Why Jafar Panahi Will Return to Iran After the ‘It Was Just an Accident’ Oscar Campaign — Even as a Prison Sentence Awaits Him

The Palme d’Or-winning filmmaker was sentenced last month to one year in prison for “propaganda activities” related to his ...

How Jafar Panahi assembled a team of dissident artists to make his risky new film

With Palme d'Or winner and Oscar hopeful 'It Was Just an Accident,' the legendary Iranian filmmaker brought together ...

Jafar Panahi’s Prison Sentence Appeal Sets Hearing Date in Iran

The director, who in 2025 won Cannes' Palme d'Or for 'It Was Just an Accident,' was sentenced to one year in prison in ...
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Jafar Panahi Gets Prison Sentence and Ban from Leaving Iran Amid ‘It Was Just an Accident’ Oscar Campaign

Panahi, who just finished a U.S. tour promoting his Palme d'Or winner, has previously served prison time and been under house arrest in his home country. UPDATED, January 2, 2026: Jafar Panahi and his ...

How ‘Hamnet,’ ‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’ and More Films Explore Modern Anxieties Around Parenthood and Raising Kids

What does it mean to bring a child into today’s world? Based on some of this year’s buzziest films, that question is on the ...

Variety’s 10 Directors to Watch 2025

When Sean Baker’s “Anora” won both the Palme d’Or at Cannes — followed by best picture at the Oscars — those honors ...

Directors on Their Favorite Films of 2025

Taylor Hackford is an Oscar-winning filmmaker and former president of the Directors Guild of America. His films include “An ...
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Art and Design

“Contours of a World” at the Guggenheim Museum includes paintings as well as photography that suggests an alternate path. By Martha Schwendener The Washington National Opera said the “Wicked” composer ...