Currently on the awards circuit with It Was Just An Accident, Iranian director Jafar Panahi has been monitoring the bloody ...

With Palme d'Or winner and Oscar hopeful 'It Was Just an Accident,' the legendary Iranian filmmaker brought together creatives who understood the project required high-stakes discretion.

The director, who in 2025 won Cannes' Palme d'Or for 'It Was Just an Accident,' was sentenced to one year in prison in absentia early December. By Lily Ford Palme d’Or-winning director Jafar Panahi ...

Why Jafar Panahi Will Return to Iran After the ‘It Was Just an Accident’ Oscar Campaign — Even as a Prison Sentence Awaits Him The Palme d’Or-winning filmmaker was sentenced last month to one year in ...

Jafar Panahi and his legal team will begin their legal appeal on January 4 against the one year prison sentence and two-year travel ban the filmmaker was handed by the Tehran Islamic Revolutionary ...

The court sentenced Mr. Jafar Panahi in absentia to one-year in prison and a two-year ban on leaving the country, as well as a ban on membership in political and social groups or factions, for ...

Arden Cho was delighted ...

Panahi, who just finished a U.S. tour promoting his Palme d'Or winner, has previously served prison time and been under house arrest in his home country. UPDATED, January 2, 2026: Jafar Panahi and his ...

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