Freed from restrictions, Jafar Panahi returns with the nail-biting 'It Was Just an Accident,' inspired by his own experience in Iran's prisons.

The Golden Bear and Golden Lion winner arrives on the Croisette with his latest feature, which is also his first movie not to have been shot illegally since 2006.

Jafar Panahi’s ' It Was Just an Accident ' emerged as the most politically urgent and emotionally devastating entry, earning ...

The sight of Juliette Binoche embracing Jafar Panahi on the Lumière stage ... Both Visually and Politically Compelling Bringing an aesthetic eye to the work of securing a shoreline devastated ...

There was a Hollywood ending on the French Riviera on Saturday evening as Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi was awarded the Palme d’Or, top prize at the Cannes Film Festival. It’s the first time ...

Getty Lauded Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi’s latest feature, It Was Just an Accident, just had its world premiere in Competition here at the Cannes Film Festival. The afternoon screening was ...

Dissident Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi's thriller It Was Just An Accident has won the Palme D'Or at the 78th Cannes Film Festival. Panahi received a standing ovation as the annual French event ...

The first time that dissident Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi was imprisoned for ... is worlds removed from Panahi's usual aesthetic. It's late at night, and the man whom Vahid will soon take ...