US EditionPark Chan-Wook Named S. Korea's First Cannes Jury President
- This Thursday, Cannes named Park Chan-wook, South Korean filmmaker, jury president of the 79th Cannes Film Festival, making him the first Korean to preside over the jury, organizers announced.
- Festival organizers said Park's inventiveness and visual mastery, plus his ties to Korean cinema, symbolize Festival de Cannes' early and deep attachment.
- His Cannes record includes Oldboy, Thirst, and Decision to Leave, with awards such as the 2004 Grand Jury Prize for Oldboy and best director for Decision to Leave in 2022.
- Timing places Park Chan-wook's presidency at the heart of the May festival, with the line-up due in April for the international jury's deliberations.
- Looking to Cannes, Park said his presidency symbolizes the festival’s deep attachment to Korean cinema, and he looks forward to spending two weeks watching and debating films.
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By JAKE COYLE Park Chan-wook, the South Korean filmmaker of “Oldboy” (“Five Days to Revenge”) and “The Only Choice”), will preside over the jury at the 79th Cannes Film Festival, organizers announced Thursday. Chan-wook is the first South Korean to head the jury that awards the prestigious Palme d'Or. He has been a regular at Cannes since “Oldboy” won the Grand Prix, or second prize, in 2004.
The performer takes place at the French actress Juliette Binoche in the chairmanship of the jury of the film festival, marked for May in France. It is the first time South Korea is taking up this task in Cannes.
Park Chan-wook becomes first South Korean filmmaker to become jury President of Cannes Film Festival
Park Chan-wook will head the jury at the 79th Cannes Film Festival, the first South Korean to do so in the history of the event. The renowned filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer succeeds Juliette Binoche, whose jury handed the Palme d'Or to Iranian director Jafar Panahi's film It Was Just an Accident last year. Park Chan-wook is known for his baroque and subversive filmmaking style. He has had a long-term connection with Cannes. He launched Ol…
South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook will be the president of this year's 79th International Film Festival in Cannes, France, the organizers of the festival announced today, which will run from May 12 to 23. Park Chan-wook, known for films such as The Old Ones and No Other Choice, is the first South Korean to head the Cannes jury.
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