Lee Chang-dong's 'Possible Love' Nominated for Top Prize; Winner to Be Announced Soon at Venice Film Festival

[Anchor]

The 83rd Venice Film Festival is currently underway in Italy. Director Lee Chang-dong's film "Possible Love" has been nominated for the final awards. The results will be announced shortly. We go live to the scene.

Correspondent Kwon Yeongin, when can we expect the winner to be announced?

[Reporter]

Yes, I am currently on the Lido di Venezia in Italy, where the 83rd Venice Film Festival is taking place.

It is currently past 1 PM here.

The final winners will be revealed at the closing ceremony, which begins at 7 PM today (the 12th) at the Sala Grande right over there.

A total of 21 films were invited as entries in the competition section. For Director Lee, this marks his first invitation to the Venice Film Festival in 24 years, since his 2002 film "Oasis."

At that time, Director Lee won the Silver Lion for Best Director.

Returning with his first new work in 8 years since "Burning" in 2018, "Possible Love" is vying to become only the second Golden Lion winner in history, following the late director Kim Ki-duk's "Pieta" in 2012.

[Anchor]

Is the possibility of Director Lee winning quite high?

[Reporter]

Yes, first of all, the reviews for "Possible Love" have been exceptional.

According to Venice News, the official daily newspaper of the film festival, the global media rating compiled for "Possible Love" is 4.61 out of 5.

Films that merely score in the 4-point range typically enter the pool of contenders for awards.

This is an exceptionally high score.

It also received a score of 3.82 in evaluations by Italian media outlets, which are notoriously strict.

On the movie review site Rotten Tomatoes, the approval rating stands at 100%.

This means there is not a single negative review.

[Lorenzo / Italy: I really love Director Lee Chang-dong. I've seen all of his films, and this new movie was just as wonderful as his previous ones.]

[Aurora / Italy: Among the films I've seen so far, "Possible Love" was the best in the competition category. In my view, it deserves to win the top prize.]

Competing works being discussed include British Director Martin McDonagh's "Wild Horse Nine" and Japanese Director Kore-eda Hirokazu's "Look Back," while the documentary film "Naza," which deals with the tragedy in the Gaza Strip, has emerged as a late dark horse.

The local atmosphere suggests that the chances of "Possible Love" winning an award are quite high.

However, we will still have to wait and see until the final results are announced at the closing ceremony shortly.

(Camera: Kim Hyun-sang, Kim Si-nae | Video Editing: Kim Yoon-sung)
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