Iranian director Jafar Panahi said seeing his secretly made film with an audience after 15 years was the most exciting ...

Before this week, the dissident Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi hasn’t attended the premiere of one of his films in more than 15 years.

The Iranian director walked away with top honors on Saturday, concluding a festival spiked with discord and littered with ...

The Golden Bear and Golden Lion winner arrives on the Croisette with his latest feature, which is also his first movie not to ...

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

Panahi received the 2025 Palme d'Or, the highest honour at the Cannes Film Festival. He’s also the focus of the 2025 Sydney ...

Supporters turned out to greet the Iranian filmmaker when he flew into Tehran following his Cannes Film Festival win.

Dissident Iranian director Jafar Panahi has returned to Tehran cheered by supporters after scooping the Cannes Palme d’Or for ...

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

As Iranian director Jafar Panahi ’s It Was Just An Accident was declared winner of the Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or on ...

More Cannes love came for 2011's This Is Not a Film (the Carrosse d'Or at the Director's Fortnight) and 2018's Three Faces ...

Building on that success, the organisational team is hosting a new edition from 16-26 August 2025, with Panahi as the lead mentor. Panahi is renowned for making bold, intimate films despite the strict ...