An Iranian thriller film that explores corruption and state violence in the country has won the the Palme d’Or, the coveted ...

The win hands the festival’s top prize to a director who had been banned from leaving Iran for more than 15 years.

Hasan Hadi, the first filmmaker from Iraq to be selected for the prestigious Cannes Festival, on Saturday won a top prize for ...

Highlights: While Alia Bhatt slayed the red carpet in Gucci's first ever saree, filmmakers to actors and technicians, ...

The film, “Un Simple Accident,” was directed by Jafar Panahi, a longtime festival favorite. The award capped a contest that ...

Iranian director Jafar Panahi accepted the Palme d'Or for "It Was Just an Accident," a film directly inspired by his time in ...

The newcomer’s tragicomic debut, inspired by his childhood under Saddam Hussein, earns raves and the only audience prize ...

Iraqi director Hasan Hadi’s first feature The President’s Cake has won the second edition of the Cannes Directors’ Fortnight ...

Hasan Hadi, the first filmmaker from Iraq to be selected for the prestigious Cannes Festival, said that economic embargoes ...

Iraqi filmmaker Hasan Hadi said he did not taste cake until he was in his early teens, after the US-led invasion in 2003 ...

Playing the Cannes Film Festival, Hasan Hadi’s compassionate directorial debut follows two Iraqi children living under Saddam ...