President Lee Congratulates Director Lee Chang-dong on Venice Film Festival Win

President Lee Jae-myung has extended his congratulations to Director Lee Chang-dong on winning the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize at the Venice International Film Festival.

Through X (formerly Twitter), President Lee announced the director's award and stated, "I once again extend my sincere congratulations to the director, as well as to all the actors and production crew," adding, "I will continue to cheer on the brilliant journey of South Korean cinema."

He continued, "When I met the director and actors at the recent Lumière Summit, I heard firsthand about the enthusiastic local response to the work," adding, "I am all the more delighted that those expectations have led to such wonderful results."

He further expressed hope that "this award will serve as an opportunity to further broaden the diversity of our films and allow even more great works to meet global audiences."

Director Lee won the Grand Jury Prize, the second-highest honor at the Venice International Film Festival, for his new film "Love is Possible" on the 12th (local time).

President Lee previously met with the director and actors to discuss the future of the film industry while attending the Lumière Summit, a film and audiovisual industry summit held in France on the 7th.

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