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# Spain Sends Cannes Winner "La Bola Negra" to the Oscars
- URL: https://scrolletta.com/2026/09/16/spain-sends-cannes-winner-la-bola-negra-to-the-oscars/
- Published: 2026-09-16T07:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-17T07:49:51.000Z
- Description: Spain's Academia de Cine selects "La Bola Negra" as the country's entry for Best International Feature at the 99th Academy Awards.
- Author: Scrolletta Staff
- Tags: Made In Europe, Academia de Cine, Javier Calvo, Javier Ambrossi, Glenn Close, Penelope Cruz, #pool-2026-09-17, #ai-generated

Spain's Academia de Cine selects "La Bola Negra" as the country's entry for Best International Feature at the 99th Academy Awards. The period drama from directors Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi (known as Los Javis) won Best Director at Cannes in May and connects the lives of three gay men across 1932, 1937 and 2017, inspired by an unfinished Federico Garcia Lorca story. The cast includes Glenn Close and Penelope Cruz alongside Guitarricadelafuente and Miguel Bernardeau. Netflix holds international distribution; Spanish theatrical release is September 25 through Elastica Films.

**Primary**: [Academia de Cine, 16 September 2026](https://www.academiadecine.com/2026/09/16/la-bola-negra-representara-a-espana-en-los-oscar-2027/?ref=scrolletta.com)