Director Yeon Sang-ho's new film "Colony" has been officially invited to the Cannes Film Festival.
On the 10th, the team behind the film "Colony" (director Yeon Sang-ho, provided/distributed by SHOWBOX, produced by Wowpoint·Smilegate, co-produced by Midnight Studio) said it had been officially invited to the 79th Cannes Film Festival's Midnight Screening institutional sector.
"Colony" is a film about survivors trapped inside a building sealed off by an unidentified infectious outbreak who confront infected people evolving into unpredictable forms. In particular, it is the new work of director Yeon Sang-ho, who was praised for the films "Train to Busan," "The Face," and the Netflix original series "Hell." Above all, it has raised expectations with the meeting of top-tier actors Jun Ji-hyun, Koo Kyo-hwan, Ji Changwook, Shin Hyun-been, Kim Shin-rock and Go Soo.
On the 9th at around 6:40 p.m., at an official press conference held by the 79th Cannes Film Festival's executive committee, "Colony" was officially announced as an invited work in the Midnight Screening institutional sector. Thierry Frémaux, the festival director, described "Colony" as "a horror zombie genre film directed by Yeon Sang-ho, known to all for 'Train to Busan,' set inside a sealed building. Audiences will be able to imagine various narrative devices and storytelling possibilities from this setting."
With this, director Yeon Sang-ho has been invited to Cannes for the fourth time following his first feature animation "The King of Pigs," "Train to Busan" and "Peninsula." He was first invited to Cannes Directors' Fortnight with "The King of Pigs," and later invited to the Cannes Film Festival's Midnight Screening institutional sector with his first live-action film "Train to Busan." He was also invited to the official selection with "Peninsula," which led to him being chosen as one of Korea's representative directors following Park Chan-wook and Bong Joon-ho.
The Cannes Film Festival is the most prestigious among leading international film festivals. It also attracts the most attention from film fans around the world. The Midnight Screening institutional sector, to which "Colony" was invited, is a corner that carefully selects and screens a small number of genre films such as action, thriller, noir, horror and fantasy that combine artistic merit and popular appeal. Previously, director Park Chan-wook drew attention by serving as jury president of the competition section at this year's Cannes Film Festival. The invitation of "Colony" is expected to add significance for Korean film fans.
Director Yeon Sang-ho said in relation to this, "I am so happy to be able to present a work called 'Colony' at the global film festival that is the Cannes Film Festival. I am especially excited to be able to screen in the Midnight Screening institutional sector, which can be said to be a gathering place for genre film fans worldwide," and added, "I will proudly introduce Korean genre films with the actors who worked together. Thank you."
To coincide with the Cannes invitation, the production team also released an overseas poster for "Colony." The poster draws attention with the English title COLONY among images connected by a mysterious mucous substance. From infected people roaring while tangled together to figures running at high speed with limbs twisted, it raises curiosity about the fear and suspense a never-before-seen new species will evoke. Scheduled to be released domestically in May.
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