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Updated · IndieWire · May 4Cannes Film Festival names eight Competition jury members
15 articles · Updated · IndieWire · May 4
- The additions are Demi Moore, Ruth Negga, Laura Wandel, Chloé Zhao, Diego Céspedes, Isaach De Bankolé, Paul Laverty and Stellan Skarsgård.
- They join previously announced jury president Park Chan-wook to judge 22 films at the 12-23 May festival and award the Palme d'Or on 23 May.
- The festival opens with Pierre Salvadori's "The Electric Kiss", while honorary Palme d'Ors will go to Peter Jackson and Barbra Streisand.
With five female directors competing, could 2026 be a landmark year for women winning top prizes at Cannes? How might jury president Park Chan-Wook's visceral filmmaking style shape the choice for this year's Palme d'Or winner?