"Possible Love" Makes Finalist List... Winner to Be Announced at Closing Ceremony Soon

[Anchor]

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

Correspondent Kwon Yeongin, when can we expect the award results 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 now past 1 PM here.

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

A total of 21 films were invited to compete in this year's festival.

This marks Director Lee's return to the Venice Film Festival for the first time in 24 years since his 2002 film "Oasis."

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

With his new film "Possible Love"—released eight years after his 2018 film "Burning"—he is vying for the Golden Lion, which would be only the second time in history for a South Korean film following the late director Kim Ki-duk's "Pieta" in 2012.

[Anchor]

Is the possibility of Director Lee winning an award quite high?

[Reporter]

Yes, first of all, the reviews for "Possible Love" are very strong.

According to Venezia News, the official daily publication of the Venice Film Festival, the global media rating for "Possible Love" aggregated to 4.61 out of 5.

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

This indicates a remarkably high score.

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

On the movie review site Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 100% approval rating.

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 one is just as brilliant as his previous works.]

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

Among the competing works, British director Martin McDonagh's "Wild Horse Nine" and Japanese director Kore-eda Hirokazu's "Look Back" are being mentioned as contenders, while "Naja," a documentary dealing with the tragedy in the Gaza Strip, has emerged as a dark horse in the final stretch.

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

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

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