Neon, which acquired the new film from the dissident Iranian director for North America a few days ago, has picked the Palme ...

Filmed clandestinely, Jafar Panahi's A Simple Accident won the Palme d'Or at the 78th Cannes Film Festival. A symbolic award ...

Before this week, the dissident Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi hasn’t attended the premiere of one of his films in more than 15 years.

There was a Hollywood ending on the French Riviera on Saturday evening as Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi was awarded the Palme d’Or, top prize at the Cannes Film Festival. It’s the first time ...

Bringing a turbulent world together through cinema, the 78th Cannes Film Festival went off largely without a hitch, despite ...

Two years after he went on hunger strike in an Iranian prison, he’s returned with one of the year’s best movies.

Somehow, electricity was restored just in time for a moment that those present will never forget: Jafar Panahi winning the ...

Bringing a turbulent world together through cinema, the 78th Cannes Film Festival closed with its most political moment, as ...

The jury, headed by Juliette Binoche, awarded two awards to The Secret Agent: Best Actor for Wagner Moura and Best Director ...

Supporters turned out to greet the Iranian filmmaker when he flew into Tehran following his Cannes Film Festival win.

Awards for actor and director went to Kleber Mendonça Filho’s 'The Secret Agent,' while two films tied for the Jury Prize, ...

"It Was Just an Accident," by Iranian director Jafar Panahi, who was barred from filmmaking for 15 years, won the Palme d'Or ...