10k in in-kind services to every project selected for the Horror Dev Lab! 🙌🏿 sunbeltrentals.com

🎬 Gearing Up for Deadly Exposure 2025! Fest Dir. Kelly Michael Stewart, Dev Coordinator Vanessa Magic, and Industry Coordinator Emily Dix are hard at work setting the stage for this year’s Deadly Exposure and the Horror Dev Lab! 💀 Applications for the Lab close Oct 1st 🩸deadlyexposure.ca

✨ A huge thank you to the Independent Production Fund (@independent.production.fund) for supporting BITS! Your commitment to Canadian digital storytellers helps us showcase bold voices and nurture the next generation of genre creators. ❤️🎬 🩸 Thank you for your continued support!

💀 We’re thrilled to welcome back our ongoing sponsor and partner McCam Insurance! 🛡️ Check them out at www.mccaminsurance.com Follow: @mccaminsurance 🩸 Thank you for your continued support!

🎙️ At the 2024 Blood in the Snow Film Festival, director and series creator Francesco Loschiavo joined BITS Radio to chat with Rob about his project Tales From The Void - Whistle In The Woods, which screened at the fest. 🎧 BITSradio.ca @fl.film

💀 We’re thrilled to welcome back our ongoing sponsor and partner Raven Banner Entertainment! 🐦‍⬛ Check them out at ravenbannerentertainment.com
Follow: @ravenbannerent 🩸 Thank you for your continued support!

✨ A huge thank you to Telefilm Canada (@telefilm_canada) for their continued support of the Blood in the Snow Film Festival, Deadly Exposure, and our Horror Development Lab! 🩸 Thank you for your continued support!

🎙️ At the 2024 Blood in the Snow Film Festival, writer/co-director Kaela Egert joined BITS Radio to chat with Rob about her film Dance of the Faery, which screened at the fest. 🧚 🎧 BITSradio.ca Kaela Egert 🇨🇦 #CanadianFilm #CanadianFilmmaker #CanadianHorror #BITSradio #BloodInTheSnow #BITS2025

🎙️ At the 2024 Blood in the Snow Film Festival, writer/co-director Joel Buxton joined BITS Radio to chat with Rob about his film Let Me In, which screened at the fest. 💀 🎧 BITSradio.ca @buckstonne 🇨🇦 #CanadianFilm #CanadianFilmmaker #CanadianHorror #BITSradio #BloodInTheSnow #BITS2025 #GenreFilm

🎙️ At the 2024 Blood in the Snow, Director Isaac Rathé joined BITS Radio to chat with Rob about his film “Any Last Words” that played in the festival! 🎧 BITSradio.ca @blurayrathe 🇨🇦 #CanadianFilm #CanadianFilmmaker #CanadianHorror #BITSradio #BloodInTheSnow #BITS2025 #GenreFilm #IndieHorror

🎙️ At the 2024 Blood in the Snow Film Festival, director Michael Pierro joined BITS Radio to chat with Rob about his feature film Self Driver, which screened at the fest. Buckle up — you are a car! 🚘 🎧 BITSradio.ca @m_pierro 🇨🇦 #CanadianFilm #CanadianFilmmaker #CanadianHorror #BITSradio

🎙️ At the 2024 Blood in the Snow Film Festival, Director John Bregar stopped by BITS Radio to chat with Rob about his dark short film Joesephine, which played during the festival. 🎧 BITSradio.ca 🇨🇦 #CanadianFilm #CanadianFilmmaker #CanadianHorror #BITSradio #BloodInTheSnow #BITS2025 #GenreFilm

💀 Rob sits down and chats with Director Kelly Paoli while at the Blood in the Snow Film Festival 2024. The discussion involves the projects Creepy Bits: ‘Route 17’ & ‘Horticulture for Beginners’ that played in the festival! 🎧 BITSradio.ca @kellypaoli 🇨🇦 #CanadianFilm #CanadianHorror

🎙️ At the 2024 Blood in the Snow Film Festival, Writer & Director Brian Sepanzyk stopped by BITS Radio to chat with Rob about his dark short film Defile, which played during the festival. 🎧 BITSradio.ca @oliveroompictures @briantologist 🇨🇦 #CanadianFilm #CanadianHorror #BITSradio

🖤 We’re thrilled to introduce the 2025 BITS Programming Team: Kassy Gascho, Nadine L’Esperance, Norman McGlashan, Dara Jade Moats, Heidy Morales, and Melanie Turner. 💀 Check out our Screening Programs & FAQ: 👉 bloodinthesnow.ca/BITSScreeningPrograms&FAQ.html

Rob and Kelly sit down to chat with actor, writer & co-producer Max Mallar while at the Blood in the Snow Film Festival 2024. The discussion involves their film Ascension that played in the festival! 🎧 BITSradio.ca @max.mallar 🇨🇦 #CanadianFilm #CanadianFilmmaker #CanadianHorror #BITSradio

