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OK     (3rd LD) Lee Chang-dong's 'Possible Love' wins Grand Jury Prize at Venice film fest (https://en.yna.co.kr/reporter/index?id=37313039393837) (Lee Minji, 이민지)  Lee Minji      (https://en.yna.co.kr/news) All News  17:38 September 13, 2026     This will let Google show Yonhap news articles that match or are related to your search     (https://www.google.com/preferences/source?q=en.yna.co.kr) (새창) Add Yonhap as a preferred source on Google   SHARE  Facebook  X  Pinterest  Linked in  Tumblr  Reddit  Facebook Messenger  Copy URL   URL is copied.  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For Lee, the win comes more than two decades after his romance drama "Oasis" won the Silver Lion for best director, while its lead actress Moon So-ri grabbed the Marcello Mastroianni Award for emerging actors at the festival in 2002.  (South Korean director Lee Chang-dong holds the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize during the closing ceremony of the 83rd annual Venice International Film Festival in Venice on Sept. 12, 2026, in this AP photo. (Yonhap))    South Korean director Lee Chang-dong holds the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize during the closing ceremony of the 83rd annual Venice International Film Festival in Venice on Sept. 12, 2026, in this AP photo. (Yonhap) (AEN20260911004453315.html) (Opens in new web browser window)      Lee thanked the four actors in his acceptance speech. "Everybody on set who gave life to this film, to all the actors and the staff, thank you. ... This award belongs to all of you," the director said, mentioning the names of all four actors. "We are living in an era where the meaning of labor is fading and human connections are increasingly becoming severed. I made this film to ask what cinema can and should do in times like these," he said. "I take this award as a sign that you want me to keep asking these questions."  At a press conference following the win, Lee said he also asked himself how he should portray the pain of others in a film and wanted to share that thought with audiences. While noting that films sometimes tend to consume the pain of others, the process of making a film itself can be a way to share that agony and heal each other's wounds, he said. "Possible Love" is Lee's first feature film in eight years, following the critically acclaimed "Burning" (2018). It follows the intertwined lives of a laid-off worker and his wife and a documentary maker and her affluent husband. After having its world premiere at Venice, the film received a seven-minute standing ovation and earned positive reviews. The film also received the FIPRESCI Prize, a parallel prize awarded by international film critics, for the best film at the competition.   (South Korean director Lee Chang-dong, actors Sul Kyung-gu, Jeon Do-yeon, Cho Yeo-jeong and Zo In-sung (from L to R) arrive for the premiere of "Possible Love" at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival on Sept. 6, 2026, in this EPA photo. (Yonhap))    South Korean director Lee Chang-dong, actors Sul Kyung-gu, Jeon Do-yeon, Cho Yeo-jeong and Zo In-sung (from L to R) arrive for the premiere of "Possible Love" at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival on Sept. 6, 2026, in this EPA photo. (Yonhap) (AEN20260911004453315.html) (Opens in new web browser window)      The lead actors, who were not able to attend the closing ceremony due to their attendance at the Toronto International Film Festival, congratulated Lee in messages released by Netflix, the film's distributor. Jeon, who also worked with Lee on the Cannes-winning "Secret Sunshine" (2007), said she is curious about what film he will show next, saying she hopes the Silver Lion will be "a great driving force" for Lee's upcoming works. Sul, who has also appeared in the director's critically-acclaimed film "Peppermint Candy" (2000), said he feels deeply moved to have taken part in this film and is sincerely proud.  Meanwhile, the Golden Lion for Best Film went to May el-Toukhy's drama film "Woman Unknown," which also took the best actress award.  American director-actor Maggie Gyllenhaal led the jury.   (This still, provided by Netflix, shows a scene from Lee Chang-dong's upcoming feature "Possible Love." (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap))    This still, provided by Netflix, shows a scene from Lee Chang-dong's upcoming feature "Possible Love." (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) (AEN20260911004453315.html) (Opens in new web browser window)      The latest Silver Lion is the newest addition to accolades Lee has earned at both home and abroad. The maestro, a former high school teacher and novelist who also served as South Korea's culture minister, has helmed acclaimed films, such as "Peppermint Candy," "Secret Sunshine" and "Poetry" (2010). Following the double win by "Oasis" at the Venice film fest in 2002, Jeon Do-yeon won best actress for her role in "Secret Sunshine" at the Cannes Film Festival. "Poetry," meanwhile, clinched best screenplay at Cannes. "Possible Love" has also been selected as South Korea's official submission for next year's Academy Awards. The film is set for release in South Korea on Sept. 23 and will be available on Netflix starting Nov. 6. The Venice film fest is one of the world's most prestigious international film festivals, alongside the Cannes Film Festival and the Berlin International Film Festival.  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