The Blood in the Snow Film Festival (BITS) announced last week a new Horror Development Lab starting in November 2021. The goal of this lab is to facilitate the production of projects by previously underrepresented filmmakers in Canada.
Approximately 12-15 filmmakers and their projects will be selected Canada-wide to be coached by industry leaders from November 18 to 23, 2021.
Premise: A family find themselves terrorized by their eight-year-old son’s imaginary friend.
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Premise: The followup to 2015’s He Never Died, stars Oluniké Adeliyi as the cannibalistic immortal Lacey, who must face her own inner demons while simultaneously finding her next meal.
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The Blood in the Snow (BITS) Film Festival returns to Toronto with six nights of the best horror fare in Canada. BITS has quickly become one of the best genre-featuring film festivals in the city. This year, the lineup includes feature films, shorts, web-series, and the newly added podcast category.
To start my coverage, I give you thoughts on festival opener Puppet Killer.
Set in the near future, SuperGrid follows the story of a young smuggler Deke (Marshall Williams, Glee), who is forced to make a run on the road that took the life of his sister. He has to convince his older brother Jesse (Leo Fafard, Wolfcop) to get back on the “Grid” and help him clear an outstanding debt. READ MORE
Kill Order
Dir. James Mark (Canadian Premiere)
David Lee (Chris Mark), a troubled high school student, struggles with strange dreams/visions. In these dreams/visions, he hears a mysterious voice telling him ‘to kill’. He lives with his ‘uncle’ Patrick, who gives David medication to help him cope. At school, David appears to be socially awkward. He has one female friend who seems to like him, as much as he likes her. READ MORE
Bestia
Dir. Gigi Saul Guerrero (Canadian Premiere)
Synopsis: The film follows the lone survivor (Mathias Retamal) of a disaster as he awakens on a deserted beach. It becomes clear that there are more dangers lurking in the woods than a hungry beast. READ MORE
STREAMER
Dirs. Vincent Pun & Jared Bratt
Starring Jared Bratt, Tanya Lee, with Brennan Pedde
The film can be described as a character study about a lonely twenty-something, who becomes obsessed with a webcam girl. READ MORE
CAPTURE KILL RELEASE
Dirs. Nick McAnulty, Brian Allan Stewart
Starring Jennifer Fraser, Farhang Ghajar, Jonathan Gates, Rich Piatkowski, Christina Schimmel
A couple plot to murder a random stranger just for the thrill of it, but will they go through with it? READ MORE
ENGINEERS
Dir. Tyler A. Williams
A short snapshot of a dystopian, post-apocalyptic world, where 3 engineers conduct an experiment… READ MORE
