The Award for Jafar Panahi Is Against Repression in Iran

Jafar Panahi’s Cannes Palme d’Or is a ‘Powerful Blow to the Machinery of Repression in the Islamic Republic,’ Says ‘Seed of the Sacred Fig’ Director Mohammad Rasoulov

'Seed of the Sacred Fig' director Mohammad Rasoulov is praising Jafar Panahi's Palme d’Or as a "powerful blow to the machinery of repression" in Iran.

Jafar Panahi’s ‘Un Simple Accident’ takes the Palme d’Or at Cannes

After two weeks of battling it out in the South of France, Jafar Panahi’s new film Un Simple Accident has taken the prestigious award at the 78th edition of the festival. The film is written and directed by Panahi and scored positive reviews when it screened for the press on the Croisette on Tuesday last […]

The award for Jafar Panahi is against repression in Iran