‘Hijamat’ Director on Karlovy Vary Film, Jafar Panahi, Iran
The world premiere of family drama Hijamat will be a bittersweet moment for Iranian writer and director Nader Saeivar (The Witness, No…
Jafar Panahi to Again Face Trial in Iran on Propaganda Charges
Oscar-nominated Iranian director Jafar Panahi (It Was Just an Accident) is set to again face trial in Iran…
Donald Trump’s Plea for Asylum for Iranian Soccer Is Basically Offside
Five young Iranian women with a passion for the country’s soccer program desperately need backing from a military-minded…
Oscar-nominated screenwriter of Iranian drama ’It Was Just an Accident’ arrested in Tehran
‘It Was Just an Accident’. One of the Oscar-nominated screenwriters of the Iranian drama It Was Just an…
‘It Was Just an Accident’ Screenwriter Arrested in Iran
Mehdi Mahmoudian, the Oscar-nominated co-screenwriter of Jafar Panahi’s It Was Just An Accident, was arrested in Tehran yesterday…
Film Professionals Condemn Iran Government Killings
Some 800 film professionals, including Oscar winners Juliette Binoche, Marion Cotillard and director Yorgos Lanthimos, have signed a…
Le film suisse “En première ligne” poursuit sa route vers un possible Oscar
Heldin (En première ligne) de Petra Volpe fait partie de la “short list” pour le prix du meilleur…
Jafar Panahi on How He Made ‘It Was Just an Accident’ in Secret
“What else is left for them to do that they haven’t done yet?” asks resilient Iranian director Jafar…
Jafar Panahi Predicts Eventual End To Iran’s Islamist Regime
Iranian director Jafar Panahi has made extraordinary films despite hostility from his country’s Islamist authorities who have at…
Iranian Director Jafar Panahi Warns of Rising Threat to US Freedom
TORONTO: Jafar Panahi knows a bit about censorship. He has been making movies in and about Iran for…
Jafar Panahi Raises Alarm For Fellow Iranian Director Ali Ahmadzadeh
Iranian director Ali Ahmadzadeh, who won Locarno’s Golden Leopard for his clandestinely shot film Critical Zone in 2023…
Trump Issues New Travel Ban, Launches Joe Biden Probe
Amid a dust-up with ex-bestie and top donor Elon Musk, Donald Trump on Wednesday has lashed out at…