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Badass VIII: Non-Local Shorts

Join us for the Vancouver Badass Film Festival’s Non-Local Shorts programme. A Badass 8 hosted block of the best killer new shorts from around the world! Includes world, North American and Canadian premieres of new horror, thriller and just plain crazy short films. Full final

Badass VIII: Local Shorts & Awards Show w/ Caravan of Curiosities

Join us for the Vancouver Badass Film Festival VIII Local Shorts & Awards Show with Caravan of Curiosities, hosted by Jesse Inocalla and Nhi Do. The Badass 8 big event starts with hosted screenings of two blocks of the best new local genre shorts with

Badass VIII: Death Rumble

Join us for the world premiere of Vancouver writer/director Rusty Nixon’s (Residue, Candiland, A.M.I.) latest wild film: A group of professional wrestlers on a “Southern Hell Tour” are redirected through a small town of psychopaths bent on a show of their own.

Badass IV: Local Shorts & Awards w/ Caravan of Creeps

The Fourth Annual International Vancouver Badass Film Festival is coming February 23-25, with events and screenings at The Rio Theatre on February 24th and 25th. Sunday, Feb 25 Doors 5:30pm 6pm: Local Badass Short Film Block 7:15pm: Caravan of

Badass IV: International Shorts & The Three Don’ts (Ireland)

The Fourth Annual International Vancouver Badass Film Festival is coming February 23-25, with events and screenings at The Rio Theatre on February 24th and 25th. Saturday, Feb 24 Doors 6:30pm 7pm:  International Badass Short Film Block 8:15pm: The Three Don’ts (Ireland) 

Badass IV: Canadian Shorts & She Who Must Burn (w/ Larry Kent)

The Fourth Annual International Vancouver Badass Film Festival is coming February 23-25, with events and screenings at The Rio Theatre on February 24th and 25th. Saturday, Feb 24 Doors 3:30pm 4pm: Canadian Badass Short Film Block 5:15pm:

Badass IV: Badsville

The Fourth Annual International Vancouver Badass Film Festival is coming February 23-25, with events and screenings at The Rio Theatre on February 24th and 25th. Saturday, Feb 24 Doors 9:30pm 10pm: Badsville (April Mullen) Premiere Screening!  – Tickets $12 advance HERE | $15 at the door Festival

Badass IV: Ayla (Tristan Risk)

The Fourth Annual International Vancouver Badass Film Festival is coming February 23-25, with events and screenings at The Rio Theatre on February 24th and 25th. Sunday, Feb 25 Doors 9:30pm 10pm: Ayla (Tristan Risk)  – Tickets $12 advance HERE | $15 at the door Festival Pass

BADASS Film Festival: Where the Devil Roams

Dark Carnies! Tristan Risk and Burns the Dragon (Live!) & Where the Devil Roams (2023, dir Adams Family (Hellbender), BC Premiere) The Badass 9 Dark Carnies show starts with live sideshow performances from Burns the Dragon and Tristan Risk (American Mary, The Editor, Ayla, Frankenstein Created Bikers, Amazon Hot

BADASS Film Festival: Blackout

The Ninth Annual International Vancouver Badass Film Festival  w/ Genre Film & Script Awards and Live Sideshow Spectacular! Horror directing (and lately acting) legend Larry Fessenden returns with his brand new werewolf film Blackout, a follow-up of sorts to his 2022 Frankenstein film Depraved; kind of a rural upstate

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Voted the #1 Independent Theatre in Vancouver, the Rio Theatre is a multimedia venue featuring arthouse, mainstream and cult-classic cinemas as well as live entertainment. Built in 1938, the Rio has been fully restored with a state of the art digital projector, surround sound, a huge stage and 420 luxurious seats.

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