Neon, which acquired the new film from the dissident Iranian director for North America a few days ago, has picked the Palme ...

Before this week, the dissident Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi hasn’t attended the premiere of one of his films in more than 15 years.

Supporters turned out to greet the Iranian filmmaker when he flew into Tehran following his Cannes Film Festival win.

Somehow, electricity was restored just in time for a moment that those present will never forget: Jafar Panahi winning the ...

Jafar Panahi has returned to cheers in Tehran as his Palme d'Or victory prompts a diplomatic spat between France and Iran.

Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi was given a hero's welcome by supporters on his return to Tehran on Monday after winning the ...

Iranian dissident director Jafar Panahi won the Palme d'Or top prize at the Cannes film festival on Saturday, using his ...

The Belgian brothers Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne, who are two-time Palme d’Or winners, won best screenplay for their latest ...

Dissident Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi's thriller It Was Just An Accident has won the Palme D'Or at the 78th Cannes Film Festival. Panahi received a standing ovation as the annual French event ...

Director Jafar Panahi, winner of the Palme d'Or for the film 'It Was Just an Accident', poses for photographers at the awards ...

On stage, Panahi was cheered by Cannes jury president Juliette Binoche, who in 2010 in Cannes held up Panahi’s name to honour the director when he was under house arrest. On stage, Panahi said ...