Iranian revenge thriller It Was Just an Accident wins Palme d'Or at Cannes

Iranian Dissident Wins Top Prize at Cannes

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 a director who had been barred from leaving Iran for more than 15 years. Cate Blanchett presented the award...

The Golden Palm of the Cannes Film Festival goes to Iranian director Jafar Panahi for his film "It Was Just An Accident". The jury announced this during the award ceremony.

It Was Just An Accident' by Iran's Jafar Panahi wins Cannes' top prize

CANNES, France - Revenge thriller "It Was Just An Accident" by Iranian director Jafar Panahi, who was barred from filmmaking for 15 years by the government in Tehran, won the Palme d'Or top prize on Saturday. With the award, Panahi now has the rare honour of winning the top prize at all three major European film festivals, after nabbing Berlin's Golden Bear for "Taxi" in 2015 and the Golden Lion at Venice for "The Circle" in 2000. The 64-year-ol…

Formerly jailed Iranian filmmaker wins top Cannes award

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 a director who had been banned from leaving Iran for more than 15 years.Cate Blanchett presented the award to Panahi, who three years ago was imprisoned in Iran before going on a hunger strike.For a decade and a half, he has made films clandestinely in his native…

Dissident Iranian Filmmaker Panahi Wins At Cannes, Vows To Return To Tehran

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 Festival in France.

Dissident Jafar Panahi was banned from filmmaking for twenty years for “anti-regime propaganda” and was only released in February 2023.