Korean filmmaker Yeon Sang-ho premiered his zombie thriller Colony in the Midnight Screenings category at Cannes. The director has directed three features in the past year — Colony, The Ugly, and Revelations — while also serving as showrunner on a Japanese series heading to Netflix.
According to Deadline Hollywood's interview from Cannes, Sang-ho is examining the impact of artificial intelligence on the film industry. The conversation around AI in filmmaking is intensifying globally, and his perspective from Korean cinema carries particular weight. Korean cinema has experienced a resurgence at the international box office in recent years.
Sang-ho's willingness to work across borders and mediums — taking on a Netflix series with Japanese creators — demonstrates an artist engaging with new territories, both geographical and technological. His approach suggests a direction for the next generation of filmmaking.
With Colony now screening at Cannes and other projects in development, Sang-ho is actively shaping the conversation about cinema's future rather than responding to it.
