Claim: The film industry of South Korea has brought home eight awards in 18 years at the Cannes Film Festival, a film festival held yearly in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres, including documentaries, from the entire globe.
Evidence: 2002 Best Director 2004 Grand Prix 2007 Best Actress 2009 Prix du Jury 2010 Best Screenplay Award 2011 Prix Un Certain Regard 2013 Short Film Palme d'Or 2019 Palme d'Or The Cannes Festival (/kæn/; French: Festival de Cannes), until 2003 called the International Film Festival (Festival international du film) and known in English as the Cannes Film Festival, is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres, including documentaries, from all around the world.