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| ▲ This file photo shows director Park Chan-wook and Song Kang-ho taking commemorative photos at the 75th Cannes Film Festival. (Yonhap) |
SEOUL, May 29 (Yonhap) -- Director Park Chan-wook and actor Song Kang-ho, who were named Best Director and Best Actor respectively at the 75th Cannes Film Festival, will return home on the afternoon of the 30th.
According to the film industry on the 29th, director Park Chan-wook will enter Korea through Incheon International Airport at 4:50 p.m. tomorrow, together with Park Hae-il, the leading actor of a film “Decision to Leave.”
Song Kang-ho will arrive at the airport earlier, at 1:30 p.m., together with director Hirokazu Kore-eda, actor Gang Dong-won, Lee Ji-eun, and Lee Joo-young.
Since “Broker” and “Decision to Leave” are about to release in Korea on the 8th and on the 29th of next month, respectively, directors and actors plan to participate in schedules including press distribution previews and production reports.
Director Park Chan-wook and Song Kang-ho were awarded trophies for the Best Director and the Best Actor trophies through their film “Decision to Leave” and “Broker,” respectively, at the Cannes Film Festival on the 28th (local time). This is the first time that two Korean films have been awarded in the competition sector at Cannes Film Festival.
(This article is translated from Korean to English by Kim Jimin.)
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