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

While mainstream directors rue counterfeits, Jafar Panahi observes the transaction with an expression of sorrow and ...

In this week’s cultural review, we focus on Iranian director Jafar Panahi, whose latest film 'It Was Just an Accident' won ...

Dissident Iranian director Jafar Panahi has returned to Tehran cheered by supporters after scooping the Cannes Palme d’Or for his new film “It Was Just an Accident” which is sparking a ...

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

The Cannes Film Festival Palme d’Or winner Jafar Panahi has returned to Iran, where he was given a hero’s welcome. The Guardian newspaper reports that, two days after claiming the top prize at ...

Panahi was not able to attend those festivals due to his ban which was lifted in April 2023. Iranian media have largely ignoring Jafar Panahi’s momentous Cannes Palme d’Or victory. Though Iran ...

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

“Cinema is a society. No one has the right to tell us what to do, and what not to do.” Panahi won the highest honour at Cannes in the official competition for his film It Was Just An ...

Director Jafar Panahi poses for a portrait photograph for the film 'It Was Just an Accident' at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 21, 2025. (Photo by ...

Iranian director Jafar Panahi has spent his career turning barriers into creative inspiration. Working under travel bans, house arrests and periodic detention, he had made powerful films that show ...

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