La Bola Negra wins TIFF People’s Choice award

La Bola Negra won the People’s Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival, giving the Spanish drama an important boost in the runup to awards season. The film is directed by Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi and follows the connected lives of three gay men in Spain. TIFF announced its major awards on Sunday. The festival’s top audience prize is often seen as a strong indicator of Oscar interest, and Netflix has already set an awards campaign around the film. La Bola Negra is scheduled to open in theaters on Oct. 16 and begin streaming on Dec. 2. Other winners included Angh, which took the Platform Award and a $20,000 jury prize, and several Canadian films. Cody Lightning won Best Canadian Discovery for Smudge the Blades, while Sunburn was named Best Canadian Feature. Additional People’s Choice honours went to Elsinore, Ladies and Gentlemen, Brian Mulroney, and Darlene Love: I Know Where I’ve Been.