PARIS — South Korean director Park Chan-wook, renowned for his thriller “Oldboy”, will preside over the 79th Cannes film festival jury in May, organizers announced Thursday, Feb. 26. Calling the appointment “a first for Korean cinema,” a statement named the director behind “Oldboy” (2003) as president of the jury that will award the 2026 Palme d’Or. Last year the award went to Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi’s “It Was Just an Accident.” “In this age of hatred and division, I believe that the simple act of coming together in a movie theatre to watch a film at the same time… makes […]... Keep on reading: South Korean director Park Chan-wook to head Cannes film fest jury