Jafar Panahi Movie Features

  • Jafar Panahi - A Life In (and Out) of Pictures

    Upon learning that the venerable, contentious Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi’s latest picture – the resourceful and innovative drama Taxi – had been crowned the latest recipient of the prestigious Golden Bear at Berlin Film Festival, it was the…

    Upon learning that the venerable, contentious Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi’s latest picture – the resourceful and innovative drama Taxi – had been crowned the latest recipient of the prestigious Golden Bear at Berlin Film Festival, it was the auteur’s niece, and star of the movie, Hana Saeidi, on hand to collect the top award.

    For Panahi is banned from travelling, following the confiscation of his passport, due to his conviction back in 2010, where he was found guilty of spreading…
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  • Iranian Cinema: This is a Golden Age

    “As the annual independent London Iranian Film Festival nears its opening night, Flickreel are casting an eye over one of the most innovative and significant nations in world cinema, which is currently going through something of a golden era, as it flourishes in the contemporary market with films that can be as genial as they are tragic, and politically astute.”

    “As the annual independent London Iranian Film Festival nears its opening night, Flickreel are casting an eye over one of the most innovative and significant nations in world cinema, which is currently going through something of a golden era, as it flourishes in the contemporary market with films that can be as genial as they are tragic, and politically astute.”
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