Source:The Fact DB screenshot SNS at Venice Film Festival

[The Fact ｜ Reporter Park Jiyoon] The last film of the late-director Kim Ki-duk has been officially invited to the 79th Venice Film Festival.

On the 26th (local time), the 79th Venice Film Festival announced that director Kim Ki-duk's 'Call of God' will be screened in the non-competitive category.

In addition, the festival side explained, "Director Ki-duk Kim is the director who left a meaningful mark with the Venice Film Festival".

Director Kim Ki-duk is the only Korean director to win main prizes at the Cannes Film Festival, the Berlin International Film Festival, and the Venice International Film Festival, known as the world's top three film festivals. At the Venice Film Festival, director Kim Ki-duk received the Silver Lion (Best Director) award for "Empty House" in 2004 and the Golden Lion for "Pieta" in 2012.

Director Kim Ki-duk passed away in December 2020 from complications from Corona 19 while in Latvia, Europe.

The 79th Venice Film Festival will be held on Lido Island, Venice, Italy from August 31 (local time) to September 10. The film opens with 'White Noise' (directed by Noah Baumbach), a Netflix original starring Greta Gerwig and Adam Driver.