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Banned Iranian Director Jafar Panahi's 'Taxi' Wins Golden Bear At Berlin Film Festival
Jafar Panahi, the critically acclaimed Iranian director, has won the Berlin Film Festival's Golden Bear for his film Taxi. Panahi has been banned from making films by the Iranian authorities yet continues to work and...
By Elinor Cosgrave in Movies / TV / Theatre on 15 February 2015
Iranian Filmmaker Jafar Panahi Loses Appeal Against Jail Term
Iranian director Jafar Panahi has lost his appeal against his six-year prison sentence for campaigning against the country's government.Panahi, a vocal supporter of the country's opposition leader Mir-Hossein Mousavi, was convicted last year (10) of...
By WENN on 17 October 2011
Binoche's Tears For Jailed Panahi
French actress JULIETTE BINOCHE broke down in tears at the Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday (18May10) after a journalist informed her jailed filmmaker JAFAR PANAHI is on hunger strike.The Oscar winner was speaking at a...
By WENN on 19 May 2010
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