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Park Chan-wook presides over 79th Cannes opening as first Korean jury president

At the 79th Cannes Film Festival opening ceremony on May 12 at the Palais des Festivals, director Park Chan-wook appeared as the first Korean jury president in the festival's 79-year history. Demi Moore, Chloe Zhao, Stellan Skarsgard, and others joined the jury, which will select the Palme d'Or from 22 competition films by May 23.

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