Los Javis win Best Director at Cannes for 'La bola negra'
Spanish directors Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, known as Los Javis, have won the Best Director award at the Cannes Film Festival for their second feature film 'La bola negra'. The prize was shared ex aequo with Pawel Pawlikowski. The film, which premiered late in the festival's Official Selection, weaves three interconnected stories around the figure of Federico García Lorca. Despite mixed critical reception, the jury recognized the directors' achievement. The Palme d'Or was awarded to 'Fjord' by Cristian Mungiu.
Key facts
- Los Javis won Best Director at Cannes for 'La bola negra'.
- The award was shared ex aequo with Pawel Pawlikowski.
- The Palme d'Or went to 'Fjord' by Cristian Mungiu.
- The film premiered late in the Official Selection.
- It features three stories linked by Lorca.
- Critical reception was not unanimous.
- Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi are the directors.
- The film is their second feature.
Entities
Artists
- Javier Calvo
- Javier Ambrossi
- Pawel Pawlikowski
- Cristian Mungiu
- Federico García Lorca
- Penélope Cruz
- Alberto Conejero
- Guitarricadelafuente
- Miguel Bernardeau
- Milo Quifes
- Carlos González
- Glenn Close
- Ian Gibson
- María Teresa León
- Cipriano Rivas Cherif
- Jean Cocteau
- Federico Fellini
- Carlos Saura
Institutions
- Festival de Cannes
- Cannes Film Festival
- Grand Théâtre Lumière
- La Barraca
- Regia Aeronautica
Locations
- Cannes
- France
- Granada
- Spain