The 10th Annual Vancouver Badass Film Festival is coming in October 2024!
It will be the biggest indie genre / horror community pre Halloween festival yet!

The VBAFF is an international genre film festival for new short and feature films,
script contests, killer genre awards show and other exciting live events.

Based out of the historic Rio Theatre, East Vancouver, Badass 10 promises
events throughout the Commercial Drive area.

The Badass Fest script contest is in its 5th year for short
and feature genre scripts with valuable industry prizes, and
past winners produced by Generativity Productions.

It’s also the only film fest that always features giant reptiles, circus sideshow
performers, fire, burlesque performers and big surprises (will it
be Harleys in the theatre like Badass III or a live wrestling show like Badass 8?).

You’ll have to come to find out.

Vbaff.ca for more info and killer photos from Badass 9!

*Not affiliated in any way with the new
Sasqwatch festival

Short and feature films are awarded in 15 film award
categories and six script contest awards. Five past script contest
award winners have been subsequently produced
by Generativity Productions.

Short and feature films produced 2023 forward.

Scripts submitted must be unproduced.

Horror, action, SF, fantasy avant-garde -
If it badass send it in -or ask us in advance.

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  • It's a great festival and I will absolutely submit to it again in the future.

    January 2024
  • The Vancouver Badass Festival is simply.... BADASS! Always such a brilliant time screening here - a huge thank you to David and all the festival staff and volunteers for putting on yet another killer fest!

    November 2023
  • Proud to show off the laurel with this festival's glorious name!

    October 2023
  • Christian Blackthorne Vault

    Incredible people and Festival for Indie Film Makers!!! Honored to have our screenplay Athena among the finalist!!! Looking forward to the next one!!!

    October 2023
  • Warren Dean Fulton

    Vancouver Badass Film Festival is far more than a film festival. It is an experience. It is a wacky horror carnival of oddity and fun. In addition to great feature films, and shorts, there are performers; sword swallower, side show antics, magic, fire dancers, costume contests, burlesque performers, amazing hosts, awards, prizes. What a dope badass festival. As well as. fantastic for networking. Highly, highly recommended festival to submit to, and attend in person. Also the Rio theatre is one of the very best theatres there is, period.

    October 2023