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2025 Deadly Exposure Industry Conference
+ Horror Development Lab





🇨🇦 Canadian genre film industry conference
Join us at The Tranzac Club, Toronto Nov 17-22, 2025


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2025 HORROR DEVELOPMENT LAB


Applications are Open!


The BITS Horror Development Lab is a groundbreaking program dedicated to supporting underrepresented Canadian genre filmmakers. The Lab is a development program focused on facilitating business and production opportunities for genre (horror, sci-fi, action, thriller) scripted projects and shorts films by traditionally underrepresented BIPOC, women, and LGBTQ+ Canadian filmmakers and content creators.

The program backs 12 short-form film or web series concepts, aiming to develop them into features or full series. Participants will meet top industry professionals and attend workshops during the Blood in the Snow Film Festival (Nov 17-22, 2025), with access to the Deadly Exposure Industry Conference.

This isn't just mentorship-it's your gateway to the industry. Are you ready to take your project to the next level?

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2025 HORROR DEVELOPMENT LAB & DEADLY EXPOSURE TEAM


We are thrilled to announce our new Deadly Exposure coordination team for 2025!


BITS 2025 team announcement - Vanessa Magic

Vanessa Magic, Development Coordinator (Horror Developement Lab)

Vanessa is the founder of Miss Magic Productions. She is also a Canadian Screen Award-nominated director and award-winning writer. Her short films have been funded by the Canada Council of the Arts, Ontario Arts Council, and Toronto Arts Council and have competed at film festivals worldwide. She's an alumni of Slamdance, WBD Access x Canadian Academy Writers Program, Women In the Director's Chair and the Blood and The Snow Development Lab in 2023.(Vanessa@bloodinthesnow.ca)


BITS 2025 team announcement - Emily Dix

Emily Dix, Industry Coordinator (Deadly Exposure Industry Conference)

Emily is a creative producer, director and designer who has worked in theatre, film and tv in Toronto for the past 15 years. She is the Artistic Executive Director of Bygone Theatre, a charitable theatre company currently in its 12th season, and runs the mixed-use arts space, The Bridge, at 379 Adelaide. She is a lover of all things vintage and true crime, two elements often seen in her creative work. She studied English, cinema and drama at the University of Toronto and recently completed a paralegal program at Seneca.(Emily@bloodinthesnow.ca)



BITS 2025 team announcement - Shanice Bowrin

Shanice Bowrin, Lab/Industry Assistant

Shanice Bowrin, a Montreal-born creative in voiceover, film and theatre, and can be recognized from work such as Cocoa Butter Wishes (OYA), The Absurdity of The Black Female Experience (Brooklyn Film Festival Audience Award), and Small Achievable Goals (CBC). She has also co-directed and starred in theatrical works, Through The Pages, A Series of Stories, and the musical, Why The River Sings. Additionally, she has written the short film QUEEN OF SPICE and the comedic short CHECK, PLEASE! Producer credits include the horror audio short Wacky Wednesdays ( MetRadio).


We're just getting started --stay tuned for more exciting announcements!



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