Yahoo

Dissident Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi wins Cannes’ top prize. Here’s what he says about his movie

CANNES, France (AP) — Before this week, the dissident Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi hadn’t attended the premiere of one of his films in more than 15 years. Panahi, one of the leading international ...
AOL

Jafar Panahi Makes Triumphant Cannes Return After Prison Release With ‘It Was Just an Accident,’ Earning Near 8-Minute Ovation

Dissident Iranian director Jafar Panahi struck a chord with “It Was Just an Accident,” one of his most political movies, and his first film since being released from jail in Iran. The movie, which ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Jafar Panahi Intends to Keep Up the Fight Via Film: “Even My Closest Friends Had Given up Hope”

The dissident Iranian director, no longer under a travel ban from Tehran, returned to Cannes for the first time in two decades to present the competition film 'It Was Just An Accident.' By Scott ...
Yahoo

Neon Buys Jafar Panahi’s Cannes Competition Film ‘It Was Just An Accident’

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Wednesday afternoon screening was met with a 10-minute ovation — and was highly significant because Panahi himself was in ...