South Korean director Park Chan-wook receives France’s top cultural honour at Cannes

The 62-year-old is the fourth South Korean to receive the honour. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

Cannes 2026: Park Chan-wook becomes first Korean director to receive France's highest cultural and artistic honour

Director Park Chan-wook received the Commandeur, the highest rank of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, recognising his global contributions to cinema. He joined distinguished Korean artists ...
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Cannes 2026: Park Chan-wook makes history as the first Korean filmmaker awarded France's top cultural and artistic distinction

Director Park Chan-wook has been awarded the Commandeur, the top honor of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, in ...

Who is on the 2026 Cannes Film Festival jury headed by Park Chan-wook?

As Cannes Film Festival jury president, South Korean director Park Chan-wook will lead eight other top industry figures in ...

Cannes Film Festival 2026: Key films, jury members, categories and everything else to know

The 79th Festival de Cannes is already under way — here is your complete guide to what's screening, who's competing, and why ...
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S. Korean blockbuster 'Hope' underscores growing film ambition

Acclaimed director Na Hong-jin has unveiled South Korea’s highest budget film ever: a blood-splattered sci-fi thriller ...
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No longer peripheral: SKorean director makes Cannes history

Director Park Chan-wook told AFP on Monday that he was hugely moved to make history as the first ever South Korean head of ...

Peter Jackson receives honorary Palme D’Or as Cannes flaunts star power despite Hollywood’s retreat

The red carpet has been rolled out at the 79th Cannes Film Festival in the South of France. The French Riviera festival ...

Cannes Day 1: Controversy Abounds, Guillermo del Toro Returns and Directors Strike a Pose

The Cannes Film Festival is already underway and the sparks are flying, from controversial AI comments to the return of Pan's ...
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Who’s hot and who’s not: ‘Ridiculous’ Northampton, Irish lock’s rare ’10/10 rating’, Georgia ‘take the p*** to new levels’ and SARU ‘tantrum’

It’s time for our Monday wrap of who has their name in lights and who is making the headlines for all the wrong reasons after ...
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The problem with RFU’s handling of Six Nations review is that England fans aren’t stupid

If supporters want transparency, they won’t find it in the rubber-stamping of Steve Borthwick’s coaching team ...
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Cannes promises ‘electric’ opener, as AI fears feature behind the scenes

The Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday unrolled its red carpet, with 22 films vying for the big prize – the Palme d'Or.