La Bola Negra (The Black Ball) from filmmakers Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi has been selected as Spain‘s entry for best international feature film at the Oscars. The Cannes breakout title recounts the story of three generations of queer men whose lives are connected through love and loss, and was written (with Alberto Conejero), directed and produced by “Los Javis.” It became the subject of a competitive bidding war following its May 21 world premiere in Cannes, where Los Javis were awarded the fest’s best director prize for the film in a tie with Paweł Pawlikowski for Fatherland. The cast includes Guitarricadelafuente, Miguel…
