Neon, which acquired the new film from the dissident Iranian director for North America a few days ago, has picked the Palme ...

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 ...

Saboteurs cut the power on the festival’s final day, but it came on in time for Panahi’s electrifying win for “It Was Just an ...

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

Bringing a turbulent world together through cinema, the 78th Cannes Film Festival went off largely without a hitch, despite ...

Bringing a turbulent world together through cinema, the 78th Cannes Film Festival closed with its most political moment, as ...

Two years after he went on hunger strike in an Iranian prison, he’s returned with one of the year’s best movies.

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

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

Awards for actor and director went to Kleber Mendonça Filho’s 'The Secret Agent,' while two films tied for the Jury Prize, ...

The Belgian brothers Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne, who are two-time Palme d’Or winners, won best screenplay for their latest ...