Overview

• Director Hong Sang-soo has been named as one of nine jurors for the main Competition at the 78th Cannes Film Festival, running from May 13 to 24, 2025.
• The jury includes international figures such as Halle Berry, Payal Kapadia, and Juliette Binoche, who will serve as jury president.
• Hong is the sixth South Korean to join the Cannes Competition jury, following notable names like Park Chan-wook and Song Kang-ho.
• While no Korean feature films are in the main Competition, two Korean short films, 'Glasses' by Joung Yu-mi and 'First Summer' by Heo Ga-young, will compete in Critics’ Week and Cinéfondation, respectively.
• Hong has a long history with Cannes, with four of his films previously competing for the Palme d’Or, including 'The Day After' in 2017.