"I'd like to have a glass of soju," Director Jin Mi-song shares her thoughts after winning the 2nd prize at the Cannes Film Festival's La Cinéfondation [Cannes★On the Scene]

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Director Jin Mi-song, a Korean, was honored with the 2nd prize at the Cannes Film Festival's La Cinéfondation for her film "Silent Voices," and she cheerfully remarked, "I'd like to have a glass of soju" after the event concluded.

At the 79th Cannes Film Festival's La Cinéfondation awards ceremony held at the Buñuel Theater in the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France, on the afternoon of the 21st (local time), Director Jin Mi-song's "Silent Voices" won the 2nd prize. At the ceremony, Korean-French actor Park Ji-min presented the award to Director Jin Mi-song.

"Silent Voices" is a short film that tells the story of Korean immigrants living in the United States.

Before announcing the winners, Park Ji-min commented, "This film is not only a story about the difficulties and hardships of living as an immigrant in a country other than one's homeland, but also a story about what it means to exist as a 'stranger' to someone."

Director Jin Mi-song, who graduated from Sungkyunkwan University in Korea, pursued graduate studies at Columbia University about three years ago. Her graduation film, "Silent Voices," was invited to the Cannes Film Festival's La Cinéfondation, where she experienced the joy of winning an award.

Immediately after receiving the award, Director Jin Mi-song spoke with StarNews. Director Jin said, "I had no idea at all, but I am so grateful that I was given the 2nd prize. I will strive to make even better works through this opportunity." She added, "At first, I was unsure, but I realized I had won when they announced the title at the end." When asked what she wanted to do after the award, she smiled brightly and said, "I'd like to have a glass of soju."

Finally, Director Jin added, "I want to share this happy news with my mom and dad in Korea first."

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