Minister Park Yang-woo Sends Congratulatory Message to Director Bong Joon-ho on Golden Globe Award Win

"Another Achievement Announcing the Originality and Artistic Value of Korean Films to the World"

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Park Yang-woo (left) is awarding the Silver Crown Cultural Medal to Director Bong Joon-ho on the 19th of last month.
[Photo by Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] Park Yang-woo, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, extended his congratulations and encouragement to director Bong Joon-ho, who won the Best Foreign Language Film award for the movie 'Parasite' at the 77th Golden Globe Awards.

On the 6th, Minister Park said, "As far as I know, this is the first time our content has received an award at the Golden Globes, one of the major film awards in the United States," and added, "This achievement is significant because it was accomplished in the United States, the world's largest film market."

He continued, "Following the Palme d'Or win at the Cannes Film Festival, this is another great achievement that has introduced the originality and artistry of Korean cinema to the world, overcoming cultural and language barriers," and added, "We expect Director Bong Joon-ho to continue contributing greatly by creating more works that will be widely loved worldwide and further elevate the status of Korean films."

'Parasite' received the Best Foreign Language Film award for the first time for a Korean film at the Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, USA, hosted by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) on the same day.

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