Iran tried to silence Jafar Panahi. His new film ‘It Was Just an Accident' screams louder than ever

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He made an ‘illegal' film in Iran. Now the U.S. government is preventing him from coming to the Bay Area

Jafar Panahi was the subject of a tribute at the Mill Valley Film Festival, but his Oscar-contender "It Was Just an Accident" ...
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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.” ...

Martin Scorsese Embraces Jafar Panahi, Urges Streamers To Support Iranian Filmmakers – New York Film Festival

The intense mutual admiration of Martin Scorsese and Jafar Panahi was evident today as the American and Iranian directors ...
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Iranian Director on ‘Sunshine Express,’ Shakespeare, Westerns, and the Dangers of Role-Playing

"Hatred cannot be the path," says Amirali Navaee as he gets ready to world premiere his debut feature film at the Rotterdam Film Festival. By Georg Szalai Global Business Editor The Rotterdam film ...
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Cannes-Bound Iranian Film ‘Woman and Child’ Sparks Controversy, Prompting ‘Seed of the Sacred Fig’ Director to Intervene (EXCLUSIVE)

Even before Saeed Roustayee’s “Woman and Child” premieres at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival, the Iranian director’s new work is sparking heated controversy that reflects deep soul searching within ...
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Iran summons French diplomat over praise of Palme d’Or-winning film

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — 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 ...