Starry Cannes jury leave their mark on the festival at hilltop handprint ceremony

The Cannes Film Festival jury, led by Park Chan-wook and featuring stars like Demi Moore and Stellan Skarsgård, left their handprints in a traditional ceremony in the French Riviera town. The ceremony marks the festival’s ongoing celebration of cinema as it heads toward the announcement of this year’s winners on May 23.

Fedja Grulovic, Hanna Rantala/Reuters

21 May 2026 at 02:37:49

Starry Cannes jury leave their mark on the festival at hilltop handprint ceremony

Handprints of Demi Moore, Jury member of the 79th Cannes Film Festival, during a hand print ceremony on the Croisette at the 79th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, May 20, 2026.

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This year's Cannes jury left a permanent mark on the film festival and the French Riviera town, attending a handprint and signing ceremony on Wednesday (May 20).

The main competition jury, headed by South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook and including Hollywood stars Demi Moore and Stellan Skarsgard and director Chloe Zhao, left their handprints on cement blocks during the ceremony at the town's hilltop castle, hosted by Cannes mayor David Lisnard.

The jury, which also includes Ivorian actor Isaac de Bankole, Chilean filmmaker Diego Cespedes, Irish-Ethiopian actor Ruth Negga, Belgian filmmaker Laura Wandel and British screenwriter Paul Laverty, also signed the City of Cannes Golden Book and posed for photos with Lisnard and Cannes Film Festival president Iris Knobloch.

This year's cinema showcase runs through Saturday (May 23) when the jury will reveal the winning films.

-Fedja Grulovic, Hanna Rantala/Reuters