https://ew.com/jafar-panahi-sentenced-prison-iran-it-was-just-an-accident-11859639
'It Was Just an Accident' director and Oscar hopeful Jafar Panahi has been sentenced to prison by Iranian officials, weeks before the 2026 Oscar...
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https://www.indiewire.com/news/box-office/jafar-panahi-it-was-just-an-accident-box-office-neon-1235156543/
With $115,000 in five days of release, the distributor has ambitions for Jafar Panahi's 'It Was Just an Accident' on par with 'Anatomy of a...
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https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jafar-panahi-iranian-directors-call-out-state-violence-1236510509/
Feb 20, 2026 - The Oscar-nominated director of 'It Was Just an Accident' put the focus on Iranians killed and detained in the government's brutal crackdown.
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https://www.corriere.it/spettacoli/cinema-serie-tv/festival-di-cannes/25_maggio_24/un-simple-accident-di-jafar-panahi-vince-il-festival-di-cannes-2d615369-0564-416d-ae41-8cfa93595xlk.shtml
May 24, 2025 - Come previsto, all'iraniano inviso al regime il premio principale alla Croisette
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https://www.lemonde.fr/en/culture/article/2025/12/01/filmmaker-jafar-panahi-sentenced-to-one-year-in-prison-in-absentia-by-iranian-court_6748038_30.html
The sentence carries a two-year travel ban and prohibits him from joining any political or social group, his lawyer said, without providing details on the...
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https://taz.de/Jafar-Panahi-ueber-seinen-neuen-Film/!6137293/
Jan 1, 2026 - Der iranische Regisseur Jafar Panahi spricht über Trauma und Humor. Sein preisgekrönter Film „Ein einfacher Unfall“ läuft jetzt an.
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https://www.indiewire.com/features/interviews/jafar-panahi-it-was-just-an-accident-interview-oscars-1235150173/
It Was Just an Accident Director Jafar Panahi Interview
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https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/jafar-panahi-prison-sentence-oscar-campaign-1235163912/
Jafar Panahi was sentenced to a year in prison and two-year ban from leaving Iran amid the 'It Was Just an Accident' Oscar campaign.
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https://www.motionpictures.org/2025/11/editing-in-secrecy-how-amir-etminan-cut-jafar-panahis-palme-dor-winner-it-was-just-an-accident/
Nov 3, 2025 - Editor Amir Etminan on risking his own freedom to cut Jafar Panahi's Palme d'Or winner "It Was Just an Accident."
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https://deadline.com/video/it-was-just-an-accident-jafar-panahi-interview/
Filmmaker Jafar Panahi, director of 'It Was Just an Accident,' foresees an eventual end of Iran's Islamist government.
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https://www.jezebel.com/jafar-panahi-sentenced
Dec 2, 2025 - The director has spent the last few months abroad, promoting his film It Was Just An Accident.
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https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/video/jafar-panahi-joachim-trier-mascha-schilinski-oliver-laxe-european-cinema-roundtable-video/
Jan 17, 2026 - Jafar Panahi, Joachim Trier, Mascha Schilinski and Oliver Laxe at the European Cinema Roundtable, "European Cinema on the Edge."
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https://www.dagensarena.se/innehall/jafar-panahi-det-ar-regimen-som-skapat-den-har-filmen-inte-jag/
Dagens Arena fick en exklusiv intervju med den iranske filmskaparen Jafar Panahi, som vann Gulpalmen i Cannes med filmen "Det var bara en olycka".
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https://www.huffingtonpost.fr/international/video/apres-la-palme-d-or-jafar-panahi-accueilli-en-iran-aux-cris-de-femme-vie-liberte_250539.html
Au lendemain du Festival de Cannes, le réalisateur d’« Un Simple Accident » a atterri à Téhéran sans être inquiété.
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https://deadline.com/2025/10/jafar-panahi-it-was-just-an-accident-interview-1236595814/
Oct 24, 2025 - Filmmaker Jafar Panahi reveals why he used humor to highlight the real-life horror of Iran's Regime in ‘It Was Just an Accident’
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https://www.huffingtonpost.fr/culture/article/dans-un-simple-accident-de-jafar-panahi-palme-d-or-2025-le-plus-fort-ce-n-est-pas-le-film-clx1_255249.html
Palme d’or, prison, tournage clandestin… Le film iranien - sélectionné pour potentiellement représenter la France aux Oscars - est en salle, après une...
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https://www.indiewire.com/features/podcast/it-was-just-an-accident-ending-jafar-panahi-1235159058/
Jafar Panahi discusses the climactic scene he wasn't sure he could pull off and why it required the film's one professional actor, Ebrahim Azizi.
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https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/it-was-just-an-accident-movie-review-jafar-panahi-1235124899/
Freed from restrictions, Jafar Panahi returns with the nail-biting 'It Was Just an Accident,' inspired by his own experience in Iran's prisons.
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https://deadline.com/2025/10/jafar-panahi-back-us-soon-visa-slowdown-palmedor-it-was-just-an-accident-1236571214/
Oct 7, 2025 - Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi will appear in person for Cannes Palme d'Or winner 'It Was Just An Accident' after the U.S. government shutdown...
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https://deadline.com/2025/08/it-was-just-an-accident-trailer-jafar-panahi-cannes-winner-1236486276/
Aug 14, 2025 - Neon released the trailer for It Was an Accident, Jafar Panahi's intense thriller that won the Palme d'Or at this year's Cannes Film Festival.
