Iranian Director Jafar Panahi Sentenced To One Year In Jail While Collecting US Awards
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News18 English•03/12/2025
Iranian Director Jafar Panahi Sentenced To One Year In Jail While Collecting US Awards
- •Iranian director Jafar Panahi sentenced to one year in jail and given a travel ban for allegedly producing propaganda against the political system.
- •Panahi was in New York attending the Gotham Awards when the judgment was issued, where his film "It Was Just an Accident" won three major honors.
- •Despite the new sentence, Panahi dedicated his win to independent voices in cinema and praised filmmakers who risk everything for their art.
- •"It Was Just an Accident" also won awards for best screenplay and best international film and is a likely Oscar contender.
- •Panahi has a history of confrontations with Iranian authorities, including a previous six-year sentence in 2010 and detention in 2022.
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