Jafar Panahi did not know whether he would be allowed to leave Iran after a backlash against his Palme d’Or-winning film.

Celebrated Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi made a surprise appearance at the opening night of Sydney Film Festival (SFF) last night. The 72nd edition of the festival opened in style at the State ...

More Cannes love came for 2011's This Is Not a Film (the Carrosse d'Or at the Director's Fortnight) and 2018's Three Faces ...

Cannes Film Festival, a poignant statement resonated: "Cinema is a mirror by which we often see ourselves." This sentiment ...

Jafar Panahi has endured years of harassment from the Iranian authorities while creating a tremendous body of work. Here is ...

Almost as soon as Iranian dissident director Jafar Panahi scooped the Palme d’Or, the questions began to swirl: would his ...

A Simple Accident, shot clandestinely, is an ebullient film of vital political significance. Set on the hills of Tehran, it ...

On the panel I served on, nobody used the letters “DEI” to justify decisions, though the administration would later claim ...

Legends’ review ...

Here’s all you need to know about It Was Just an Accident, Jafar Panahi’s defiant thriller that won the 2025 Cannes Palme ...