Philippe Bober, the producer behind the Oscar-nominated Triangle of Sadness, has reaffirmed his commitment to South Korean indie cinema by backing filmmaker Park Syeyoung’s latest project, Satellite of Love. The psychological drama is currently being presented at the 2026 Busan Asian Project Market (APM), which launched today, October 10, and runs through October 13.
The film marks the fourth collaboration between Bober’s Coproduction Office and Park’s Studio Under. The partnership has become a fixture of the international festival circuit, bridging the gap between European production sensibilities and Park’s distinctively atmospheric, often dystopian visual style. Satellite of Love follows a woman who makes the chilling discovery that her romantic life over the past decade has been an elaborate fabrication orchestrated by a rural love motel. In this surreal setting, the motel utilizes trained men to manipulate her emotions specifically to harvest her tears.
The project arrives at a high point for Park, whose career has seen rapid momentum since his breakout debut, The Fifth Thoracic Vertebra. His second feature, The Fin, premiered at the Locarno Film Festival in 2025, further establishing his reputation for blending genre elements with high-concept psychological narratives. Beyond Satellite of Love, the duo is also working on Who Stole My Cross?, which is currently in post-production, and previously collaborated on The Masked Monster.
A Cross-Continental Partnership
Satellite of Love is structured as a co-production between South Korea, France, and Germany. By leveraging Bober’s extensive experience in European art-house distribution and Park’s rising status in Asian cinema, the project is positioned as one of the high-interest titles at this year’s APM. The market, held at BEXCO in Busan, features 30 selected projects aiming to secure investment and international partners.
The narrative mechanics of the film suggest a continuation of the “memory-bending” themes Park explored in his previous works. By centering the story on the artificiality of a “love motel”—a common fixture of Korean urban and rural landscapes—the film looks to examine the commodification of human emotion through a surrealist lens.
As the Asian Project Market continues this week, the industry will be watching to see how Park’s latest vision translates to the screen, particularly with the backing of a producer known for identifying subversive, award-winning international talent.
