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CEO Ted Sarandos talks to director Park Chan-wook during his visit to Korea… “Why does the support for artists exist?”
Director Park “With more streaming companies, it’s easier to watch good movies”
CEO Sarandos had a chat with director Park Chan-wook at a movie theater in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, and said, “The level of Korean movies is amazing.
There is no one to follow,” he said.
“It’s been years since I fell in love with Korean movies,” he said, referring to the Netflix movie Okja (2017) directed by Bong Joon-ho.
CEO Sarandos plans to stay in Korea for two nights and three days.
During his visit to Korea, he will hold a press conference in Korea to reveal investment plans and meet with high-ranking officials including Prime Minister Han Deok-soo.
About 100 film students, including students from film-related departments, attended the conference titled “Netflix and Park Chan-wook with Future Filmmakers.”
Lee Dong-jin, a film critic, hosted the show.
“What we do at Netflix is select storytellers and support them as much as possible so they can tell stories in the best possible way,” Sarandos said. ‘be from Netflix.’
Director Park Chan-wook is involved in the production of the Netflix film “Battle, Ran”.
Actors Kang Dong-won, Park Jung-min, and Cha Seung-won starred in this film during the Japanese invasion of Korea in 1592.
Sarandos CEO said of “Jeon, Ran,” “I expect it more like a movie that will be born in the hands of a master with a theme close to Korean history.”
CEO Sarandos pointed out, “Now is a world where you can watch whatever movie you want to see with just a tap of the keyboard.”
Director Park Chan-wook urged film students to watch lots of good movies, saying, “Nowadays there are a lot of good streaming companies, so if you go there, you can easily watch a lot of good movies. , from old movies to the latest movies.”
In response to the question “What is the power of making a good film?” homeschooling, isn’t that tight?” He replied, “I think it’s a good movie to expand on that.”
In addition to producing “Jeon, Ran,” director Park also revealed the current situation, saying he is involved in directing American production company HBO’s “Sympathizer” TV series and producing a new one. film by director Lee Kyung-mi.
/yunhap news
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