Archive · Blood in the Snow Film Festival Presents
Industry Conference · Nov 21–26 · Toronto
Over the first four days of the festival, join us for power round tables with key industry professionals, industry panels, and networking cocktails. All events at the Peacock Public House & Pub, Toronto, unless otherwise noted.
Made possible with the financial support of Telefilm Canada, Ontario Creates, and the Independent Production Fund.
Come meet this year's BITS 2019 fellow alumni at a relaxed networking brunch at Peacock Public House.
Don't subject yourself to real-life horrors without insurance! Find out about the insurance you need before you reach set and about the E&O insurance you need before distribution. You'll also get an update on drone licensing and regulation.
Panellists include:
Stephanie Herrera — Producer/Actor, McCam/Marquee Insurance
Michaelangelo Masangkay — Raven Banner / Top Drone / The Toronto Film School
Horror films are no stranger to scenes with nudity and/or simulated sex. Intimacy Coordinators are a new and important role in the film industry, taking a different approach to filming sequences involving nudity and simulated sex, protecting performers unlike ever before.
Lindsay Somers — Canada's first-ever Intimacy Coordinator, who wrote the new closed set protocols being used across the country — shares the new protocols being implemented and discusses this new role.
You need a strategy to not only finance your film but in every aspect of releasing it — from distribution, marketing, festivals and theatrical. Some of the most noted producers in Canada weigh in on how to package your project.
Panellists include:
Justin Harding (Making Monsters)
Byron A. Martin (Serpent's Lullaby, Land of the Dead)
Bruno Marino (Gridlocked, Enhanced)
An exclusive opening cocktail for Deadly Exposure pass holders and special guests, sponsored by Spacefy, to network with key personnel in the film industry.
Not all films work within the funding bodies in Canada. We speak with filmmakers who have made their films entirely with private financing — sharing the advantages and challenges of going outside the system.
Panellists include:
Ryan Andrews (Save Yourself, Art of Obsession)
Lisa Ovies (Puppet Killer)
Jesse Thomas Cook (Monster Brawl, The Hoard)
How can a filmmaker stay excited through all phases of production? How do you balance enthusiasm, patience, and disappointments to go from concept to completion? Short and feature film writer/director Lee Chambers presents a GPS plan for embracing the entire journey of making a film — inspiring, practical, and funny.
Learn tricks of the trade from FX artist Rhonda Morley Causton (Making Monsters, The Acrylic) that directors and producers should know when planning projects with Makeup FX artists.
Rhonda demonstrated the process of making custom-fit prosthetic appliances, flat molded generic appliances, and 3D transfers — covering the process, time, and cost, then demonstrating the application of common prosthetics on a live model.
An exclusive cocktail for Deadly Exposure pass holders and special guests, sponsored by Gorman PR, to network with key personnel in the film industry.
Participants had the opportunity to meet with some of Canada's industry leaders to discuss their experience in financing, sales, and distribution. Part I focused on key funders and organizations.
An exclusive cocktail for Deadly Exposure pass holders to network with key personnel in the film industry.
Part II focused on key distributors, sales agents, and producers in Canada.
An exclusive cocktail for Deadly Exposure pass holders to network with key personnel in the film industry.
Deadly Exposure Pass holders could use their FlexDay app and complimentary credits to book meetings on the final days of the festival — both at the Peacock and any of their other partner locations across Toronto.