🩸 New Blood Creators Forum

Fresh voices. Bold visions. New blood.

Isabel Bader Theatre · Toronto · –

New Blood Creators — Blood in the Snow crest

The New Blood Creators Forum is a national initiative designed to bring emerging Canadian genre filmmakers inside the beating heart 🫀 of BITS.

Built for creators with projects in early-stage development, the Forum offers a fully curated immersion into the BITS Horror Development Lab, the Deadly Exposure Industry Conference, and the festival's electrifying public program. This is not just a pass — it is a guided experience.

Throughout the week, you will be guided by our New Blood Creators Forum Coordinator, your personal ambassador inside the festival. From orientation to closing night, you'll move through the experience as a cohort: attending events together, receiving facilitated introductions, and gaining insider knowledge on how genre projects move from concept to screen.

Whether you're sitting in on live pitch sessions, diving deep into panels, or meeting directors, producers, and screenwriters in intimate settings, you'll experience the full spectrum of what makes BITS a hub for Canadian genre storytelling. The New Blood Creators Forum is designed to demystify the industry space, break down barriers to entry, and build real belonging within Canada's horror and genre community.

Meet Our New Blood Creators Coordinator

Jezabel Bamberg, New Blood Creators Coordinator

Jezabel Bamberg

New Blood Creators Coordinator

Jezabel Bamberg is a Brazilian-Canadian screenwriter and 2026 CFC Comedy Lab alum. She's written for Bell Fibe TV1's I'm Also Here and 2Bed+Jen, and served as Festival Coordinator for the 2026 Canadian Film Fest and T.O. WebFest.

Now, she's joining BITS to help emerging Canadian genre filmmakers connect, learn, and find their way through the festival together.

Welcome to the team, Jezabel! 🎬

@belbamberg

The New Blood Creators Pass Includes

Participants will receive a special New Blood Creators Pass, providing:

Access to observe the Horror Development Lab pitches.

Entry to Deadly Exposure panels, masterclasses, and networking events.

A curated festival screening lineup with a mix of feature and short film programs.

Structured opportunities to connect with peers and industry guests.

New Blood Creators — Blood in the Snow Film Festival, November 16 to 21, 2026

🩸 This is not just a pass — it is a guided experience.

Passes

Sold out — but you can still go!The Deluxe Deadly Exposure Pass gets you into the same events — just without the New Blood cohort and dedicated coordinator.See the Deluxe Pass →
Deluxe Pass gets you into the same events →
$240per person · a small, intimate cohort

The 2026 New Blood Creators Forum is sold out. Thank you to everyone who applied — feel free to contact us with any questions.

Eligibility

The Forum is intended for emerging filmmakers who are new to the festival and industry market environment and are ready to step into Canada's genre ecosystem with ambition, curiosity, and a willingness to grow. Applicants should:

  • Be Canadian citizens or permanent residents.
  • Be 18 years of age or older.
  • Ideally a narrative genre project in early-stage development (encouraged but not required).
  • Be available to attend all the full festival dates (November 16 to 21, 2026).
  • Fill out an attendance survey after the event logging success metrics of their experience.

FAQ

If you have additional questions, contact us at info@bloodinthesnow.ca — we're happy to help!

Yes, the point of this program is to have a total festival experience with your colleagues. We would advise you to get one of the other badges if you are not sure you are able to attend the six days that week.

Yes. Assuming there is still a spot open, just contact us at sarah@bloodinthesnow.ca and we will arrange an upgrade based on the cost difference between the badges.

This badge gets you into the same events as the Deluxe Pass but the experience is different. This is for those looking for a curated program along with the benefit of going through the festival with a guide and other colleagues.

Absolutely. Only exceptions are the BITS Nightshift Cocktails (which are separate paid ticketed events) and anything specifically for only the Development Lab selections. If you are not sure, just ask your Coordinator.