Director Park Chan-wook, currently serving as the jury president for the 79th Cannes Film Festival, has been awarded the 'Commandeur' of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, the highest grade of France's cultural and artistic merit order. The ceremony took place in Cannes on May 17, with French Minister of Culture Rachida Dati presiding over the event. Park becomes the fourth Korean to receive this honor and the first Korean filmmaker to achieve the distinction. Following the ceremony, the acclaimed director expressed his deep gratitude and revealed his long-term ambition to produce a film in France with French actors. - Director Park Chan-wook was awarded the 'Commandeur', the highest rank of the French Order of Arts and Letters, at the 79th Cannes Film Festival. - Park is the first Korean film director to receive this top-tier French honor, marking him as the fourth Korean recipient in history. | Director Park Chan-wook, currently serving as the jury president for the 79th Cannes Film Festival, has been awarded the 'Commandeur' of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, the highest grade of France's cultural and artistic merit order. The ceremony took place in Cannes on May 17, with French Minister of Culture Rachida Dati presiding over the event. Park becomes the fourth Korean to receive this honor and the first Korean filmmaker to achieve the distinction. Following the ceremony, the acclaimed director expressed his deep gratitude and revealed his long-term ambition to produce a film in France with French actors. - Director Park Chan-wook was awarded the 'Commandeur', the highest rank of the French Order of Arts and Letters, at the 79th Cannes Film Festival. - Park is the first Korean film director to receive this top-tier French honor, marking him as the fourth Korean recipient in history.