Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi returns to Cannes after prison release

May 20, 2025

Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi appeared at the ongoing Cannes Film Festival.

Cannes: Palme D'Or goes to Jafar Panahi's 'It Was Just An Accident', Joachim Trier's 'Sentimental Value' wins Grand Prix award; check out full list of winners

May 24, 2025

Iranian director Jafar Panahi accepted the Palme d'Or for "It Was Just an Accident," a film directly inspired by his time in prison at...

Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi released on bail after hunger strike

Feb 03, 2023

Panahi was arrested last July and later ordered to serve six years on charges of propagandizing against the government, a sentence dating back to...

Filmaker Jafar Panahi goes on hunger strike for being held captive even after sentence overturned

Feb 03, 2023

Noted filmmaker Jafar Panahi has gone on a hunger strike for being held in Tehran's Evin prison, even though Iran's Supreme Court has overturned...

Jafar Panahi leaves Iran for first time in 14 years after travel ban lifts

Apr 26, 2023

Saeedi on Tuesday night posted a picture on Instagram showing her arriving with her husband at an undisclosed airport, reported Variety.

Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi anxiously awaits Iranian court's decision on his release from jail

Jan 29, 2023

Now that the judgement that led to Jafar Panahi's imprisonment last year has been overturned by Iran's highest court, a decision on his release...