Korean films snubbed at Cannes for first time in 26 years

Korean films snubbed at Cannes for first time in 26 years

For the first time in 26 years, Korean cinema will be absent from the Cannes Film Festival, with no Korean features selected across either the official lineup or parallel sections of the event set to open in May. The last time Korea's film industry failed to secure any invitations to any part of the prestigious festival was in 1999, and it’s the first time since 2013 that no Korean film will be screened in the official selection. This year's abs…

Korean films fell out of favor at Cannes this year. What went wrong?

Zero. That's the number of Korean films invited to this year's Cannes Film Festival, sending a jolt to the country's cinema industry which was still basking in the global acclaim earned by directors like Bong Joon-ho and Park Chan-wook.