The crowd rose in a thunderous standing ovation for dissident filmmaker Jafar Panahi, who applauded his collaborators and the ...

Saboteurs cut the power on the festival’s final day, but it came on in time for Panahi’s electrifying win for “It Was Just an ...

The film, “Un Simple Accident,” was directed by Jafar Panahi, a longtime festival favorite. The award capped a contest that ...

Before this week, the dissident Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi hasn’t attended the premiere of one of his films in more than ...

The Cannes Film Festival Palme d’Or winner Jafar Panahi has returned to Iran, where he was given a hero’s welcome. The ...

Director Jafar Panahi, winner of the Palme d'Or for the film 'It Was Just an Accident', poses for photographers at the awards ...

Iran summoned France's envoy in Tehran to protest against "insulting" remarks made by the French foreign minister after an ...

Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi backed week-long nationwide strikes by truckers Wednesday as a "loud call" to the authorities, ...

Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi was given a hero's welcome by supporters on his return to Tehran on Monday after winning the ...

Iranian dissident filmmaker Jafar Panahi won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday for his revenge thriller “It Was Just an Accident,″ handing the festival’s top prize to ...

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 ...