Here's a list of South Koreans that have won awards at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival.
As the Cannes Film Festival continues, attention is drawn to past achievements. South Korean cinema has captivated audiences all over the world with its compelling narratives, stellar performances, and remarkable storytelling. Over the years, many films, hailing from the South East Asian country, have garnered recognition at this esteemed film festival, along with accolades. Let바카라™s have a look at which noteworthy movies have left an indelible mark.
In 2002, Im Kwon-taek, often hailed as 바카라˜the father of Korean cinema,바카라™ took home the Best Director Award and secured the country바카라™s first-ever trophy from Cannes with 바카라˜Painted Fire.바카라™
Park Chan-wook바카라™s psychological thriller received widespread critical acclaim and international recognition, notably winning the Grand Prize, the second highest honour at Cannes in 2004.
At the 60th edition in 2007, Jeon Do-yeon received the Best Actress Award for her performance in 바카라˜Secret Sunshine,바카라™ directed by Lee Chang-dong, making her the first Korean actress to win an acting award at the esteemed festival.
In 2009, Park Chan-wook bagged yet another accolade at the film festival. But this time, it was with the horror movie 바카라˜Thirst,바카라™ which received the Jury Prize.
After participating as a jury member at the 62nd edition of the festival, Lee Chang-dong walked away with the Best Screenplay Award the following year for 바카라˜Poetry바카라™ in 2010.
At the 66th edition in 2013, Moon Byoung-gon바카라™s film 바카라˜Safe바카라™ won the Best Short Film Award, which is the highest prize given to a short film at the festival.
Bong Joon-ho바카라™s film won the highest prize, Palme d바카라™Or, at the 2019 edition, becoming the first Korean film to achieve the feat. It also became part of an illustrious list of films that have won both the Palme d바카라™Or and the Academy Award for Best Picture in the same year, alongside classics like Billy Wilder바카라™s 바카라˜The Lost Weekend바카라™ (1946) and Delbert Mann바카라™s 바카라˜Marty바카라™ (1955).
In 2022, Park Chan-wook won the Best Director this time for his detective mystery, 바카라˜Decision to Leave바카라™ - his third accolade from Cannes. He is the second Korean director to clinch the honour at Cannes, following Im Kwon-taek.
Also in 2022, Song Kang-ho became the first Korean male actor to win the Best Actor Award for his role in 바카라˜Broker,바카라™ directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda.
Aside from these main competition films, several others have bagged accolades in independent sections.
Prix Un Certain Regard: Hong Sang-soo for 바카라˜Hahaha바카라™ in 2010 and Kim Ki-duk for 바카라˜Arirang바카라™ in 2011
FIPRESCI Award: Lee Chang-dong for 바카라˜Burning바카라™ in 2018
Vulcan Award: Ryu Seong-hee (Art Direction) for 바카라˜The Handmaiden바카라™ in 2016 and Shin Jeom-hee (Art Direction) for 바카라˜Burning바카라™ in 2018
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Award: Hirokazu Kore-eda for 바카라˜Broker바카라™ in 2022
While this year there aren바카라™t any Korean films that are up for competition, there바카라™s a handful that are being screened, including 바카라˜I, Executioner,바카라™ 바카라˜Walking in the Movies,바카라™ to name a few.