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Andrey Zvyagintsev's New Film Competes for Palme d'Or at Cannes

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The cinematic world turns its gaze toward the French Riviera this May as the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival prepares to unveil its most prestigious

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This Thursday, April 9, the enumeration of the official list of Cannes 2026 has been an unprecedented milestone for Spanish cinema. Because never before in history, three national feature films had competed at the same time for the Golden Palm: Amarga Christmas by Pedro Almodóvar, The loved one by Rodrigo Sorogoyen and The Black Ball by Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo. Winning the Golden Palm of the Croisette contest is an honor that until toda…

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Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Javier Calvo, Javier Ambrossi and Pedro Almodóvar talk about the importance of getting three Spanish films in the Official Section of CannesSpanish cinema makes history in Cannes: Almodóvar, Sorogoyen and the Javis will compete for the Palm de Oro For many years, too many, Spanish cinema became accustomed to the general rule that it was not to be in the Festival de Cannes. The most prestigious contest in the world, the one tha…

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The Spanish cinema will again aspire high at the Cannes festival. One year after the participation of Romeria, Carla Simón, and Sirât, of Óliver Laxe -winner of the Jury Prize-, in the official section of the prestigious French competition, three Spanish films will compete again for the coveted Palm de Oro in the 79th edition, which will take place from 12 to 23 May. It is Amarga Christmas, by Pedro Almodóvar, The Black Ball, by Los Javis and El…

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Until 1972 it was the different countries that chose which films represented them in the already considered main showcase of world cinema. That's when the eagerness...

·Madrid, Spain
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Spanish cinema takes the Cannes Festival by storm. “Amarga Navidad”, by Pedro Almodóvar; “El ser querido”, by Rodrigo Sorogoyen, and “La balla negra”, by Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi will compete for the Palma de Oro of the contest, as announced by the organization, which revealed the first 21 films in competition, waiting for a second announcement that will add some more title in competition. Never three Spanish films had competed for the P…

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3cat.cat broke the news in on Thursday, April 9, 2026.
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