Jafar Panahi
Directing
Born 1960-07-11
Mianeh, Iran
46 credits
Cannes Film Festival 1
Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Director 1
Asia Pacific Screen Award for Achievement in Directing 1
Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Original Screenplay 1
Best Screenplay Award 1
Awards
Nominated for 1 Academy Award
Academy Awards 1 nominated
- — Best Writing, Original Screenplay Nominated It Was Just an Accident
Cannes Film Festival 1 won
- 2025 Palme d'Or Won It Was Just an Accident
Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Director 1 won
- 2025 Best Director Won It Was Just an Accident
Asia Pacific Screen Award for Achievement in Directing 1 won
- 2025 Achievement in Directing Won It Was Just an Accident
Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Original Screenplay 1 won
- 2025 Best Original Screenplay Won It Was Just an Accident
Best Screenplay Award 1 won
- 2018 Best Screenplay Award Won Three Faces
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Jafar Panahi (born in July 11, 1960) is a representative of Iranian “New Wave.” He is one of the leaders of contemporary Iranian cinema. Panahi’s work, from his first attempts to discuss social issues to his later and braver discussions of taboo topics in Iran are a creative reflection on the nature of cinema and human society, and are imbued with humanity. In 2010, the court in Iran sentenced Jafar Panahi to six years in prison. In addition, according to the sentence, Panahi was banned from making films for 20 years, giving interviews to local and international media outlets, and leaving Iran. Three Faces was his fourth film (after This Is Not a Film, Closed Curtain, and Taxi) shot after his arrest. The director did not attend the premiere due to being banned from leaving Iran. Panahi is a student of Abbas Kiarostami, whose influence is especially clear in Three Faces, reminiscent of such acclaimed masterpieces as The Wind Will Carry Us and Taste of Cherry.
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Filmography
Directing
23 credits
It Was Just an Accident
Taxi
No Bears
Crimson Gold
Persian Carpet
Offside
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
The White Balloon
3 Faces
The Circle
Life
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
Hidden
This Is Not a Film
The Mirror
Closed Curtain
Celles qui chantent
The Accordion
Untying the Knot
The Second Look
Yarali bashlar
The Friend
Akharin emtehan
Acting
23 credits
The Daily Show
The Oscars
C à vous
It Was Just an Accident
Taxi
Through the Olive Trees
No Bears
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
3 Faces
Nasrin
And, Towards Happy Alleys
The Circle
Life
Hidden
This Is Not a Film
Critic
Closed Curtain
76 Minutes and 15 seconds with Abbas Kiarostami
Behind the Scenes of 'Under the Olive Trees'
Iran: A Cinematographic Revolution
Jiseok
Cinema Iran
South of Tehran
Other credits
21 credits
Taxi
Through the Olive Trees
Hijamat
Friday's Soldiers
Crimson Gold
Offside
The White Balloon
The Alien
The Circle
Life
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
Hidden
This Is Not a Film
The Witness
The Mirror
Closed Curtain
The White Meadows
The Accordion
Border Café
Verdict
Journey to the Land of the Traveler
Writing
16 credits
It Was Just an Accident
Taxi
No Bears
A Very Ordinary Citizen
Persian Carpet
Offside
The White Balloon
3 Faces
The Alien
Life
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
This Is Not a Film
The Witness
The Mirror
Closed Curtain
The Accordion
Producing
14 credits
It Was Just an Accident
Taxi
No Bears
Crimson Gold
Offside
Hit the Road
3 Faces
The Circle
Life
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
This Is Not a Film
The Mirror
Closed Curtain
The Accordion
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