South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook is heading to Cannes! But this time in a more authoritative role as the Jury President.
Yes, you heard it right. The prestigious Cannes Film Festival has named the helmer of No Other Choice as the Jury President for its upcoming 79th edition, making him the first Korean filmmaker or artist ever to lead the iconic panel, according to Variety.
Festival President Iris Knobloch and Director Thierry Frémaux expressed their excitement in a joint statement, saying that the appointment of the South Korean filmmaker is a celebration of Korean cinema's growing global influence. Consequently, they praised Park for his ability to authentically portray "multiple impulses" of the human spirit on the big screen.
Park Chan-wook will serve as jury president at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival.• Park will become the first South Korean president in the festival's 79-year history. Wong Kar-wai is the only other Asian filmmaker to have headed the jury.• He'll succeed French actor Juliette… pic.twitter.com/WWInAFitLT
— Variety (@Variety) February 26, 2026"Park Chan-wook’s inventiveness, visual mastery, and penchant for capturing the multiple impulses of women and men with strange destinies have given contemporary cinema some truly memorable moments. We are delighted to celebrate his immense talent and, more broadly, the cinema of a country deeply engaged with the questioning of our time," the duo said in a joint statement. (via Variety)
The decision to make Park Chan-wook the jury president feels like a natural homecoming for the director. Often referred to as the "Cannes regular," his relationship with the legendary festival spans over two decades. It all began in 2004 when his revenge thriller Oldboytook everyone by storm and won the Grand Prix accolade. Since then, he has consistently returned to the event with hits like Thirst, which took home the Jury Prize in 2009, and The Handmaiden in 2016. Most recently, he took home the Best Director trophy in 2022 for the elegant noir Decision to Leave.
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Speaking about his appointment as the Jury President, the filmmaker noted (via Variety), "To be enclosed in a theatre to watch films, and enclosed again to engage in debate with the members of the jury, this double, voluntary confinement is something I await with great anticipation. In this age of mutual hatred and division, I believe that the simple act of gathering in a theatre to watch a single film together, our breaths and heartbeats aligning, is itself a moving and universal expression of solidarity."
For movie lovers, Park’s leadership promises a jury that values bold, atmospheric, and perhaps slightly subversive filmmaking. Known for his meticulous attention to detail, he isn't one to shy away from complex moral questions.
The 79th Cannes Film Festival is scheduled to run from May 12 to May 23, 2026.
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