Jafar Panahi

Berlin Announces 9 More Films in Competition

Another nine films have been selected for the Competition Programme of the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival (February 7-17). The productions are from the following countries: Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, France, Germany, Iran, the Netherlands, Slovenia, South Africa and the USA. Camille Claudel 1915 France By Bruno Dumont (The Life of Jesus, Humanity, Flanders) With […]

Filmmaker Jafar Panahi sentenced to 6 years in prison

Video overview of Jafar Panahi’s career. from the guardian The acclaimed Iranian film-maker Jafar Panahi was sentenced to six years in prison today, and banned from directing and producing films for the next 20 years, his lawyer said. Panahi, an outspoken supporter of Iran’s opposition green movement, was convicted of colluding in gathering and making […]