Director Jafar Panahi, Palme d’Or award winner for the film “Un simple accident” (It Was Just an Accident), applauds during the closing ceremony of the 78th Cannes Film Festival. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi was given a hero’s welcome on his return to Tehran on Monday (May 26, 2025) by supporters after […]
Power outages may have shrouded the French Riviera in literal darkness on the final day of the 78th Cannes Film Festival, but the Palais still managed to deliver an electric finale. Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi took home the Palme d’Or for his absurdist drama, It Was Just an Accident, marking both a personal and political […]
Delnaz Najafi, Hadis Pakbaten, Majid Panahi, Solmaz Panahi, Jafar Panahi, Tahereh Saeedi, Maryam Afsharimovahed, Ebrahim Azizi and Vahid Mobasseri depart the ‘It Was Just an Accident’ red carpet at the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals | Photo Credit: Getty Images Jafar Panahi’s It Was Just an Accident premiered to a 10-minute […]
