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Neon Nabs Jafar Panahi’s Cannes Feature ‘It Was Just an Accident’ for North America
By Etan Vlessing Canada Bureau Chief Neon has acquired the North American rights to Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi’s It Was Just an Accident, which premiered In competition at Cannes on Tuesday.
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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 ...
Iranian director Jafar Panahi, who is considered one of the country’s greatest living film masters, is in Cannes with his latest film “It Was Just an Accident,” marking his first project ...
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Neon Takes North America on Jafar Panahi’s ‘It Was Just an Accident’
Neon has taken North American rights on revered Iranian auteur Jafar Panahi’s Cannes competition title “It Was Just an Accident,” which marks Panahi’s first film since being released from ...
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DISNEY LORCANA’s REIGN OF JAFAR Set Forms a Bridge Between the Past and Present (Review)
Disney Lorcana is capping off its second year with Reign of Jafar. It’s a new set with extra products that play off of existing card types and archetypes. Instead of offering new mechanics for ...
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The Last Dissident Standing: Jafar Panahi And His Incorrigible Love For Cinema
“Cinema is a society. No one has the right to tell us what to do, and what not to do.” Panahi won the highest honour at Cannes in the official competition for his film It Was Just An Accident ...
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Jafar Panahi: Iran's dissident director who lives for cinema
The 64-year-old is a symbol of artistic defiance who repeatedly challenges his country's strict censorship laws to produce movies about Iran's social and cultural struggles. His latest production ...
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Jafar Panahi wins Palme d’Or for ‘It Was Just an Accident’ as Cannes draws curtains on a starry and divisive year
(CNN) — 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 ...
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The Blue Stones’ Tarek Jafar: It Feels Like We’ve Finally Put Out an Album That Feels Like Us
"I feel like our DNA is ingrained into this album," Jafar told host Chuck Armstrong. "It feels even better than any of the last three albums we put out and we're very happy with the response." ...
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Jafar Panahi wins Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival
Jafar Panahi has won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. The 64-year-old filmmaker received the top prize at the prestigious film festival for It Was Just an Accident, the drama movie ...
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Cannes: Mubi Buys Jafar Panahi’s ‘It Was Just an Accident’ for Multiple Territories
The movie from the veteran Iranian director premiered in the Cannes Film Festival competition on Tuesday. By Etan Vlessing Canada Bureau Chief The film premiered in competition at Cannes on ...
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Jafar Panahi’s Cannes Palme d’Or Is a ‘Powerful Blow to the Machinery of Repression in the Islamic Republic,’ Says ‘Seed of the Sacred Fig’ Director Mohammad ...
“We congratulate Jafar Panahi; his family, who have stood by him with patience and resilience over the years; and the cast and crew of this film, who—through solidarity, trust, and courage ...