🎙️ Welcome back to the 1st episode of BITSradio 2026! Episode 121 At Blood in the Snow 2025, Kelly and Rob caught up with Shelly Findlay and Tejay McDonald to chat about DONATIONS, their film featured at the festival. 🎬 Director, Co-producer Shelly Findlay & Actor Tejay McDonald 🎧 BITSradio.ca

🩸 We’re proud to co-present two films at the 14th Toronto Black Film Festival, running Feb 11–16, 2026. #TBFF ✨ SIERRA’S GOLD Dir. Adze Ugah 📅 Feb 14, 2026 – 9PM 🐍 SNAKE Dir. Meg Rickards 📅 Feb 13, 2026 – 7PM 🎟️ torontoblackfilm.com/event/sierra... 🎟️ torontoblackfilm.com/event/snake/

🫀 A heartfelt thank you to our incredible filmmakers, guests, sponsors, volunteers, and the entire BITS team for a phenomenal 14th year. Your support, passion, and creativity continue to fuel this festival and inspire our community.

Bunker Time! Pearle Harbour ascends to the silver screen by going underground drewrowsome.blogspot.com/2025/11/bunk... #film #PearleHarbour #JustinMiller @bloodinthesnow.ca #colinmochrie #BunkerTime #JonathanWilson #puppets #animation #diva #horror #comedy

Here is our video of @bloodinthesnow.ca's tribute to Kalen Artinian. youtu.be/gT_u9xExUa0

@bloodinthesnow.ca Two awesome movies seen this year (out of so many); 'Infinite Buffet' and a documentary about one of the most iconic Toronto performance-artist musicians... 'Nash the Slash Rises again' To B.I.T.S.: thank you for doing these showcases.👍😁👍

Had great craic screening APPENDAGE at @bloodinthesnow.ca 🩸❄️ Thank you to all of our cast & crew, the incredible audience, festival programmers and new friends we’ve made along the way. 🤘💀

🩸 Our 2025 BITS Horror Development Lab Was a Success! Congrats to the filmmakers who pitched, workshopped, and connected with industry leaders during Deadly Exposure 2025. The Lab continues to champion underrepresented voices in Canadian genre film and this year’s cohort delivered. Thank you!. 🇨🇦

🩸🏆 2025 Bloodies — Award Winners

Blood in the Snow Film Festival + Fernwood Trail Beer Co. Can you survive our bone chilling Film Fest? 🩸 We are thrilled to welcome back FROST BITTEN Lager! Brought to you by Fernwood Trail Beer Co. a new local craft beer with a focus on high quality ingredients and good times with friends.

🩸 We’re excited to kick off the 2025 Horror Development Lab tomorrow! Congrats to the filmmakers on being selected! We can’t wait to support your projects & see them come to life! As part of the Deadly Exposure Industry Conference, the Lab supports underrepresented creators in Canadian genre film.

❄️ Deadly Exposure is coming in fast! A three-day event of power roundtables and five in-depth industry panels with leading professionals from the Canadian film industry. 🩸 Explore the full schedule and get your pass now at 👉 deadlyexposure.ca

❄️ Deadly Exposure is coming in fast! A 3 day event of power roundtables and five in-depth industry panels with leading professionals from the Canadian film industry. 📍 Tranzac Club - 292 Brunswick Ave, Toronto, ON 📅 November 20–22, 2025 🩸 Full schedule and get your pass now at 👉 deadlyexposure.ca

Opening Night 🩸 ❄️

Opening Night 🩸 ❄️

🩸 World Premiere Alert! Fresh Meat hits Blood in the Snow Film Festival 📅 Nov 20 | 9:30 PM 📍 Isabel Bader Theatre, Toronto Get your tickets before they’re gone. #FreshMeatMovie #BITS2025 #TorontoPremiere #HorrorFilm

👻 FUNNY FRIGHTS & UNUSUAL SIGHTS - Shorts Program 🎬 THURS NOV 20 - 7:00 PM 🎟️ bloodinthesnow.ca

Bloody fun! 🥩 FRESH MEAT Dir. Daniel Turres 🎬 THURS NOV 20 - 9:30 PM 🎟️ bloodinthesnow.ca Internet influencers venture into an abandoned prison to create content, inadvertently unleashing a ravenous inmate. They're now trapped, fighting for survival while capturing terrifying content.

