Jafar Panahi, Independent Iranian Directors Call out State Violence
Oscar-nominated Iranian director Jafar Panahi (It Was Just an Accident) used a rare public appearance at the Berlin Film Festival…
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Joachim Trier, Jafar Panahi, Oliver Laxe, Mascha Schilinski
For our European Cinema Roundtable, we’ve brought together filmmakers behind four of the most discussed and debated films of the…
Jafar Panahi Iran protests, Returning Prison Come Out New Script
Dissident filmmaker Jafar Panahi says anti-government protests sweeping Iran are inevitable as the country’s authoritarian regime is crumbling on many…
Jafar Panahi on Why Iran Doesn’t Need Trump, Upcoming Trial
Jafar Panahi thinks the new wave of protests challenging Iran‘s authoritarian regime might bring “something different” this time. Though the…
Iran Sentences Dissident Director Jafar Panahi to Prison in Abstentia
Iran has sentenced the Palme d’Or-winning director Jafar Panahi to one year in prison in absentia, his lawyer told the…
Jafar Panahi on How He Made ‘It Was Just an Accident’ in Secret
“What else is left for them to do that they haven’t done yet?” asks resilient Iranian director Jafar Panahi, who…
Jafar Panahi BFI London Film Fest Talk Canceled: Scheduling Conflict
Iranian dissident auteur and Cannes Palme d’Or 2025 winner Jafar Panahi (It Was Just an Accident) didn’t make it to…
Jafar Panahi Podcast Interview on Winning Cannes’ Palme d’Or
The writer and director Jafar Panahi — a key figure in the Iranian New Wave, one of only four filmmakers…
Jafar Panahi Urges Oscars to Cut Ties With Government Film Committees
Fresh off France’s decision to submit his Cannes-winning “It Was Just an Accident” for Oscar consideration, Jafar Panahi leveraged his…
French Oscar Shortlist Includes Film by Richard Linklater, Jafar Panahi
France has unveiled a shortlist of five films for its submission to the international feature race: Richard Linklater’s “Nouvelle Vague,”…