Agavia, Jalisco Team with Blood Window on $25,000 Script Award (EXCLUSIVE)
John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentGuadalajara’s Agavia Studios, the Film Commission of the State of Jalisco and market Ventana Sur’s Blood Window are launching Oscura Tinta, a screenplay competition for fantasy/horror features carrying a $25,000 cash prize.Agavia will give the award in exchange for copyright to the work. Agavia will produce the winning screenplay, moving into production this year 2022, CEO Gustavo Cornillón told Variety at Cannes.The winner will be chosen by a panel of industry figures and genre specialists.Launched by Blood Window, Ventana Sur’s genre platform, the call for applications runs June 1-Aug.