The Seed of the Sacred Fig director Mohammad Rasoulof was a surprise guest at this year's Locarno Film Festival and talked ...

Iran's Mohammad Rasoulof is considering making his next film in the West following Oscar nominated 'The Seed of the Sacred ...

Iranian director Ali Ahmadzadeh, who won Locarno’s Golden Leopard for his clandestinely shot film Critical Zone in 2023 , ...

The 63rd New York Film Festival's Main Slate will include new films from Noah Baumbach, Jafar Panahi, Kathryn Bigelow, Park ...

Director Jafar Panahi poses for a portrait photograph for the film 'It Was Just an Accident' at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 21, 2025.

Jafar Panahi Speaks Out for First Time in 14 Years as New Film 'It Was Just an Accident' Premieres at Cannes: I Spent 'Eight Hours a Day Blindfolded' and 'Being Interrogated' in Iran Prison ...

CANNES, France (AP) — Before this week, the dissident Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi hadn’t attended the premiere of one of his films in more than 15 years. Panahi, one of the leading ...

Director Jafar Panahi poses for a portrait photograph for the film 'It Was Just an Accident' at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 21, 2025.

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer CANNES, France (AP) — Before this week, the dissident Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi hadn’t attended the premiere of one of his films in more than 15 years.