Korean Film Festival Shines in France..."The biggest audience ever."

[Anchor] In France, the country of the
Cannes Film Festival, there is a space to promote and enjoy Korean movies every year.

This year marks the 19th Korean Film Festival in Paris.

The event, which recorded the largest audience ever, was said to have been helped by Korean students studying film and Parisians who love Korean film.

Reporter Jung Ji-yoon will deliver the scene that introduced the fresh charm of our movie.

[Reporter]
The main character of the movie [Handsome Guys], actor Lee Hee-joon and director Nam Dong-hyeop!

The audience seats are filled with hot heat.

Audiences who meet Korean actors and directors who are even more difficult to meet in France, not in Korea, ask a lot of questions.

This is the scenery of the 19th Paris Korean Film Festival held at a movie theater on Champs Elysees Street in Paris.

[Lee Heejun / Movie] [Handsome Guys] Today is the second episode and it's sold out. Thank you so much for paying a lot of attention and enjoying it. I'm so happy to introduce this fun movie to Koreans in Paris and Parisians.]

Our films screened this year include 22 feature films and 58 short films, a total of 80.

From blockbuster commercial films to authoristic films and young next-generation directors,

It received great response from a wide range of age groups and audiences with various tastes.


It broke the record for the largest audience ever with more than 10 million viewers.

[Guen Ayel Germain / Film Critic: What is special about this year's festival is that there are a wide variety of screenings and there are many short films that show the youth of Korean movies. You can see the talent of young filmmakers. / Another special thing is that over the years, the number of male and female directors chosen for the "Paysage" section has been almost the same, which is very rare at film festivals.

There are people who really love our movies behind the success of the Korean Film Festival.

Korean film students studying abroad have been continuing the legacy of the Korean Film Festival by joining forces with French Korean film fans.

[David Tredler / Paris Korean Film Festival Senior Programmer: (The Paris Korean Film Festival) attracts more audiences every year, and the 20th edition is just around the corner.]

There are very few film festivals in Paris that lasted 20 years like ours, so the 20th episode (of the Korean Film Festival in Paris) is a little more special."

The Korean Film Festival ended successfully this year!

It was an opportunity to once again confirm the colorful charm and potential of Korean films in France, a cultural powerhouse.

I'm Jung Jiyoon from YTN World in Paris, France.