The 79th Festival de Cannes has unveiled its full jury, which will include Chloé Zhao and Diego Céspedes.
As previously announced, the Jury of the 79th Festival de Cannes will be chaired by South Korean director, screenwriter and producer Park Chan-wook.
Now, it has been revealed that he will be joined by American actress and producer Demi Moore, Irish-Ethiopian actress and producer Ruth Negga, Belgian director and screenwriter Laura Wandel, Chinese director and screenwriter Zhao, Chilean director and screenwriter Céspedes, Ivorian-American actor Isaach De Bankolé, Scottish screenwriter Paul Laverty, and Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgård.
The jury will have the honour of awarding the Palme d’Or to one of the 22 films in Competition, after Jafar Panahi’s It Was Just an Accident, presented by Juliette Binoche’s jury, in 2025.
The winners will be announced on Saturday 23 May at the Closing Ceremony, broadcast live by France Télévisions in France and by Brut. internationally.
This follows Cannes’ recent unveiling of the Short Films and La Cinef Jury, over which screenwriter and director Carla Simón will preside.
