President Lee Jae Myung will travel to France next week for summit-level talks with President Emmanuel Macron and to co-chair a major cinema conference, according to officials. The trip runs from Sunday to Wednesday and includes attendance at the Lumiere Summit on the future of cinema, held in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, before a two-day state visit to Paris.
On Monday, Lee and Macron co-chair the Lumiere Summit, which focuses on how the film industry responds to technological change and policy pressures, including AI and social media, as well as funding shortages. In Paris, Lee holds meetings and hosted engagements, including bilateral summit talks with Macron and a scheduled luncheon, with additional events described as part of the programme at the Élysée Palace. The visit comes at Macron’s invitation after his trip to Korea in April and also marks the 140th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Outlets differ mainly in emphasis: one report details the sequence of state-visit events and additional meetings in France, while another highlights the summit’s thematic focus on cinema, AI, social media, and funding.
