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Jafar Panahi

Jafar Panahi

ActivitiesActor, Director, Screenwriter, Director of Photography, Editor, Foreign Producer, Producer

SociétéProducer to Jafar Panahi Productions

SecteurCinema

Jafar Panahi

Filmography(5)

It Was Just an Accident

(2025)

Hidden

(2020)

This Is Not a Film

(2011)

Café transit

(2005)

Crimson Gold

(2003)

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29 JANUARY 2026

Jafar Panahi on 'It Was Just an Accident'

Jafar Panahi talks about It Was Just an Accident, a tense thriller where a group of former Iranian political prisoners come face to face with a man they believe was their torturer… and must decide what justice really means.

A global success since its Cannes premiere where it won the Palme d’Or, the film went on to earn major nominations at the Golden Globes and BAFTAs and is now in the spotlight of the Oscars: nominated for Best International Feature Film, representing France, and also for Best Original Screenplay.

The film is released tomorrow in theatres in Australia and New Zealand!

#academy #academyawards #oscars #frenchcinema #jafarpanahi

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News (15)

All the French films nominated for the Oscars 2026

All the French films nominated for the Oscars 2026

22 JANUARY 2026

23 French (co)-productions in the running for the 2026 Oscar for Best International Feature Film

23 French (co)-productions in the running for the 2026 Oscar for Best International Feature Film

02 OCTOBER 2025

Selections (2)

Cesar Awards - French film industry awards
France, 2026
Best Original Screenplay : It Was Just an Accident
European Film Awards (EFA)
Germany, 2025
Best European Director : It Was Just an Accident
European Screenwriter : It Was Just an Accident

Awards (2)

Rome Film Fest
Italy, 2025
Lifetime Achievement Award
BIFF
South Korea, 2025
The Asian Filmmaker of the Year

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