😱 EMERGING SCREAMS - Shorts Program 🎬 SAT NOV 22 - 4:00 PM 🎟️ bloodinthesnow.ca Showcasing Canada’s brightest first-time and student filmmakers in horror.

🔥Opening BLOOD IN THE SNOW 2025 is the darkest, most chilling, and intense Canadian short films of the year! 🎥 MON NOV 17 - 7:00 PM 🎟️ bloodinthesnow.ca 🩸 DARK VISIONS — Horror Shorts Program

Mean Girl vibes! 🩸 FOREIGNER (Dir. Ava Maria Safai) 🧏Open Caption/ASL 🎬TUES, NOV 18 - 9:30 PM 🎟️ bloodinthesnow.ca

🦇 BEHIND THE CASTLE DOORS: THE ORIGIN OF THE HILARIOUS HOUSE OF FRIGHTENSTEIN 🎬 Dirs. Morgan Baker, Tammy Heisel 🎥 SAT NOV 22 - 7:00 PM (Documentary) 🧏 Open Caption/ASL 🎟️ bloodinthesnow.ca

🩸 INFLUENCERS trailer just dropped! 🎬 Dir. Kurtis David Harder 🎥 SAT NOV 22 - 9:30 PM 🎟️ bloodinthesnow.ca

Closing Night 🩸 Influencers

🩸VOLENCE 📽️ Dir. Connor Marsden 🎬 FRI, NOV 21 - 9:30 PM 🎟️ bloodinthesnow.ca Henry Violence, an anti-hero in an alternate 1980s world, becomes entangled in a brutal drug war as rival cartels battle for supremacy, forcing him to make difficult choices to navigate the treacherous landscape.

🕶️ NASH THE SLASH RISES AGAIN! Dir. Tim Kowalski 🎬 FRI, NOV 21 - 7:00 PM (Documentary) 🎟️ bloodinthesnow.ca A cinematic ode to Canadian music icon Nash The Slash, exploring the mind, madness, and artistic journey of this electronic pioneer and performance innovator.

🩸 FOREIGNER (Dir. Ava Maria Safai) Yasamin a Persian teen, tries to fit in at a 2004 high school. When she dyes her hair blonde, she unleashes a demon tied to the parts of herself she wishes to erase. TUES NOV 18 - 9:30 PM 🎟️bloodinthesnow.ca Opening with: The Indestructible (Dir. Kalen Artinian)

👽 MONSTERS & MARTIANS - Sci-fi Shorts Program A collection of the finest sci-fi shorts from this planet — or any other! TUES NOV 18 - 7:00 PM 🎟️ bloodinthesnow.ca

🎬 2025 DEADLY EXPOSURE Industry Conference Lineup Announced! 👉 DeadlyExposure.ca We’re thrilled to announce the lineup for this year’s Deadly Exposure Industry Conference - a three-day event of power roundtables and five in-depth panels with leading professionals from the screen industry!

🩸 SON OF SARA - Dir. Houston Bone Join us for the opening night World Premiere! MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17 - 9:30 PM ET 🎟️ bloodinthesnow.ca Opens with: Heirlooms - Dir. Dan Abramovici

🩸 Opening Night at #BITS2025! 🩸 Join us Mon 7PM ET for DARK VISIONS — Horror Shorts Program, a showcase of the darkest, most chilling new Canadian short films. 🎟️ Tickets: bloodinthesnow.ca

🩸 We’re thrilled to announce the selected filmmakers who will be pitching and meeting with industry leaders November 17-19, 2025. As part of the 2025 Deadly Exposure Industry Conference, the BITS Horror Development Lab supports underrepresented creators in Canadian genre film. 🇨🇦 💀 deadlyexposure.ca

✨ We’re thrilled to announce the nominees for the 2025 Bloodies Awards! Join us in celebrating the incredible talent in Canadian genre cinema! 🇨🇦 🩸Congratulations to all of the nominees! Awards will be announced on stage throughout the festival!

🩸 It’s here! We’re thrilled to unveil the killer lineup for Blood in the Snow 2025 — and tickets are now on sale! Check out the full schedule and grab yours today: 👉🏿 bloodinthesnow.ca And to kick things off… 💀 The stunning animated BITS 2025 bumper!

💀 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!