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Jafar Panâhi ( Persian: جعفر پناهی, [d͡ʒæˈfæɾ pænɒːˈhiː]; born 11 July 1960) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, and film editor, commonly associated with the Iranian New Wave film movement.
Jul 20, 2022 · On Tuesday, Jafar Panahi, the award-winning Iranian filmmaker, was ordered to serve a six-year prison sentence by Iran’s judiciary. He was detained last week after inquiring about...
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Jul 19, 2022 · Award-winning director Jafar Panahi was detained in Tehran last week and ordered to serve his outstanding prison sentence. He was arrested for supporting protests over a building collapse that killed 40 people in May.
Feb 4, 2023 · Jafar Panahi, who won the Golden Bear at Berlin Film Festival, was arrested for protesting against the detention of two fellow filmmakers. He went on hunger strike and was freed on Friday, while another jailed dissident, Farhad Meysami, is on hunger strike for weeks.
Jul 11, 2022 · Jafar Panahi, a renowned director and signatory of a statement supporting two arrested colleagues, was held in Evin prison for an outstanding sentence. He was one of the three Iranian artists arrested for expressing criticism of the government over a building collapse that killed 40 people.
Jafar Panahi (Born 11 July 1960) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, and film editor, commonly identified with the Iranian New Wave film movement.
Oct 13, 2015 · The Iranian director Jafar Panahi, who is under house arrest and has been banned from filmmaking since 2010 on the grounds of political dissent, starts “Taxi,” his clandestinely produced film,...
