Overview
- The festival named eight jurors Monday to join president Park Chan-wook for the 22-film Competition running May 12–23.
- The panel includes Demi Moore, Chloé Zhao, Stellan Skarsgård, Ruth Negga, Laura Wandel, Diego Céspedes, Isaach De Bankolé and Paul Laverty.
- The jury will watch the Competition titles and announce the Palme d’Or and other prizes at the May 23 closing ceremony.
- This year’s slate leans auteur-driven, with new films from Pedro Almodóvar, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Asghar Farhadi, James Gray and Ryusuke Hamaguchi among others.
- Reports indicate actor Jacob Elordi had been expected to serve but withdrew after a reported foot injury, a change not included in the official announcement.