South Korean director Park Chan-wook will preside over the jury at the 79th Cannes Film Festival, succeeding French actor Juliette Binoche and becoming the first South Korean jury president in the festival's 79-year history. Park, whose films including "Oldboy" and "Decision to Leave" have won multiple awards at Cannes, emphasized cinema's unifying power in an era of division.
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South Korean director Park Chan-wook will preside over the jury at the 79th Cannes Film Festival, succeeding French actor Juliette Binoche and becoming the first South Korean jury president in the festival's 79-year history. Park, whose films including "Oldboy" and "Decision to Leave" have won multiple awards at Cannes, emphasized cinema's unifying power in an era of division.