Director Park Chan-wook will head the jury of this year's Cannes Film Festival. (Festival's official Facebook page)

By Aisylu Akhmetzianova

Director Park Chan-wook has been appointed president of the jury at this year's Cannes Film Festival in France.

The festival on Feb. 26 announced on its official website, "Twelve spectacular feature films have established him as one of the most fascinating figures in contemporary cinema."

Park is the first Korean to head the jury and the second Asian to do so after Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai in 2006.

At Cannes, Park won the Grand Jury Prize for "Oldboy" in 2004, the Jury Prize for "Thirst" in 2009 and Best Director for "Decision to Leave" in 2022.

The festival will be held from May 12-23 in the southern French city of Cannes.

aisylu@korea.kr