A Simple Accident, shot clandestinely, is an ebullient film of vital political significance. Set on the hills of Tehran, it begins with an ordinary car journey that takes an unexpected turn. On the ...

On the panel I served on, nobody used the letters “DEI” to justify decisions, though the administration would later claim ...

In this week’s cultural review, we focus on Iranian director Jafar Panahi, whose latest film 'It Was Just an Accident' won ...

A Simple Accident, directed by Iran’s politically defiant Jafar Panahi, was known only by a code name in Luxembourg funding ...

Truck drivers in Iran have blocked roads and ports as part of their strike protesting low salaries, high insurance rates, and ...

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

The Iranian director’s Palme d’Or-winning thriller, “It Was Just an Accident,” set the tone for a festival defined by dramas ...

We look at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival award winners that could show up at the Oscars, with 'Sentimental Value' most likely ...

Jafar Panahi has returned to cheers in Tehran as his Palme d'Or victory prompts a diplomatic spat between France and Iran.

The film's win has given rise to a diplomatic row between French and Iranian officials, after French Foreign Minister ...

The 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival has now concluded, with Jafar Panahi's It Was Just an Accident taking home the ...

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