2023-06-21 06:44:00
Conversation with Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos
Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos (center) and director Park Chan-wook (right) have a conversation at the ‘Netflix & Park Chan-wook with Future Filmmakers’ event hosted by film critic Lee Dong-jin. Netflix.
“These days, AI algorithm recommendations are becoming quite sophisticated. When I look at the movies that AI recommends to me on Netflix or Watcha, there are many of my movies.”
Director Park Chan-wook and Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos visited Korea at a movie theater in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 21st and met with regarding 100 students from film and content related departments.
The event, held under the name of ‘Netflix & Park Chan-wook with future filmmakers’, was hosted by film critic Lee Dong-jin and lasted for regarding an hour with two people sharing their opinions on the future of film and the potential of Korean films.
When asked regarding the future of film in a rapidly changing environment, director Park said, “The future of film will eventually go in the direction of increasing diversity.” is not made into a smartphone. Movies made in that way eventually came to an era when they were released in theaters. It is an era where people who make movies can change their thinking beyond imagination, even if they are not experts.”
He said, “It is not an era where you can watch and choose movies on your computer at home, and it is not an era where you can only watch movies that are opening right now.” era,” he said. “The recommender algorithm is getting more and more sophisticated, and for example, when I open Netflix or Watcha, the movies recommended to me are often my own. You can see how exactly they recommend it.”
At Park’s words, Ted Sarandos laughed out loud and said, “Of course it should work. If that’s wrong, it shouldn’t be.”
Director Park said, “There was a time when we only watched movies in theaters, but not these days.” It was as difficult as that,” he said.
The event will feature a film produced by director Park Chan-wook in collaboration with Netflix. <전, 란>It started with a story regarding Director Park is in charge of the script and producer for the film regarding the story of the Japanese invasion of Korea in 1592. Director Park joked, “Netflix decided to support (‘Jeon, Ran’), but that doesn’t mean they don’t have a lot of money.”
Ted Sarandos showed his love for Korean movies that day. Director Park’s <헤어질 결심>He said, “The first international film on Netflix was directed by Bong Joon-ho. <옥자>“At that time, I thought ‘great’ regarding the quality of Korean films. I am looking forward to this work even more because it will be born in the hands of a master.” He also emphasized that “it will not be a problem at all” regarding the budget and creative freedom that director Park Chan-wook talked regarding, “What Netflix does is to choose good stories and storytellers.”
What is the criterion for a good movie from the perspective of two people who share the commonality of working at a video rental store? In response to a college student’s question, director Park said, “As individuals, our experiences are limited, and the people we meet are obvious and narrow.” At the same time, he brought out his own past, when he quietly liked Hitchcock’s films, ‘when everyone was throwing stones once morest the Chun Doo-hwan regime’. He said, “A college student back then, he should have liked Bolivian leftist documentaries, but he liked Hitchcock’s films. I found a story I like,” he said. “The request of the times is important, but in the end, the important thing is yourself.”
Ted Sarandos said, “When watching a movie, audiences want two things. One is an emotional connection and the other is an escape to another world, but a good movie does one of the two,” he said. He continued, “I <괴물>Since I saw
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