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    "title": "Belgian director Laura Wandel sits on Cannes Film Festival jury alongside Demi Moore",
    "modified_at": "2026-05-04 19:55:56",
    "published_at": "2026-05-04 19:55:00",
    "url": "https://www.belganewsagency.eu/belgian-director-laura-wandel-sits-on-cannes-film-festival-jury-alongside-demi-moore",
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    "body": "<p><strong>Belgian director Laura Wandel will sit on the jury of the 79th Cannes Film Festival alongside Hollywood star Demi Moore, Chinese director Chlo&eacute; Zhao (&ldquo;Nomadland&rdquo; and &ldquo;Hamnet&rdquo;) and Swedish actor Stellan Skarsg&aring;rd, among others. The jury is chaired by South Korean director Park Chan-wook.</strong></p><p>The jury, which also includes Ken Loach&rsquo;s favourite screenwriter Paul Laverty and the Ivorian-American actor Isaach de Bankol&eacute;, will award the 2026 Palme d&rsquo;Or.</p><p>The Cannes Film Festival begins on 12 May. Last year, the top prize went to &ldquo;It Was Just an Accident&rdquo; by Iranian director Jafar Panahi.</p><p>Laura Wandel is known for her powerful and realistic dramas, such as &ldquo;Un monde&rdquo; (2021) and &ldquo;L&rsquo;int&eacute;r&ecirc;t d&rsquo;Adam&rdquo; (2025).</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><sup>Belgian film director Laura Wandel &copy; PHOTO PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP</sup></p><hr /><p><strong>Related news</strong></p><div id=\"bookmark-bb800a8a-bd24-4b9b-81ed-b1a30e2be3c8\"\n     class=\"release-content-bookmark release-content-bookmark--horizontal\">\n\n            <a class=\"release-content-bookmark__thumbnail\"\n           href=\"https://www.belganewsagency.eu/coward-by-lukas-dhont-in-running-for-palme-dor-at-cannes-film-festival#header-love-and-death\"\n           rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\n           target=\"_blank\"           style=\"background-image: url(https://prezly.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.uc.assets.prezly.com%2Fa51d2a3b-5187-410b-aab2-560c9d83305d%2F-%2Fpreview%2F600x600%2F?ar=1%3A1&amp;fit=crop&amp;s=4ef4a20842a7be7f24c97f498bfab9db)\"\n        ></a>\n    \n    <div class=\"release-content-bookmark__details\">\n\n                    <a class=\"release-content-bookmark__title\"\n               href=\"https://www.belganewsagency.eu/coward-by-lukas-dhont-in-running-for-palme-dor-at-cannes-film-festival#header-love-and-death\"\n               rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\n               target=\"_blank\"               data-type=\"bookmark\"\n               data-track=\"Story WebBookmark Click\"\n               data-placement=\"content\"\n               data-id=\"bb800a8a-bd24-4b9b-81ed-b1a30e2be3c8\"\n           >\n                Coward by Lukas Dhont in running for Palme d\u2019Or at Cannes Film Festival            </a>\n        \n                    <div class=\"release-content-bookmark__description\">\n                The new film by Belgian director Lukas Dhont, Coward, has been selected for the prestigious Palme d\u2019Or competition at the Cannes Film Festival.            </div>\n        \n        <a href=\"https://www.belganewsagency.eu/\"\n           target=\"_blank\"\n           rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"\n           class=\"release-content-bookmark__provider\"\n        >\n            <img class=\"release-content-bookmark__provider-icon\" src=\"https://avatars.prezly.com/favicon?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.belganewsagency.eu%2Fcoward-by-lukas-dhont-in-running-for-palme-dor-at-cannes-film-festival&newsroom=6b71e247-a9ba-4732-aaa3-88be14c119db\" aria-hidden=\"true\" />\n            belganewsagency.eu        </a>\n    </div>\n</div>\n<p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>",
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