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Cannes winning filmmaker Jafar Panahi sentenced to one year in prison by Iran for ‘propaganda activities’ against state

Cannes winning filmmaker Jafar Panahi sentenced to one year in prison by Iran for ‘propaganda activities’ against state

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Iran has sentenced Palme d’Or-winning filmmaker Jafar Panahi in absentia to one year in prison and a travel ban over “propaganda activities” against the country, his lawyer told AFP on Monday. Director Jafar Panahi has been sentenced to a year in prison in Iran, his home country. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)(AP) Jafar Panahi convicted in Iran The sentence includes a two-year travel ban and prohibition of Panahi from membership in any political or social groups, lawyer Mostafa Nili told AFP, adding that they would file an appeal. Nili said the charges against Panahi were engaging in “propaganda activities” against the state, but did not elaborate. “Mr Panahi is outside Iran right now,” he added. Jafar Panahi’s Cannes win Panahi, 65, won the Cannes Film Festival‘s top prize this year for It Was Just an Accident, a film in which five ex-inmates contemplate whether to exact revenge on a man they believe to be their former jailer. Last month, he was on a tour of the United States visiting Los Angeles, New York and Telluride to promote …

Cannes Film Festival: Jafar Panahi wins Palme d’Or for It Was Just an Accident, Sentimental Value gets Grand Prix

Cannes Film Festival: Jafar Panahi wins Palme d’Or for It Was Just an Accident, Sentimental Value gets Grand Prix

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May 24, 2025 11:27 PM IST The jury, headed by Juliette Binoche, awarded two awards to The Secret Agent: Best Actor for Wagner Moura and Best Director for Kleber Mendonça Filho. The Cannes Film Festival handed over the official awards during the closing ceremony of the 78th edition on the last day. The president of the main jury Juliette Binoche announced that the top prize of the festival went to It Was Just an Accident, directed by acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi. (Also read: Alia Bhatt stuns in a sultry saree for the closing ceremony of Cannes Film Festival) Iranian director and screenwriter and producer Jafar Panahi delivers a speech after winning the Palme d’Or for the film “Un simple accident” (A Simple Accident) during the closing ceremony at the 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 24, 2025. (Photo by Sameer AL-DOUMY / AFP)(AFP) Jafar Panahi clinches Palme d’Or Jafar Panahi returned to Cannes after a 14-year travel ban by the Iranian government with this new feature film. …

Cannes Film Festival 2025 Winners List: Jafar Panahi’s It Was Just An Accident Wins Palme d’Or, Sentimental Value Takes Grand Prix, More

Cannes Film Festival 2025 Winners List: Jafar Panahi’s It Was Just An Accident Wins Palme d’Or, Sentimental Value Takes Grand Prix, More

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The 2025 Cannes Film Festival was another revered affair, and with tough competition lining up for the top prizes, the jury had their job cut out for them. On May 24, the winners were announced, and it was Jafar Panahi who was awarded the coveted Palme d’Or for It Was Just An Accident. The Secret Agent became the only one to take 2 wins during the night, one for director Kleber Mendonça Filho, and the other for actor Wagner Moura. The second-most desired award of the night, the Grand Prize, went to Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value, with lead actress Elle Fanning cheering as a witness. Check out the full list of 2025 Cannes Film Festival winners below, in the order of being announced from first to last as per a Deadline report. Short Film Palme d’Or I’m Glad You’re Dead Now, directed by Tawfeek Barhom Special Mention, Camera d’Or My Father’s Shadow, directed by Akinola Davies Jr Camera d’Or The President’s Cake, directed by Hassan Hadi Special Prize Resurrection, directed by Bi Gan Best Actor Wagner …

‘Modern age Mir Jafar’: BJP slams Rahul Gandhi for allegedly echoing Pakistan’s narrative on Operation Sindoor

‘Modern age Mir Jafar’: BJP slams Rahul Gandhi for allegedly echoing Pakistan’s narrative on Operation Sindoor

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BJP brands Rahul Gandhi the “modern age Mir Jafar,” accusing him of aiding Pakistan’s narrative by questioning Operation Sindoor and India’s military claims. New Delhi: A political firestorm erupted this week as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) launched a fierce counterattack against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi over his remarks questioning the government’s handling of Operation Sindoor. The BJP accused the Leader of the Opposition of echoing Pakistan’s propaganda and undermining India’s national interest. BJP IT Cell head Amit Malviya, in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday, May 20, described Rahul Gandhi as the “modern age Mir Jafar”—a historical figure known for betraying Indian interests to colonial powers. Malviya claimed that Gandhi’s criticism of External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar and his comments regarding Indian aircraft losses during Operation Sindoor were being amplified by Pakistani media to construct a misleading narrative.“This isn’t new,” Malviya wrote. “In the past as well, the Pakistani establishment has gleefully cited Rahul Gandhi’s statements… His words repeatedly serve as cover for those who sponsor cross-border terrorism.” Malviya’s remarks came …

IFFK 2022: No Bears movie review: Jafar Panahi continues to create subversive art amid adversity

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A filmmaker appearing as himself for the entirety of a film might be forgiven the first time. The second time around, he is sure to attract some amount of ridicule for his vanity. But then, Jafar Panahi is not just any other filmmaker. For much of the past decade, he has worked from within the limitations imposed by the Iranian Government. Yet, it were those very limitations which birthed the Panahi we see now, using these to mock the regime and point fingers at all that is wrong around him. His latest film No Bears was made just before the Iran judiciary in July ordered him to serve a six-year prison sentence from a decade ago, on charges of producing “anti-government propaganda”. The film, being screened in the World Cinema category at the 27th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK), has Panahi playing himself, just like his last four films made since 2011. Here, he is sitting in a remote village near Iran’s border with Turkey, remotely directing a movie being shot in Turkey, giving …