🩸 Recognizing excellence in Canadian genre cinema · BITS 2026
🩸 We are thrilled to announce the Bloodies Awards Jury! Tasked with recognizing excellence, the Awards Jury carefully reviews the festival lineup and selects the winners of the Bloodies Awards. Winners are announced on stage throughout the festival!
Trey Anderson is an award-winning filmmaker, writer, and SAG-AFTRA actor with over a decade of experience. He recently starred in Santa Isn't Real and draws inspiration from John Carpenter, Jordan Peele, and Bugs Bunny. Originally from Dallas, he now creates horror in Toronto.
@unodostrey123
August Kyss is a queer Canadian Hall of Famer, author, and rising producer/actress known for standout roles in Murderbot, Murdercize, and Flesh of the Unforgiven. She's also the voice of Scream TV and host of Dark Rewind, bringing a bold edge to indie horror.
@augustkyss_backup_account_
Jessie Robbins is a Canadian journalist and author whose interviews have appeared in Fangoria and Scream Magazine. A lifelong horror fan, she brings a sharp critical voice and deep genre love to the BITS 2026 jury.
@jessieofthefog
Ashli Agate is a producer and founder of Operation X and cllctv space, known for elevating underrepresented voices. Her latest supernatural thriller, Nuns of Gabriel, highlights her bold, genre-driven storytelling.
@ashliagate
Rachel Beaulieu (Anishinaabekwe) is a Manitoba-based filmmaker known for her award-winning documentaries and thrillers. Her latest short, Ojichaak - Spirit Within, premiered at BITS 2024, bringing an Indigenous perspective to genre film.
@rach_beau
Dre Boulet is a Vancouver-based writer-director whose films have screened globally. With experience at Netflix Animation and Unity, she crafts layered, female-driven stories that push genre boundaries on screen and beyond.
@dreboulet
Luis Ceriz is a Toronto filmmaker, comic book artist, and co-founder of Horror-Rama and Suspect Video. A longtime genre advocate, he's also a contributor to Delirium magazine and a champion of underground horror culture.
@cerizluis