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Jafar Panahi Explains ‘It Was Just an Accident’s Haunting, Oscar-Nominated Ending

He also discusses the production challenges of filming in Iran illegally and calls for solidarity with its people. Taylor Gates is an Indiana native who earned her BFA in Creative Writing from the ...
Reuters

Iran's Jafar Panahi tells Berlinale to postpone tribute out of respect for protesters

Panahi has won top prize at the three major European film festivals Latest film "It Was Just a Simple Accident' nominated for two Oscars Panahi plans return to Iran after Oscar campaign despite prison ...
Democracy Now

Oscar-Nominated Filmmaker Jafar Panahi Speaks Out on Jailing of Screenwriter Mehdi Mahmoudian in Iran

Authorities in Iran have arrested the Oscar-nominated screenwriter Mehdi Mahmoudian in Tehran. Mahmoudian co-wrote the film It Was Just an Accident with dissident director Jafar Panahi, and their film ...
Vanity Fair

How Jafar Panahi Risked His Freedom to Make 'It Was Just an Accident'

Presented by Rolex | Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi talks about his journey in filmmaking and discusses the story behind his latest Oscar-nominated film 'It Was Just an Accident.' Jafar Panahi’s It ...
Vanity Fair

As Jafar Panahi Campaigns for an Oscar, He’s in “Very Heavy Mourning” for Iran

This March, Jafar Panahi could win his first Oscar. But the decorated Iranian filmmaker—whose masterful It Was Just an Accident has already won numerous awards this season—is struggling to celebrate ...
PBS

Filmmaker Jafar Panahi on 'It Was Just an Accident' and challenging the Iranian government

"It Was Just an Accident" from Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi is nominated for the Best International Feature Film and Best Original Screenplay Oscars. Jeffrey Brown met with Panahi to talk about his ...
Tennessean

Vanderbilt football losing assistant receivers coach Jafar Williams, per report

Jafar Williams, the assistant wide receivers coach for Vanderbilt football, is leaving to be the wide receivers coach at Georgia Tech, according to a report from 247Sports. Williams previously worked ...
TheWrap

Jafar Panahi Laments Death and Destruction in Iran, Calls for Hollywood Support: ‘A Reality Ridden With Bullets’

Jafar Panahi at the National Board of Review Awards Gala (Udo Salters/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images) Jafar Panahi called on Hollywood to support Iranian protestors during an acceptance speech at ...
TheWrap

Director Jafar Panahi Pleads for International Help on Iran: ‘A Massacre Is Coming’ | Exclusive

Jafar Panahi, director, “It Was Just An Accident” at TheWrap’s Portrait Studio during the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2025 (Photo by Austin Hargrave for TheWrap) Iranian ...
Deadline.com

Jafar Panahi, Mohammad Rasoulof Are “Deeply Concerned” For Iranian Citizens Following Internet Shutdown: “History Bears Witness”

As an internet shutdown in Iran cuts off protesters and other citizens from the rest of the world, Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasoulof are calling for intervention from the global community. In a joint ...
Los Angeles Times

How Jafar Panahi assembled a team of dissident artists to make his risky new film

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. In Jafar Panahi’s acclaimed thriller “It Was Just an Accident,” it’s a distinct sound that alerts Vahid (Vahid ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Jafar Panahi’s Prison Sentence Appeal Sets Hearing Date in Iran

The director, who in 2025 won Cannes' Palme d'Or for 'It Was Just an Accident,' was sentenced to one year in prison in absentia early December. By Lily Ford Palme d’Or-winning director Jafar Panahi ...