Heidi Klum swapped her red carpet gown for a low-cut gold fringed dress as she attended the Cannes Film Festival's star-studded opening ceremony dinner on Tuesday. The model, 52, caught the eye in her dazzling dress as she joined stars including Demi Moore and Ruth Negga for the post-premiere party.
Heidi cut a glamorous figure in her stunning metallic dress adorned with sequins, teamed with matching heels. The fashion star had previously attended the Cannes opening ceremony dressed in a sheer nude dress with pink flower detailing on the front.
Demi opted against changing for the dinner and arrived at the photocall in a white sequinned gown. The Substance star joins Hamnet director Chloé Zhao and actor Stellan Skarsgård on the jury for the 2026 Cannes Film Festival.
Jury Unveiled for 2026 Festival
Organisers unveiled the nine-member jury that will deliberate on the films in competition at the annual French Riviera festival in May. As previously announced, South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook is president of the jury. Along with him, Moore, Zhao and Skarsgård, the jurors are: Irish-Ethiopian actor Ruth Negga, Belgian director and screenwriter Laura Wandel, Chilean director and screenwriter Diego Céspedes, Ivorian American actor Isaach De Bankolé and Scottish screenwriter Paul Laverty.
Speaking to the Daily Mail at the opening press conference, Demi said she felt 'tremendously honoured to be here.' She added: 'It's such a beautiful experience and one just to be surrounded by cinema and the love of cinema, and the joy of diving in and being surrounded by those who share that is just - I just felt like a joy.'
Demi also gave her thoughts on AI in the movie industry, insisting we should embrace new technology. 'I always feel that againstness breeds againstness. AI is here, and so to fight it is a battle that we will lose. So to find ways in which we can work with it, I think is a more valuable path to take. The truth is, there really isn't anything to fear because what it can never replace is what true art comes from, which is not the physical. It comes from the soul. It comes from the spirit of each and every one of us sitting here, to each and every one of us that creates every day.'
Other Stars and Events
On a busy day in the French town, stars including Heidi Klum, Gillian Anderson, Michelle Rodriguez, Riley Keough and Halsey were among the first to arrive in anticipation of its launch on Tuesday evening. Emma Thynn claimed the spotlight on Tuesday morning as Vanity Fair hosted a star-studded lunch on day one of the 79th Cannes Film Festival.
Tuesday's opening ceremony also saw filmmaker Peter Jackson receive an honorary Palme d'Or. Festival organizers announced Jackson as a recipient in March for what they hailed as 'a body of work that blends Hollywood blockbusters and films d'auteur with extraordinary artistic vision and technological audacity.' The Lord of the Rings director, in a statement, called the honor 'one of the greatest privileges of my career.' Jackson recalled that he first came to Cannes in 1988 to sell his first movie, Bad Taste. In 2002, he returned to preview Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.
Last year, Cannes gave honorary Palme d'Or prizes to Robert De Niro and Denzel Washington. This year's edition runs for eleven days from May 12 to the 23rd.
