# Lee Chang-dong's 'Possible Love' Nominated for Golden Lion at Venice

Director Lee Chang-dong's 'Possible Love' competes for the Golden Lion at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival.

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Korean director Lee Chang-dong's film 'Possible Love' is nominated to compete for the Golden Lion at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival. [^1]

George Clooney received the lifetime achievement award from actress Laura Dern at the opening ceremony of the 83rd Venice International Film Festival on September 2, 2026, on Lido Island, Italy. [^2]

'Possible Love' is Lee Chang-dong's first feature film in eight years, following his 2018 film 'Burning'. [^3]

The film 'Possible Love' will compete alongside 20 other features in the main Competition section of the festival running in Venice from September 2 to September 12, 2026. [^4]

The Korean Film Council selected 'Possible Love' to represent South Korea at the Oscars. [^5]

George Clooney said during his acceptance speech that cinema cannot stop wars or lower inflation, but it can foster empathy so that strangers who sit together in the dark no longer feel like strangers. [^6]

In a press conference held before the award ceremony on September 2, 2026, George Clooney criticized US President Donald Trump's administration, calling the current era a 'kakistocracy,' a Greek term for rule by the most despicable, and expressed confidence that society would eventually overcome it. [^7]

In his acceptance speech at the 83rd Venice Film Festival on September 2, 2026, George Clooney said the award likely signals his age, that his initial aim when he started acting was to pay rent, and that he did not intend to succeed alone. [^8]

## What this stands on

1. Korean director Lee Chang-dong's film 'Possible Love' is nominated to compete for the Golden Lion at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival. (Yonhap News Agency, News)
2. George Clooney received the lifetime achievement award from actress Laura Dern at the opening ceremony of the 83rd Venice International Film Festival on September 2, 2026, on Lido Island, Italy. (매일경제, News)
3. 'Possible Love' is Lee Chang-dong's first feature film in eight years, following his 2018 film 'Burning'. (Yonhap News Agency, News)
4. The film 'Possible Love' will compete alongside 20 other features in the main Competition section of the festival running in Venice from September 2 to September 12, 2026. (Yonhap News Agency, News)
5. The Korean Film Council selected 'Possible Love' to represent South Korea at the Oscars. (Yonhap News Agency, News)
6. George Clooney said during his acceptance speech that cinema cannot stop wars or lower inflation, but it can foster empathy so that strangers who sit together in the dark no longer feel like strangers. (매일경제, News)
7. In a press conference held before the award ceremony on September 2, 2026, George Clooney criticized US President Donald Trump's administration, calling the current era a 'kakistocracy,' a Greek term for rule by the most despicable, and expressed confidence that society would eventually overcome it. (매일경제, News)
8. In his acceptance speech at the 83rd Venice Film Festival on September 2, 2026, George Clooney said the award likely signals his age, that his initial aim when he started acting was to pay rent, and that he did not intend to succeed alone. (매일경제, News)

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