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Oscars: Spain Selects ‘La Bola Negra’ For International Feature Film Race

Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi’s breakout Cannes title La Bola Negra has been selected as Spain’s entry for the Best International Feature Film category at the 99th Academy Awards. The Spanish Film Academy confirmed the selection this morning during a press conference. The film explores LGBT heritage and pays tribute to murdered Spanish poet and […]

Oscars: Spain Selects ‘La Bola Negra’ For International Feature Film Race

France has chosen Minotaur, a French-produced political thriller directed by exiled Russian filmmaker Andrey Zvyagintsev, as its entry for the Best International Feature Film category at the 99th Academy Awards. According to Deadline, Minotaur was selected from a shortlist that included other films such as De Gaulle: Tilting Iron, Iron Boy, and La Gradiva.

The Hollywood Reporter and Variety also covered film submissions, but for different countries. Variety mentioned that Spain's submission for a future year is "La Bola Negra" by Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi.

No further details about Minotaur or other film submissions for the 99th Academy Awards were provided beyond France's selection.

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