Dissident Iranian Filmmaker Panahi Wins At Cannes, Vows To Return To Tehran

Jafar Panahi wins Palme d’Or for ‘It Was Just an Accident’ as Cannes draws curtains on a starry and divisive year

(CNN) — There was a Hollywood ending on the French Riviera on Saturday evening as Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi was awarded the Palme d’Or, top prize at the Cannes Film Festival.It’s the first time Panahi has won the festival’s highest honor, a sensational outcome after years of personal and professional adversity. The dissident director has endured multiple run-ins with the Iranian government, including imprisonment, most recently from 2022 to…

Cannes: Dissident Iranian director wins Palme d'Or at film festival

Dissident Iranian director Jafar Pahani - who has been arrested several times in Iran for his filmmaking - has won the prestigious Palme d'Or accolade at the 78th Cannes Film Festival.

'It Was Just An Accident' by Iran's Jafar Panahi wins Cannes' top prize

CANNES, France - Revenge thriller "It Was Just An Accident" by Iranian director Jafar Panahi, who was barred from filmmaking for 15 years by the government in Tehran, won the Palme d'Or top prize on S...

Formerly jailed Iranian filmmaker wins top Cannes award

Jafar Panahi used his acceptance speech to call for freedom in his country.

Dissident Iranian Filmmaker Panahi Wins At Cannes, Vows To Return To Tehran

Dissident Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, once imprisoned in his home country and for years banned from traveling abroad, on May 24 won the Palme d'Or, the prestigious award at the Cannes Film Festival in France.

‘Un Simple Accident’ Wins Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival

The film, “Un Simple Accident,” was directed by Jafar Panahi, a longtime festival favorite. The award capped a contest that was widely seen as the strongest in years.