Director Hong, who won the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay with his film Introduction, delivered his special acceptance speech via a recorded video. And the second half of his speech was a snail video with Kim Min HeeŌĆÖs singing. First, he expressed his joy through his heartfelt speech. ŌĆ£Hi, this is Hong Sang Soo, greetings from South Korea. I heard the news about this prize and I was surprised and happy. I would like to thank the jury for their appreciation for the film. I was happy to read the jury statement. I also would like to thank Berlin Film Festival and Carlo and Mark for their appreciation and the selection. I found this young snail a long time ago while on a walk with Kim Min Hee around our place and I wanted to show this snail as a small present to you all. ItŌĆÖs a hard time. Take care, take good care of yourselves.ŌĆØ After his speech ends, a short clip of the snail he mentioned is shown, and in the background, his lover Kim Min Hee is singing Doris DayŌĆÖs ŌĆ£Que Sera Sera.ŌĆØ The award ceremony was held online in the aftermath of the pandemic, and this was a Hong Sang SooŌĆÖs way of greeting, which was quite different from other directors who showed their faces and delivered their acceptance speeches. ┬Ā Source (1)
