Is Park Chan-wook’s Cannes appointment a sign of respect for the director or Korean cinema overall?

When Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook was appointed as the President of the Jury for the feature films competition section of the Cannes Film Festival last month, some might have wondered why. Although Park has long been considered a Cannes favorite, even sometimes called “Cannes Park” for winning the Grand Prix in 2004 for “Oldboy” (2003), the Jury Prize for “Thirst” (2009) and Best Director for “Decision to Leave” (2022), the 62-year-old director has never nabbed the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, which his peer Bong Joon-ho achieved with “Parasite” (2019). Now, as the jury president, Park is to oversee the deliberation process to select the winners from the films in competition, including the festival’s top honor, the Palme d'Or, alongside eight other jury members.To access this post, you must purchase Web, Web – One-Day, Web – 14-Day, Web – One-Month, Web – Three-Month, Web – Six-Month, Web – Annual, Web & eBook, Web & eBook – One-Day, Web & eBook – 14-Day, Web & eBook – One-Month, Web & eBook – Three-Month, Web & eBook – Six-Month or Web & eBook – Annual. The post Is Park Chan-wook’s Cannes appointment a sign of respect for the director or Korean cinema overall? appeared first on Post Courier.
2026-03-06 05:51:26