Badass 10 is coming live to the Rio - The Tenth Annual International Vancouver Badass Film Festival and Script Competition goes live at East Vancouver’s historic Rio Theatre for a pre-Halloween live experience you can’t download and the indie film community event of the horror season! It’s the genre film festival with: 22 films screened live with filmmakers, legendary live shows always featuring giant snakes, fire, carnival side-show, magic, horror burlesque, film-specific live surprises, and the wildest pre-Halloween costume contest in town over three programs Sunday October 20, 2024!

The day's events continue with The North American premiere of the terrifying new found footage feature film: The Stickman’s Hollow (Canada, 83minutes, dir: Jack Cox). Shot all around BC by a team of horror veterans, The Stickman’s Hollow has been called Blair Witch meets The Exorcist. Preceded by the haunting new shorts Manic Sparkle: Parable of Death and Non-death (Iran, 5min, dir: Nima Grey Crow) and School’s Out (Canada, 3.5m, dir: Warren Dean Fulton), with casts and crew attending and a filmmaker’s Q&A following the screenings.

Sunday, October 20
Doors 4:30 pm | Film 5:00 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.
Advance Single Film tickets $15+ s/c