Jafar Panahi did not know whether he would be allowed to leave Iran after a backlash against his Palme d’Or-winning film.

Cannes Film Festival, a poignant statement resonated: "Cinema is a mirror by which we often see ourselves." This sentiment ...

On the panel I served on, nobody used the letters “DEI” to justify decisions, though the administration would later claim ...

A Simple Accident, directed by Iran’s politically defiant Jafar Panahi, was known only by a code name in Luxembourg funding ...

Truck drivers in Iran have blocked roads and ports as part of their strike protesting low salaries, high insurance rates, and ...

Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi backed week-long nationwide strikes by truckers Wednesday as a "loud call" to the authorities, ...

The Iranian director’s Palme d’Or-winning thriller, “It Was Just an Accident,” set the tone for a festival defined by dramas ...

Jafar Panahi has returned to cheers in Tehran as his Palme d'Or victory prompts a diplomatic spat between France and Iran.

The film's win has given rise to a diplomatic row between French and Iranian officials, after French Foreign Minister ...

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

The 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival has now concluded, with Jafar Panahi's It Was Just an Accident taking home the ...

Serving under European Film Academy president Juliette Binoche, Jeremy Strong compared being on the Cannes 2025 jury to ...