Rick W / Thursday, May 21, 2026 / Categories: Film Score News Penelope Cruz Lights up Los Javis’ Queer García Lorca Epic ‘The Black Ball,’ Earning 16-Minute Cannes Ovation Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo’s “The Black Ball” (La Bola Negra) a queer epic spanning 85 years of Spanish history and inspired by an unfinished fragment by Federico García Lorca, premiered in competition at the Cannes Film Festival on Thursday to a 16-minute standing ovation. The premiere marks the Cannes competition debut for the filmmaking […] Previous Article To Financiers, Films Are No Longer the Product. Relationships with Audiences Are Next Article Mads Mikkelsen Shines in “The Last Viking” Print 0 Tags: Film FestivalCannes