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Cannes Bidding War for US Rights to Spanish Queer Epic

5/23/2026

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In France, Cannes sparked a bidding war for U.S. rights to the Spanish film “The Black Ball”.
A24, Mubi and Netflix are bidding, while Neon has shown interest but not confirmed.
The queer epic, based on a Federico García Lorca fragment, follows three gay men in 1932, 1937 and 2017.
The film, with Glenn Close and a Penélope Cruz cameo, opens in Spain on Oct. 2 and is sold by Goodfellas.

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In France, Cannes sparked a bidding war for U.S. rights to the Spanish film “The Black Ball”.
A24, Mubi and Netflix are bidding, while Neon has shown interest but not confirmed.
The queer epic, based on a Federico García Lorca fragment, follows three gay men in 1932, 1937 and 2017.
The film, with Glenn Close and a Penélope Cruz cameo, opens in Spain on Oct. 2 and is sold by Goodfellas.