Netflix Sets Awards Season Release for Los Javis' Cannes Best Director Winner 'La Bola Negra'
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Ryan Lattanzio
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Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi (known as "Los Javis") premiered their film "La Bola Negra" at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, where they won the Best Director prize (tied with Pawel Pawlikowski). The film is a cross-temporal, Federico García Lorca-inspired epic exploring how the Spanish poet's unfinished work connects the lives of three gay men. Netflix has acquired the film and is positioning it for an awards season release strategy, making it a top Oscar contender from the Cannes lineup.
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IndieWireNetflix Sets Awards Season Release for Los Javis' Cannes Best Director Winner 'La Bola Negra'indiewire.comKey quotes
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It instantly became the top Oscar player among Cannes entries in an otherwise, as some would argue, subdued year for potential North American breakouts.
Los Javis ended up scoring the Best Director prize (tied with 'Fatherland' filmmaker Pawel Pawlikowski) at the awards ceremony for their cross-temporal, Federico García Lorca-inspired epic.
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