Lee says he accepted Macron’s offer to co-chair the Lumière Summit “without a second’s hesitation”

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said he accepted Emmanuel Macron’s proposal to co-chair a film and video summit “without a second’s hesitation.” Macron made the proposal in connection with a planned official visit to South Korea, Lee said.

Lee was speaking in France at the Fondation Maeght in Saint-Paul-de-Vence during a discussion titled “Next Scene, Talking About the Future of K-Content.” Director Lee Chang-dong, actors Sol Kyung-gu and Jeon Do-yeon, and Kim Min-young, Netflix’s vice president for APAC content, also took part.

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Without a second’s hesitation

Lee said he believed South Korea would take on an increasingly important role in global cultural markets and the culture industry. He added that South Korea and France intended to continue working together in film and video.

The discussion also came as Lee Chang-dong’s film “Possible Love,” starring Sol Kyung-gu and Jeon Do-yeon, was invited to compete at the Venice International Film Festival. The director spoke about attending the festival and said that one thing he had particularly felt this time was the fans’ response, though the supplied report ends before completing his remarks.

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I believe that South Korea will play an increasingly crucial role in the global cultural market and cultural industry