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South Korea’s President Lee to Visit France for Summit, Film Discussion with Macron

Lee and Macron will announce a 500 million euro film investment plan as they seek to support local content and joint production projects.

  • South Korean President Lee Jae Myung is concluding a four-day state visit to France on Wednesday after holding summit talks with French President Emmanuel Macron to deepen bilateral cooperation in security, the economy, and culture.
  • On Monday, Lee and Macron co-chaired the Lumiere Summit in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, where they announced a joint 500 million euro initiative to invest in the global film industry over five years starting in 2027.
  • The trip marks the 140th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries, further fleshing out the 'global strategic partnership' forged during Macron's April visit to Seoul.
  • Lee attended a business roundtable with 20 companies on Tuesday and is scheduled to meet parliamentary speaker Yael Braun-Pivet and OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann before departing Wednesday.
  • During a state dinner Tuesday at the Elysee Palace, Macron conferred the Grand Cross, the Legion of Honour's highest rank, upon Lee in recognition of his contributions to bilateral ties.
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In Saint-Paul-de-Vence, near Nice, actors from the world film and audiovisual industry from more than 55 countries will be present to discuss the future of the sector. Emmanuel Macron co-chairs the event with his South Korean counterpart Lee Jae-myung. They both announced investments of one billion euros in the next 5 years to support "the image industry".

·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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Scheduled to announce 'Global Film and Video Investment Cooperation Initiative' at the Lumière Summit; Co-chair with Macron… Holds meeting with Korean filmmakers and presides over a roundtable. Reporters Im Hyung-seop and Ko Dong-wook = Lee Jae, currently visiting France at the invitation of President Emmanuel Macron

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South Korean President Lee Jae Myung moderates this Monday with Emmanuel Macron the Light Summit, dedicated to the future of cinema and animated image, which is held in Saint Paul-de-Vence.

·Paris, France
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Hollywood Studios, TV channels, streamers, operators, producers, video game publishers... Gathered for this Light Summit in the prestigious Maeght Foundation of Contemporary Art, 200 guests from 55 countries will discuss the future of world cinema, darkened by the fall of attendance (-40% in five years) despite the recent cartons of "L'Odyssée" or "Spiderman". "The success of this summit will be measured by what will be born there: new coalition…

·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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South Korean President Lee Jae-myung is visiting France from Sunday 6 to Tuesday 8 September. In an interview with the "World", the progressive leader talks about the strengthening of political, economic and cultural ties with France. He also talks about diplomacy and its management of the political crisis that shook his country.

·Paris, France
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WTVB broke the news on Thursday, September 3, 2026.
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