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'A traveler's needs', a collaboration between Hong Sang-soo and Kim Min-hee, was invited to the Berlin International Film Festival.
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According to a report from overseas distributor Finecut, on January 22 (local time), the Berlin International Film Festival's executive committee held a press conference to announce the official invitation to the feature-length competition for director Hong Sang-soo's new film 'A traveler's needs'.
This is the fifth consecutive invitation, following director Hong Sang-soo's previous works 'The Woman Who Ran', 'Introduction', 'The Novelist's Film', and 'In the Water'. Director Hong Sang-soo's 'On the Beach at Night Alone' won the Silver Bear Award for Best Actress at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival, 'The Woman Who Ran' won the Silver Bear Award for Best Director at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival, and 'Introduction' won the Silver Bear Award for Best Screenplay at the 71st Berlin International Film Festival. , which won the Grand Jury Prize at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival's Silver Bear Award for 'A Novelist's Film'.
In this work, Kim Min-hee participated as the head of production as before. Kim Min-hee also participated as a production manager in ‘Novelist’s Movie’, ‘Tower’, ‘In the Water’, and ‘Our Day’.
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Actors Lee Hye-young, Kwon Hae-hyo, and Jo Yoon-hee, who worked together in director Hong Sang-soo's previous works such as 'After That', 'In Front of Your Face', 'Novelist's Film', and 'Top', and director Hong Sang-soo's works such as 'In the Water' and 'Our Day'. Actors Ha Seong-guk and Kim Seung-yoon, who appeared in previous works, appeared.
The Berlin International Film Festival will be held in Berlin, Germany from February 15th to 25th, and 'A traveler's needs' is scheduled to meet domestic audiences in the first half of this year after being released as a world premiere through the Berlin International Film Festival.
Kim Ji-won, Ten Asia reporter bella@tenasia.co.kr