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Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi dedicates Gotham Awards wins to filmmakers
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi dedicated his Gotham Awards wins to independent filmmakers "deprived of the right to see and be seen," the same day he was sentenced in absentia to one year in prison and a two-year travel ban, according to Deadline.
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Tajikistan submits 'Black Rabbit White Rabbit' in International Film categ
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
'Black Rabbit, White Rabbit', a mystery drama by Iranian filmmaker Shahram Mokri, has been selected to represent the country of Tajikistan in the best international feature film category at the Oscars.
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"The truth is I'm little bit scared": Jafar Panahi raises concern over si
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi has urged everyone at the Toronto International Film Festival to pay attention to signs of spreading repression and authoritarianism, as reported by The Hollywood Reporter.
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Jafar Panahi named Asian Filmmaker of the Year at Busan International Film
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi has been tapped for the Asian Filmmaker of the Year award at the 30th Busan International Film Festival, according to Variety.
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Jury President Juliette Binoche on why 'It was just an Accident' won Palme
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Cannes President and actor Juliette Binoche opened up about the jury's decision to award Palme d'Or to Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi's 'It was just an Accident' at the global film festival on Saturday.
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Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi returns to Cannes after prison release
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi appeared at the ongoing Cannes Film Festival.
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French-Iranian filmmaker Emily Atef to direct film on last empress of Iran
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
French-Iranian filmmaker Emily Atef, who is known for projects like '3 Days in Quiberon', 'More Than Ever', has been tapped in to direct an untitled feature film project centered on the life of Farah Pahlavi, the last Empress of Iran, who was married to the late Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi fo
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Iranian filmmaker flees country ahead of Cannes premiere
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof, known for his dissident stance against the Islamic Republic, has fled his homeland amidst an eight-year prison sentence handed down by the Islamic Revolution Court.
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Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof sentenced to 8 years in prison and flo
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof has been handed an eight-year prison sentence, as reported by his lawyer.
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Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi released on bail after hunger strike
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Panahi was arrested last July and later ordered to serve six years on charges of propagandizing against the government, a sentence dating back to 2011 that had never been enforced.
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Filmaker Jafar Panahi goes on hunger strike for being held captive even af
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
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 the conviction leading to the director's detention, reported Variety.
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Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi anxiously awaits Iranian court's decision o
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
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 from Tehran's Evin prison is expected soon.
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