Cannes Winners Unveiled (Updating Live)
The 79th Cannes Film Festival is concluding with the announcement of this year's winners, including the prestigious Palme d'Or. South Korean director Park Chan-wook leads the jury, which features a diverse group of filmmakers and actors. Barbra Streisand will receive a lifetime achievement award, accepted on her behalf by Isabelle Huppert due to Streisand's knee injury.
- ▪The closing ceremony is being held at the Grand Théâtre Lumière.
- ▪This year's jury includes notable figures such as Paul Laverty and Chloé Zhao.
- ▪There are no clear frontrunners for the Palme d'Or this year, with several strong contenders in the mix.
- ▪Neon, an indie film company, aims to continue its streak of selecting Palme d'Or winners.
- ▪Barbra Streisand will be honored with a lifetime achievement award at the ceremony.
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South Korean director Park Chan-wook heads up the competition jury for the 79th Cannes Film Festival Rocco Spaziani/Archivio Spaziani/Mondadori Portfolio Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment The closing ceremony of the 79th Cannes Film Festival has begun in the Grand Théâtre Lumière, where the jury will announced the winners of this year’s event, including the Palme d’Or. You can watch the ceremony live on TikTok Brut or, inside France, on public channel France 2.
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