Bober backs Park Syeyoung's Satellite of Love at Busan market
Philippe Bober, the producer behind Ruben Östlund's two Palme d'Or winners, is backing "Satellite of Love," the fourth feature from South Korean filmmaker Park Syeyoung. The team is bringing the film to the Busan International Film Festival to meet Asian partners and financiers, Variety reported on 9 Oct 2026.
The film is one of 30 projects selected for the 2026 Asian Project Market, the forum at Busan where filmmakers pitch unfinished films to investors, distributors and potential co-producers. The market runs inside the festival's industry section, the Asian Contents & Film Market, known as ACFM. This year's festival is scheduled for 6-15 Oct 2026.
"Satellite of Love" is produced by Bober of Coproduction Office, alongside creative producer Sylvain Cruiziat. Bober is known for producing Östlund's "Triangle of Sadness" and "The Square." Both won the Palme d'Or, the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival.
Coproduction Office has worked with Park before, on "The Masked Monster" and "The Fin." Those films played at the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland in 2024 and 2025 respectively. "Satellite of Love" will be the fourth collaboration between Park and her producers.
Park previously directed "The Fin." Her third feature, "Who Stole My Cross?", is in post-production, the editing, sound and colour finishing that happens after shooting ends.
The project is described as a Korea-Germany production, Deadline reported when the line-up was announced. At Busan, the team plans to meet potential Asian co-production partners and financiers, companies or funds that put money into a film in exchange for rights in their territory.
It is listed as project No. 22 in the official market catalogue. The wider selection includes work linked to Indonesian director Mouly Surya and actor Reza Rahadian, as well as filmmakers Anthony Chen, Fran Borgia, Prasanna Vithanage and Kangdrun, according to reports on the 30-title line-up in July from Variety and Screen Daily.
For audiences, this means waiting. Project markets deal in early-stage films. Deals made now decide shooting schedules, budgets and release dates much later.
