Festival Awards (aka the Bobies)
The Bay of Blood International Film Festival was founded to acknowledge the dedication and hard work of independent filmmakers, folks that have struggled and kept on keeping on for their craft. Our awards are designed to recognize their achievements, their creativity, and their limitless potential in this industry, as well as the community of people that help make this festival happen. Awards may change from year to year, but our current awards are broken down into three categories: Industry Awards, Jurors’ Choice Awards, and Viewers’ Choice Awards.
Our Industry Awards are under review and will be updated prior to intake deadlines for the 2025 festival. Thank you for your patience.
Jurors’ Choice Awards
Grossest Gag - Awarded to a film that is determined by the jurors to have the best gore scene of all submitted films in all programs.
The Bram Stoker - Awarded to the film that is determined by jurors to have the most blood or bloodiest scene of all submitted films in all programs.
The Mary Shelley - Awarded to the film that is determined by jurors to be the most innovative or inventive of all submitted films in all programs.
The Edgar Allan Poe - Awarded to the film that is determined by jurors to be the most spooky/eerie of all submitted films in all programs.
Viewers’ Choice Awards
Viewers’ Choice Award - Awarded to the film that receives the most votes from audience members.
Favourite Non-Human in Film - Awarded to the FX artist that created the visual effects for a non-human role within a submitted film that receives the most votes from audience members.
Favourite Beast - Awarded to the puppet, stop-motion creation, or computer animated character in a submitted film that receives the most votes from audience members.
Best Kill - Awarded to the character that has the best kill in a submitted film that receives the most votes from audience members.
Best Death - Awarded to the character that has the best death scene in a submitted film that receives the most votes from audience members.
All Viewers’ Choice Awards are determined by the audience members. Voting is conducted by ballots submitted on-site during the festival with one ballot being offered with each ticket purchased. Festival Pass holders receive one ballot per festival programming block, and Day Pass holders receive ballots for each programming block for the day of their pass.