Festival of films from Iran lands as awards talk buoys Jafar Panahi's controversial film

The director's 'It Was Just An Accident' is a highlight at this year's festival taking place at MFAH, Rice Cinema and Asia ...
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Iran summons French diplomat over praise of Palme d'Or-winning film

Iran has summoned France's representative in protest after the French foreign minister praised a prize-winning Iranian film as “a gesture of resistance against the Iranian regime's oppression.” ...
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How ‘It Was Just an Accident’ Editor Secretly Cut the Film in Iran Without Using the Internet

Filmmaker Jafar Panahi refuses to be silenced. Having been imprisoned twice by the Iranian government, Panahi was last released in 2023 and continues to resist censorship through his art. His latest ...
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Film Challenging Iran's Laws Restricting Women Earns Prize At Czech Festival

Iranian director Soheil Beiraghi almost landed in prison for his latest film, Bidad. Now it's landed him the Special Jury Award at the 59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech ...