'Un Simple Accident' Wins Top Prize at Cannes Film Festival

Already imprisoned twice, the Iranian filmmaker rewarded at the 78th Cannes Film Festival for his film "Un simple accident" is more than aware of the risks he faces in his country.

Cannes 2025 Critic's Take: The Festival's Best Films Found Beauty in a Broken World

In the first half of this year’s Cannes Film Festival, the films were often, understandably, downright apocalyptic. After all, the world is in dire straits and cinema, as well as any art we make, has always reflected this. But unlike many festivals, Cannes does not frontload its schedule with most of the high-profile titles in the first few days. With this in mind, it was in the second half of the 12-day event where some of the best, most exciti…

The names of the award-winning films at the Cannes 2025 Festival were finally revealed this week, but one question remains: when will they be accessible to the general public?

The victory of the thriller "A simple accident" acquiesces a bit the prizes refused in 2024 to the "Grains of the wild fig tree" and celebrates the courage of Iranian cinema.

With the Golden Palm for Jafar Panahi's "Un Simple Accident", the Cannes 2025 Film Festival set a political signal on Saturday – and made itself the scene of one of the most committed years of its history. Not only did Panahi's film win such an artistically convincing and politically relevant work. The entire festival was characterized by political discussions alongside star rumbles. Iranian Panahi deals with experiences in prison and the violen…

The Cannes Film Festival celebrates the political cinema: Jafar Panahi wins the Golden Palm with "Un Simple Accident". Also the Berlin-based Masha Schilinski is awarded.