{
  "id": 15710686,
  "title": "Lee Chang-dong's 'Possible Love' wins Korean film critics award",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/lee-chang-dongs-possible-love-wins-korean-film-critics-award-15710686",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-20T06:42:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainment/films/20261020/lee-chang-dongs-possible-love-wins-korean-film-critics-award"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Lee Chang-dong's Venice-winning film \"Possible Love\" was honored as the best film of the year by the Korean Association of Film Critics, according to the list of winners for this year's awards. Jeon Do-yeon, a lead actress in the film, was also recognized as the best actress. The movie, directed by Lee Chang-dong, follows the complex relationships of a factory worker who loses his job and his family, and a documentary filmmaker and her affluent spouse. The film had previously won the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize at the prestigious Venice International Film Festival. Meanwhile, Na Hong-jin's science fiction blockbuster \"Hope\" took home three awards, including best director for Na Hong-jin himself, best actor for lead actor Zo In-sung, and best cinematography. Other winners included Park Ji-hoon, who earned best new actor for his role in \"The King's Warden,\" a film that has become the most-watched film in South Korea this year, and Seo Su-bin, who won best new actress for \"The World of Love.\"",
  "summary": "Korean auteur Lee Chang-dong's Venice-winning film \"Possible Love\" was named the best film of the year by an association of Korean film critics on Tuesday. Jeon Do-yeon, one of the film's leads, was also named best actress, according to the list of winners for this year's Korean Association of Film Critics Awards. \"Possible Love,\" Lee's first feature film in eight years, follows the intertwined…",
  "key_points": [
    "\"Possible Love\" wins Korean critics award",
    "Jeon Do-yeon wins best actress",
    "Hope film takes three awards"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The recognition of Lee Chang-dong's Venice winner confirms the continued dominance of internationally acclaimed prestige dramas alongside the commercial success of genre-bending blockbusters within the South Korean film industry.",
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        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Lee Chang-dong's 'Possible Love' wins Korean film critics award",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/lee-chang-dongs-possible-love-wins-korean-film-critics-award",
        "published": "2026-10-20T05:55:31.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Lee Chang-dong's 'Possible Love' wins Korean film critics award",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/lee-chang-dongs-possible-love-wins-korean-film-critics-award-15714423",
        "published": "2026-10-20T07:17:02.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}