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- Waiting for the Palme d’Or
- by CHO Meanjune / May 22, 2017
- Prize-Winning History in the Competition of the Cannes Film Festival
It was in 1984 that Korean films have been discovered at the Cannes Film Festival when director LEE Doo-yong’s Spinning The Tales Of Cruelty Towards Women (1984) was invited to the Un Certain Regard. In 1989, director BAE Yong-kyoon’s Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left For The East (1989) was screened in the Un Certain Regard section, so unfamous director even in Korea made himself known in a moment. However, no Korean feature film has been nominated in Competition over the last century.However, the Renaissance of Korean cinema has begun with the start of the 21st century. In 2000, director IM Kwon-taek was invited for his periodic drama Chunhyang (2000) and won the Best Director award for Chihwaseon (2002) at the Cannes two years later. Since then, director PARK Chan-wook earned the nickname of Cannes PARK thanks to his two prize-winnings in the Competition section, while Secret Sunshine (2007) made JEON Do-yeon the Queen of Cannes with the Best Actress award.Meanwhile, relatively less conspicuous short films have been doing well at the festival. The first film to be awarded in Competition of the Cannes was director SONG Il-gon’s short The Picnic (1999) which picked the Grand Jury Prize. In 2013, director MOON Byoung-gon’s SAFE (2013) received the Short Film Palme d’Or.This year, BONG Joon-ho’s Okja and HONG Sangsoo’s The Day After were invited in Competition. Korean feature films haven’t won the Palme d’Or yet.
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