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https://deadline.com/2026/01/jafar-panahi-iran-massacres-legacy-violence-return-1236683115/
Jan 15, 2026 - Jafar Panahi Says Iran Massacres Will Leave Lasting Legacy Of Violence & Reiterates Desire To Go Home: “You Can Be Sure I Will Return”
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https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-jafar-panahi-screen-talk-bfi-london-film-festival-2025-2025-online
The Palme d’Or-winning director looks back on a career that has seen him actively engage with art and politics.
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https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/movies/jafar-panahi-pleads-for-help-iran-interview/
Jan 13, 2026 - Director Jafar Panahi pleads for international help on Iran, warning that "a massacre is coming" from the Islamic Republic.
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https://www.thewrap.com/jafar-panahi-warns-threat-to-us-freedom-it-was-just-an-accident-interview/
Sep 9, 2025 - Iranian director Jafar Panahi warns of a rising threat to US freedom as his film "It Was Just an Accident" plays at TIFF.
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https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/story/jafar-panahi-iran-it-was-just-an-accident-oscars
Feb 5, 2026 - The legendary dissident filmmaker on the arrest of his Oscar-nominated co-screenwriter, protester crackdowns in Iran, and his plans to get back home despite...
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https://www.huffingtonpost.fr/culture/video/jafar-panahi-palme-d-or-au-festival-de-cannes-2025-livre-un-discours-puissant-pour-la-liberte-de-l-iran_250477.html
Le réalisateur iranien, récompensé ce samedi 24 mai pour « Un simple accident », a déjà été incarcéré à deux reprises dans son pays d’origine.
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https://deadline.com/2025/05/cannes-film-festival-2025-winners-full-list-1236410201/
May 27, 2025 - Cannes Film Festival 2025 Wwnners: Jafar Panahi's It Was Just an Accident takes Palme d'Or, Joachim Trier's Sentimental Value is Grand Prize
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https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/films/features/jafar-panahi-interview-prison-iran-b2877189.html
Dec 4, 2025 - The award-winning director has endured imprisonment and censorship by his country’s leaders, who insist his movies are ‘anti-government propaganda’. Days...
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https://www.huffingtonpost.fr/culture/article/les-confessions-de-jafar-panahi-palme-d-or-a-cannes-avant-de-rentrer-en-iran-je-n-ai-plus-peur_250512.html
Déjà emprisonné à deux reprises, le cinéaste iranien récompensé au 78e Festival de Cannes pour son film « Un simple accident » est plus que...
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https://www.telerama.fr/cinema/le-cineaste-jafar-panahi-tout-le-monde-a-peur-en-iran-car-nous-savons-comment-le-regime-tue-7029230.php
Le réalisateur iranien craint que la répression particulièrement sanglante qui s’abat sur les manifestants n’obère toute possibilité de pardon et de...
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https://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/12/jafar_panahi
Feb 12, 2026 - Authorities in Iran have arrested the Oscar-nominated screenwriter Mehdi Mahmoudian in Tehran. Mahmoudian co-wrote the film It Was Just an Accident with...
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https://www.konbini.com/popculture/mais-cest-quoi-un-simple-accident-le-film-tres-puissant-de-jafar-panahi-qui-vient-de-gagner-la-palme-dor/
May 24, 2025 - Une Palme des plus politiques.
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https://www.lefigaro.fr/culture/jafar-panahi-au-figaro-pour-se-maintenir-coute-que-coute-le-regime-iranien-utilise-des-armes-de-guerre-contre-son-peuple-20260116
Jan 16, 2026 - ENTRETIEN - En déplacement hors de son pays pour la campagne des Oscars, le cinéaste iranien, qui n’a jamais cessé de critiquer le régime des mollahs,...
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https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/12/19/jafar-panahi-iran-it-was-just-an-accident-movie-profile-oscars/
Dec 19, 2025 - Iran’s most celebrated director asks what a world after the Islamic Republic might look like.
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https://www.quotidiano.net/luce/attualita/jafar-panahi-si-schiera-dalla-parte-delle-proteste-in-iran-quando-non-ce-nulla-da-perdere-la-paura-scompare-5d17038c
Jan 3, 2026 - Endorsement del regista vincitore della Palma d’oro a Cannes con il film ‘Un semplice incidente’: “Le manifestazioni portano avanti la Storia. Io non...
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https://www.filmvandaag.nl/regisseur/Jafar+Panahi
Bekijk het overzicht van de beste films geregisseerd door Jafar Panahi, gesorteerd op IMDb-score. Compleet met uitgebreide filminformatie en trailers.
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https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/jafar-panahi-appeal-date-for-iranian-prison-sentence/
Jan 2, 2026 - Jafar Panahi, the director behind 'It Was Just An Accident', has received his appeal date for an Iranian prison sentence which was given to him last...
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https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/ifc-retrospective-jafar-panahi-abbas-kiarostami-1235168748/
New York's IFC Center will host a retrospective pairing the works of 'It Was Just an Accident' director Jafar Panahi and his mentor, Abbas...
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https://www.nme.com/news/film/golden-globe-nominated-director-jafar-panahi-sentenced-to-prison-in-iran-3917428
Dec 9, 2025 - Iran have sentence filmmaker Jafar Panahi to a year in prison for what it refers to as “creating propaganda against the political system”
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https://www.profil.at/kultur/ein-einfacher-unfall-iran-filmemacher-jafar-panahi-vor-gericht/403117918
Jan 5, 2026 - Jafar Panahi führt in seinen Filmen den Terror des Mullah-Regimes vor – trotz Haftstrafen, Ausreise- und Berufsverbots. Dieser Tage wird ihm wieder der...
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https://letterboxd.com/journal/jafar-panahi-interview-it-was-just-an-accident/
As Iranian auteur Jafar Panahi releases one of the biggest critical hits of his career, Robert Daniels dives in with the filmmaker on the razor-sharp power of...
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