Festivals: Blood Window

Blood Window 2022: LatAm Genre Co-Pro Launches NFT Awards in Partnership With Film.io

We’ve been apologetically quiet about Blood Window for no other reason than the stress of regular life during the holiday season this year in particular pretty much took up all available time and energy. Terrible because a couple of my...

Blood Window 2022: Spanish Screamings Program to Bring Focus to Spanish Genre Projects

Blood Window, part of the larger Ventana Sur co-production market held in Buenos Aires every December, have announced a new program called Spanish Screamings.    It is part of the larger program hosted by Ventana Sur called Spanish Screenings which...

WHAT THE WATERS LEFT BEHIND: SCARS Trailer Suggests a Harrowing Horror is Coming

I'm already queasy after watching this first trailer for the upcoming horror slasher movie What the Waters Left Behind: Scars, the sequel to Nicolas Onetti's first flick.    Not that I'm adverse to horror flicks but I have a really...

WHAT THE WATERS LEFT BEHIND: SCARS Exclusive: Your First Look at The Poster And Key Stills

We have your first look at the poster and key stills from Nicolas Onetti's sequel to his 2017 horror flick

Blood Window at Cannes 2022: Five LatAm Projects Presented at Marche du Film

Later this month our friends at Blood Window are once again headed to Cannes, the Marche du Film, with a heads up on what is coming out of Latin America this coming year.  They have five films to present to...

DO NOT DISTURB: THE SUBLET's John Ainslie Has a New Horror Thriller Coming Soon

We are a few years removed from John Ainslie's debut feature film, The Sublet, but that's not to say the Canadian writer/director has not been busy. Ainslie has filled the time with short films and episodes of Eli Roth's A...

Blood Window Awards 2021: Óscar Martín's UPIRO Impresses LAB Jury

As Ventana Sur wraps up today in Buenos Aires the awards for each program were announced. Of particular interest to us, of course, was the winners from Blood Window LAB and Blood Window Screenings - the lineup of films presented...

Blood Window LAB 2021: Impressions From This Year's Projects

Blood Window LAB began on Tuesday with two pitch sessions in house during the day. Short introductory videos were created for those of us watching the market from afar. It presents a disadvantage of course because you know you’re missing...

Blood Window 2021: Six LatAm Titles Vie For Local And International Attention in Screenings Section

See the LatAm horror films of tomorrow, today. Ventana Sure kicks off at the end of the month in Buenos Aires and our friends at Blood Window have been announcing their programs. Today comes word on the six films selected...

Selected Projects For Blood Window LAB in Ventana Sur 2021

That time of year approaches when our attention turns to Argentina and the Blood Window program at Ventana Sur. Once more we will not be able to attend in person because of, you know, but we will be participating to...

Blood Window 2021: Ventana Sur's Genre Program Now Open For Submissions

The call for submissions went out earlier this week for one of Latin America's biggest and most important co-production markets, Ventana Sur. Of keen interest to us, of course, is the Blood Window program. Blood Window Lab exists solely for...

TARUMAMA Trailer: New Colombian Horror Promises Family Struggles Amidst Creepy Chills

Last week, the Colombian horror film, Tarumama, from driector Andrés Beltrán, screened at the Marche du Film as part of Blood Window's genre showcase, in front of prospective buyers/sellers and festival programmers.    Sara and Óscar, a couple going through...

WHAT THE WATER LEFT BEHIND: SCARS: Co-pro Deal Made, Filming Gets Underway This September

A co-production deal was struck between Rome-based Minerva Pictures and the New Zealander/Argentinian based production company, Black Mandala Films. The two companies will co-produce the horror slasher movie What the Waters Left Behind: Scars, sequel to the first film from...

Blood Window Announces Their Showcase at Cannes Marche du Film

News has arrived from our friends at Blood Window! They have announced the seven titles selected to be a part of this year’s Blood Window Showcase at Cannes.    Seven projects from a bevy of Latin American countries will be...

Blood Window 2020: Our Thoughts on The LAB Projects

I'd much rather have been in Buenos Aires this week. Winter took it's time to come to our part of the Canadian hinterlands this year but the first day of December seems to have been the cue to turn off...

Blood Window 2020: Award Winners Announced

Blood Window wraps up today down in Buenos Aires and while we are in the home stretch of completing our report on the pitch session, Blood Window LAB, the awards were dished out today.    The first five categories come...

Blood Window 2020: Official Screenings & Spotlight on International Projects Announced

Prior to the weekend Variety first announced the official selection of screenings that will take place during Blood Window at the end of the month.    Under normal circumstances these films would be screened throughout the duration of the festival....

Blood Window 2020: Official Selection Projects for Blood Window LAB 2020

Today Blood Window announced the 15 projects selected for the official Blood Window LAB, part of the genre program at the Ventana Sur co production market in Buenos Aires, Argentina.   With a lot of filmmakers chomping at the bit...

Blood Window 2020: Final Call For BW Screenings Section

One week from this coming Monday is the deadline for the BW Screenings section in the Blood Window Program at Ventana Sur in Beunos Aires, Argentina.    The section is for films near completion, that are in post, works in...

Blood Window 2020: Open Call For Submissions to LatAm Genre Market

In the back half of this year festivals and co-production markets are finding ways to run their events. Heck, even half a Death Star in Jedi was fully operational. Our friends are finding ways to get things done and we...