It’s no accident. After a week of visa delays, Iranian director Jafar Panahi has arrived in the U.S. Last week, Panahi, who was set to debut his Palm d’Or winner, It Was Just an Accident, at the New ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi about his new movie, "It Was Just An Accident." Panahi made the film right after being released from Iranian prison. Jafar Panahi's been ...

When the Iranian director Jafar Panahi showed up at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year, it struck some of us as something close to a miracle. For most of the past 15 years, since he was ...

During filming, the authorities discovered “It Was Just an Accident.” But a French producer had been engaged to finish this ultimate winner of the top prize at Cannes. By Nicole Sperling The Iranian ...

From left: Cate Blanchett, Jafar Panahi (with his Palme d'Or) and Juliette Binoche at Cannes. Baz Bamigboye/Deadline EXCLUSIVE: Jafar Panahi, director of Palme d’Or winner and France’s powerful ...