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Oscars: Spain Selects ‘La Bola Negra’ for International Features Race
The Cannes festival favorite drew a 16-minute standing ovation and won best director as Netflix plans a 47-day U.S. theatrical window.
- Spain's Academia de Cine announced Wednesday that 'La Bola Negra,' the Cannes Festival sensation from directors Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, is the country's official submission for the 2027 International Feature Film Academy Award.
- Heavily researched, the film braids three stories chronicling Spain's gay experience in 1932, 1937, and 2017, picking up on unfinished work by poet Federico Garc, who was killed by Franco's troops in 1936.
- Following a 16 minute standing ovation at Cannes, Netflix picked up the film for the U.S. and Canada, setting a 47-day theatrical window starting Oct. 16, the longest in the streamer's history.
- Spain's international feature shortlist also included 'The Beloved' and 'Sundays,' arguably the strongest in Spanish history; Alejandro Amen said choosing any film other than 'La Bola Negra' would have been a huge shock.
- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will announce the shortlist on Dec. 15, with the final selection on Jan. 21, ahead of the 99th Academy Awards ceremony scheduled for March 14 in Los Angeles.
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