Minister Choi Hwi-young Sends Congratulatory Message to Director Jin Misong for Cannes Film Festival Award

Second Prize at 'La Cinef'... "The Potential of Korean Cinema"

Choi Hwi-young, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, sent a congratulatory message on the 22nd to director Jin Misong, who won the second prize in the 'La Cinef' section at the 79th Cannes Film Festival.

Still cut from the movie Silent Boyz.

Minister Choi praised, "You have demonstrated the potential of the next generation of Korean cinema," adding, "This will serve as a source of new courage and inspiration for our young filmmakers." He also said, "I look forward to seeing you tell wonderful stories that resonate with the times, with your tireless spirit of challenge and warm perspective toward those around you."

Director Jin received the award for "Silent Boys," a film depicting the daily life of an immigrant family. La Cinef is a section that discovers the next generation of filmmakers by focusing on short and medium-length films by film school students worldwide. This year, 19 works were invited out of a total of 2,747 submissions.

Two Korean-related films were invited: "Silent Boys" and "Bird's Rhapsody," an animation by director Choi Wonjeong. Last year, "First Summer" by director Heo Gayoung won the first prize.

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