Blood in the Snow Film Festival (BITS), a unique and imaginative showcase of contemporary Canadian genre films, are pleased to announce the Blood in the Snow Film Festival is back for its 12th exciting edition fully in-person November 20 – 25 at the Isabel Bader Theatre in Toronto presented by Super Channel.
Thrillers play a big part of the lineup this year with the festival feature opener Last County by Barret Mulholland and the World Premiere of Walking Supply from director Derek Barnes.
Other highlights include the highly acclaimed My Animal, from director and long time alumni Jesse Thomas Cook returns with The Hyperborean. Jesse’s last film to premiere at BITS in 2021, Cult Hero went on to be nominated for six Canadian Screen Awards.
Two short films that originally played at BITS before have been finally made into feature films making their Toronto Premiere at Blood in Snow. Robert Cuffley’s sci-fi film Romi and the festival closes with the gonzo tribute to The Last Video Store by the directing team of Cody Kennedy and Tim Rutherford.
Other titles include the indigenous led horror-comedy anthology series Tales from the Rez and the neo-noir mystery thriller Purgatory Jack by the brotherly Brett Butler and Jason Butler. The festival also includes five feature length short film programs including the highly popular comedy horror program Funny Frights and Unusual Sights and the highly regarded Dark Visions program which will be part of the opening night festivities.
“It has been a challenging time since the pandemic but our partnership with Super Channel has helped us weather that storm for the past three years helping us with online screenings
Jacqueline Castel which recently won the Silver Audience Award for Best Canadian Feature at Fantasia in 2020 and hybrid screenings in 2021 and 2022,” said Kelly Michael Stewart, Festival Director and Founder of the Blood in the Snow Film Festival. “Now that we are back fully in-person again for the first time since 2019, I am really glad that we have their continued support along with all of our other sponsors and partners.”
Below is the BITS lineup of features and shorts programs scheduled to screen in-person at the Isabel Bader theatre. All festival features will be preceded by a short film and followed by a Q&A with filmmakers.
Tickets for the Isabel Bader Theatre lineup are on sale now and can be purchased here.
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