Having grown up on Iranian cinema, Tiger’s Pond director Natesh Hegde elated that filmmaker Jafar Panahi sought him out to ...

This world-renowned Iranian director was barred from making films in his own country. Now, he has come to Sydney under a veil of secrecy to promote his latest work, which is based on his ...

Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi reflects on his winning of the prestigious Palme d’Or at the 78th Cannes Film Festival (13-24 ...

Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi won the prestigious Palme d’Or at the 78th Cannes Film Festival (13-24 May 2025) for his ...

Iranian director Jafar Panahi said seeing his secretly made film with an audience after 15 years was the most exciting ...

Panahi received the 2025 Palme d'Or, the highest honour at the Cannes Film Festival. He’s also the focus of the 2025 Sydney ...

While mainstream directors rue counterfeits, Jafar Panahi observes the transaction with an expression of sorrow and ...

In a year marked by cinematic brilliance, the 78th Cannes Film Festival crowned Iranian film maker Jafar Panahi with the ...

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

Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, who was barred from travelling by the government in Tehran for 15 years, appeared on the Cannes Film Festival's red carpet on Tuesday evening for the premiere of his ...

The Iranian director walked away with top honors on Saturday, concluding a festival spiked with discord and littered with gems.

then no regime, no censorship, no authoritarian system can stop you." By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief Jafar Panahi was not born a dissident filmmaker. He never strived to become one.