💀 Director Andrew Ellinas joined Rob and Kelly at the Blood in the Snow Film Festival 2024 to discuss his creature-feature short film Night Lab, which screened as part of the festival lineup. 🎧 BITSradio.ca @andrew_ellinas 🇨🇦 #CanadianFilm #CanadianFilmmaker #CanadianHorror #BITSradio

💀 Rob sits down with writer, director, and actor Lisa Ovies at the 2024 Blood in the Snow Film Festival to talk about her horror short A Mother’s Love, which follows a young girl dealing with the consequences of trusting a man online. 🎧 BITSradio.ca

💀 Rob sits down with director Dan Nicholls at the 2024 Blood in the Snow Film Festival to talk about Stuffy, his darkly comedic horror short about a couple who set out in the night to dispose of a haunted stuffed animal! 🎧 BITSradio.ca

🖤 We are thrilled to announce the 2025 BITS Awards Jury: 💀 Features: Trey Anderson, August Kyss, Jessie Robbins, Colin Van Loon 💀 Shorts: Ashli Agate, Rachel Beaulieu, Dre Boulet, Luis Ceriz 🩸 Tasked with recognizing excellence, the Jury reviews the film lineup to select the winners of the Bloodies!

🖤 We are thrilled to announce the 2025 BITS Horror Development Lab Leads Heather Buckley, Anelle Dehghani, and Rueben Martell. The Lab Leads support selected filmmakers, offering hands-on feedback to sharpen and strengthen their pitches. 💀 More Info & How to Apply: DeadlyExposure.ca

🖤 We are thrilled to announce the 2025 BITS Horror Development Lab Jury: Joanne Belluco, Joel H. Brewster, Theresa Cutknife, Raine Petrie, and Chloe Navaretnam. The Lab Jury reviews submissions and selects 12 standout filmmakers from across Canada to participate in the Lab.💀 Apply: DeadlyExposure.ca

🖤 Congrats to Erica Orofino & Olivia Loccisano—Telefilm just funded DEVOUR, first pitched at BITS Horror Dev Lab ’24! BIPOC, 2SLGBTQI+, women & disabled horror creators: bring your feature/series idea to the 2025 BITS Horror Lab. 💀 Apply: deadlyexposure.ca/2025DevLabAp...

💀 Rob talks with director Juan Pablo Sáenz about Deep End, a tense short film about a couple, a disappearance, and a mysterious cave. Recorded live at Blood in the Snow 2024. 🎧BITSradio.ca @juanpablosaenz @deependfilm 🇨🇦 #CanadianFilm #CanadianFilmmaker #CanadianHorror #BITSradio #BITS2025

At BITS 2024, Rob and Kelly had the opportunity to chat with Luke Hutchie, the creator, director, and star of "Ezra", a standout web series featured in the festival's "BITS and BYTES" program. 10 episodes are available on OutTV. 🎧 BITSradio.ca 🇨🇦 #CanadianFilm #CanadianHorror

💀 Rob & Kelly chat with Director/writer Sandra Foisy at BITS 2024 to talk all things Midnight Snack — hunger always strikes in the dead of night! 🎧 BITSradio.ca @thefoize @midnightsnack.shortfilm 🇨🇦 #CanadianFilm #CanadianFilmmaker #CanadianHorror #BITSradio #BloodInTheSnow #BITS2025

💀 Join us for WITCHING HOUR, a horror short film showcase at @imagineNATIVE! 🗓️ June 6, 10PM–12AM 📍 TIFF Lightbox, Cinema 3 🎟️ Tickets: imaginenative.org/events/shortfilmprogramwitchinghour #imagineNATIVE2025 #IndigenousCinema #HorrorFilm

💀 Rob chats with Director Colin G Cooper while at the Blood in the Snow Film Festival 2024. They discuss the short film Bath Bomb that played in the festival! 🎧 BITSradio.ca @colingcooper @bathbombhorror 🇨🇦 #canadianfilm #canadianfilmmaker #canadianhorror #BITSradio #bloodinthesnow #BITS2025

Get your Early Bird Pass for the 2025 Blood in the Snow Film Festival + Deadly Exposure! Support & fully immerse yourself in a celebration of 100% 🇨🇦 Canadian talent! Right now, you can enjoy 25% off on Early Bird passes! 💀 Check out all the passes available: bloodinthesnow.ca #BITS2025 #canadianfilm

💀 Rob chats with Director Valerie Barnhart while at the BITS 2024. They discuss the film A Divine Comedy: What the Hell that played in the festival! 🎧 BITSradio.ca 🇨🇦 #canadianfilm #canadianfilmmaker #canadianhorror #BITSradio #bloodinthesnow #BITS2025 @what.the.hell.movie

