Promotional posters for Hong Sang-soo's films "The Day After" and "On the Beach at Night Alone" (Contents Panda)

Korean director Hong Sang-soo’s latest film “The Day After” has been invited to two international film festivals, Toronto and New York, set to open next month, its local distributor said Wednesday.

The 21st feature from Hong will be screened in the Masters’ section which introduces the latest from globally influential arthouse filmmakers at the 42nd Toronto International Film Festival that opens on Sept. 7, Finecut said.

This will be Hong’s sixth consecutive foray to the annual film festival. He was invited to the same section for “Yourself and Yours” last year.

“The Day After” will also be shown in the Main Slate category of the 55th New York Film Festival set to open on Sept. 28, along with “On the Beach at Night Alone.” The latter earned its lead actress Kim Min-hee best actress at this year’s Berlin International Film Festival.

The Main Slate section is for showcasing the latest films honored at international film festivals.

A total of nine titles from the South Korean director -- including “On the Occasion of Remembering the Turning Gate” (2002) and “Yourself and Yours” (2016) -- have been shown at the New York fest. (Yonhap)