Jafar Panahi doesn’t want to be called a hero. He just wants to make films

The Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi has been imprisoned, banned from traveling, put under house arrest and ordered to stop ...

What did Jafar Panahi Do After Prison in Iran? He Kept Making Movies.

During filming, the authorities discovered “It Was Just an Accident.” But a French producer had been engaged to finish this ...
The Hollywood Reporter

‘Awards Chatter’ Pod: Jafar Panahi on ‘It Was Just An Accident,’ Being Persecuted by the Iranian Regime and Winning Cannes’ Palme d’Or

This key figure in the Iranian New Wave, whose latest film was just submitted by France for the best international feature Oscar competition, reflects on his cinematic critiques of Iranian society, ...

‘It Was Just an Accident’ Review: Jafar Panahi’s Morality Play

The winner of this year’s Palme d’Or, the Iranian director’s first film since his release from prison in 2023 is a blackly ...
AV Club

Government shutdown blocks Jafar Panahi from presenting his Palme d'Or winner at NYFF

Iranian director Jafar Panahi won’t make the New York Film Festival premiere of his Palme d’Or-winning film, It Was Just An Accident, due to a delay in receiving his visa. The delays were caused ...
WhatCulture

20 Actors Who Quit Movies For Insane Reasons

Williams was therefore replaced by The Simpsons' Dan Castellaneta as the Genie, and the relationship was only mended once ...