💀 Rob chats with Director David Matheson while at the Blood in the Snow Film Festival 2024. They discuss the project Apnea that played in the festival 🎧 bitsradio.ca @davidjanemusic @apneafilm 🇨🇦 #canadianfilm #canadianfilmmaker #canadianhorror #BITSradio #bloodinthesnow #BITS2025

Rob chats with Producer Elysia Rotaru and Director & Writer Stephen Sawchuk while at BITS 2024. They discuss their project Hell is a Teenage Girl that played in the festival. 🎧 BITSradio.ca 🇨🇦 #canadianfilm #canadianfilmmaker #canadianhorror #BITSradio #bloodinthesnow #BITS2025

💀 We are thrilled to announce that Vanessa Magic has joined us as our Development Lab Coordinator and Emily Dix will be our Industry Coordinator running the Deadly Exposure Industry Conference. This will be complimented by Shanice Bowrin as our Lab/Industry Assistant. More info: DeadlyExposure.ca

💀 Rob chats with Writer & Director Dallas Soonias while at BITS 2024. They discuss “The Saint and the Bear” that played in the festival and participating in the BITS Horror Development Lab. 🎧 BITSradio.ca 🇨🇦 #canadianfilm #canadianfilmmaker #canadianhorror #BITSradio #bloodinthesnow #BITS2025

Rob chats w/ Producer Desirée Van De Laar & Director Brian P. Rowe from Locked in the Cellar Creations while at BITS 2024. They talk about Dungeon of Death that played the fest! 🎧 BITSradio.ca @lockedinthecellar 🇨🇦 #canadianfilm #canadianfilmmaker #canadianhorror #BITSradio #bloodinthesnow #BITS2025

Get your Early Bird Pass for the 2025 Blood in the Snow Film Festival + Deadly Exposure! Support & fully immerse yourself in a celebration of 100% 🇨🇦 Canadian talent! Right now, you can enjoy 25% off on Early Bird passes! 💀 Check out all the passes available: bloodinthesnow.ca #BITS2025 #canadianfilm

💀 Rob chats with Producer & Actor Katisha Shaw, Producer & Actor Mike Deleny & Writer & Director Ryan M. Andrews while at the Blood in the Snow Film Festival 2023. They discuss their film Parasitic that played in the festival. 🎧 bitsradio.ca 🇨🇦 #canadianhorror #canadianfilm #BITSradio

We extend our deepest condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of Adam Lopez, who has passed away after a courageous battle with cancer. Adam was a tireless supporter of indie genre films for nearly 20 yrs founding the Toronto After Dark Film Festival. Our thoughts are with his loved ones.

Rob chats with Benjamin Hackman while at the Blood in the Snow Film Festival 2023. They discuss the film Out of the Hands of the Wicked that played in the festival! 🎧 BITSradio.ca @theholygasp #canadianfilm 🇨🇦

The Early Bird deadline for film submissions to the 14th edition of the Blood in the Snow Film Festival is April 1st! Join us in Toronto from November 17-22, 2025. 🇨🇦💀 filmfreeway.com/BloodintheSn...

💀 Rob and Kelly chat with Director Adrian G. De la Peña while at the Blood in the Snow Film Festival 2024. They discuss the film Naualli that screened at the festival! 🎧 BITSradio.ca #BITSradio #canadianhorror #canadianfilm 🇨🇦

We are also finalizing our sponsorships for BITS 2025 which includes pre-show slides, program booklet ads and even branded cocktail events available. Email us to look over our new packages for 2025! [email protected] #BITS2025 💀 🇨🇦

💀 Rob & Kelly chat with Producer Krishna Kolanupaka & Director Michèle Kaye during BITS2024. They dive into a conversation about their project For Rent, which played the festival. 🎧 BITSradio.ca @finecutfilmsinc @michelemkaye @quantum_village_films #BITSradio #CanadianHorror #canadianfilm 🇨🇦

We are looking for two individuals to join our team on a part-time contract for the following roles: 💀 Horror Development Lab Coordinator 💀 Industry Coordinator We are also looking for Jury members to help select the Bloodies Awards for the festival bloodinthesnow.ca/jobs.html

💀 We’re thrilled to kick off the beginning of spring with an exciting announcement! Blood in the Snow Film Festival 2025 has a brand-new look, thanks to the incredible talent of Small Dog Design! We are proud to announce our official poster and artwork for BITS 2025! 💀 🇨🇦 #BITS2025

💀 Rob chats with Director Lori Zozzolotto while at the Blood in the Snow Film Festival 2024. The discussion involves the film Nereid that screened at the festival! 🎧 BITSradio.ca @lorizozzolotto #BITSradio 🇨🇦 #canadianfilm #canadianfilmmaker #canadianhorror #BITSradio #bloodinthesnow #BITS2025