From The Hollywood Reporter · Lily Ford · · 1m
Spain picks 'La Bola Negra' for Oscars race
The Cannes breakout about three generations of queer men will represent Spain at the Academy Awards.
In brief
The Cannes breakout about three generations of queer men will represent Spain at the Academy Awards. Spain selected 'La Bola Negra,' a multi-generational queer love story by Los Javis that won best director at Cannes, as its Oscar submission. Originally reported by The Hollywood Reporter.
Spain's Oscar pick announced
La Bola Negra (The Black Ball) will represent Spain in the best international feature film category at the Academy Awards.
Three generations of queer men
The film tells the story of three generations of queer men whose lives are connected through love and loss.
Los Javis behind the camera
Filmmakers Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, known as Los Javis, wrote, directed and produced the film with Alberto Conejero.
Cannes world premiere success
The film premiered at Cannes on May 21 and immediately sparked a competitive bidding war among distributors.
Best director prize at Cannes
Los Javis won the festival's best director award for the film, sharing the honor with Paweł Pawlikowski for Fatherland.
The headline
Spain selected 'La Bola Negra,' a multi-generational queer love story by Los Javis that won best director at Cannes, as its Oscar submission.
