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

The crowd rose in a thunderous standing ovation for dissident filmmaker Jafar Panahi, who applauded his collaborators and the ...

Cate Blanchett presented the award to Panahi, who three years ago was imprisoned in Iran before going on a hunger strike.

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 ...

Stay at a film festival long enough, and you will eventually notice certain shared themes and connective tissues between ...