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Iranian director’s escape stokes drama as Cannes gears up for explosive film fest

News of director Mohammad Rasoulof’s escape from Iran adds a dramatic twist to the 77th Cannes Film Festival, which kicks off on Tuesday against an already volatile backdrop of wars raging on Europe’s doorstep, potential worker strikes, and rumours sex abusers may be outed even as they hit the red…

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Dissident Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof flees to Europe ahead of Cannes premiere

Iranian film director Mohammad Rasoulof said Monday he had left Iran after being sentenced to jail on national security charges, a day ahead of the opening of the Cannes Film Festival where his new film is in the main competition.

France 24

Iran Director's Escape, MeToo Tensions Build Off-screen Drama At Cannes

The escape of an Iranian director and rumours over fresh MeToo allegations were setting the scene Monday for a dramatic Cannes Film Festival, already packed with Hollywood icons and attention-grabbing films.

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Iranian Director Mohammad Rasoulof Sentenced To Prison And Lashings

Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof sentenced to 8 years in prison and lashings for dissent, facing trial in Tehran's Revolutionary Court.

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Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof sentenced to eight years in prison and flogging

Rasoulof is one of Iran’s leading directors and his film The Seed of the Sacred Fig is due to premiere at Cannes film festival

The Guardian - UK

Iran freedom struggle stars at Berlin film fest

Berlin (AFP) - The Berlin film festival, long a champion of Iran's embattled independent directors, is spotlighting its citizens' fight for basic rights with a series of screenings, events and a red-carpet protest.

AFP

Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi released from prison after declaring hunger strike

Acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi was released from prison in Tehran on Friday.

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Iranian director Jafar Panahi released after hunger strike

Paris (AFP) - Acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi has been released on bail after starting a hunger strike to protest against his almost seven-month detention, supporters said on Friday.

AFP

Jailed Iran filmmaker Jafar Panahi says on hunger strike

Paris (AFP) - Acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, who has been jailed for the past six months, said he has begun a hunger strike to protest his detention, according to a statement published by his wife Thursday.

AFP

Iran judiciary to rule on famed filmmaker's release: lawyer

Tehran (AFP) - Iran's judiciary is to rule by Friday on whether to release celebrated filmmaker Jafar Panahi on bail after his conviction was overturned by the Supreme Court, his lawyer said Saturday.

AFP

Iranian Filmmaker Temporarily Released

Award-winning Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof, jailed half a year ago over protests related to a building collapse, has been released for two weeks because of health concerns, his lawyer said Wednesday. Rasoulof, 50, was arrested on July 8 after being accused of encouraging demonstrations that erupted after the deadly collapse…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iranian filmmaker Rasoulof temporarily released: lawyer

Tehran (AFP) - Award-winning Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof, jailed half a year ago over protests related to a building collapse, has been released for two weeks because of health concerns, his lawyer said Wednesday.

AFP

An Iranian masterwork opens with its director behind bars

After being arrested for creating antigovernment propaganda in 2010, the Iranian director Jafar Panahi was banned from making films for 20 years

The Independent UK

Oscar-winning Iranian filmmaker backs jailed actor Alidoosti

Paris (AFP) - Iranian director Asghar Farhadi on Tuesday urged the release of Taraneh Alidoosti, who has starred in four of his films, after the actor's arrest for supporting the three-month protest movement.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran’s Crackdown on Filmmakers Escalates

One year after ultraconservative President Ebrahim Raisi came to power, Iranian authorities are targeting the country's cinema. The July arrests of directors Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasoulof, both icons abroad, reflect the pressure that filmmakers and actors are facing. The Iranian film community has been asking "who will be next?"…

France 24

‘A period of repression’: Iran’s crackdown on filmmakers escalates

Asharq Al-Awsat

Crackdown Seeks to Stifle Iran’s Critical Voices

Executions on a scale not seen for years. Mass arrests of regime critics including top film-makers.

AFP

Crackdown seeks to stifle Iran's critical voices

Paris (AFP) - Executions on a scale not seen for years.Mass arrests of regime critics including top film-makers.Trials of foreign nationals denounced as a sham by their families.

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Iranian film director Jafar Panahi sentenced to six years in prison

Award-winning filmmaker Jafar Panahi, arrested last week in Tehran, must serve a six-year sentence previously handed to him in 2010, the judicial authority announced Tuesday.

AFP

Jafar Panahi: jailed Iranian director who won hearts in Europe

Paris (AFP) - Acclaimed Iranian director Jafar Panahi, jailed as part of a crackdown on the country's filmmakers, for years defied a ban on his work to carry on making deeply human tales of Iran's social and cultural struggles that won a loyal following abroad.

The Guardian - UK

Jafar Panahi sentenced to six years in jail

The Iranian director was arrested last week for criticising the government after enquiring about the earlier arrest of fellow film-maker Mohammad Rasoulof

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iranian Judiciary Says Panahi Must Serve Six-year Sentence

Award-winning dissident Iranian film-maker Jafar Panahi, arrested last week in Tehran, must serve a six-year sentence previously handed to him in 2010, the judicial authority announced Tuesday. Panahi, 62, has won a number of awards at international festivals for films that have critiqued modern Iran, including the top prize in…

AFP

Iran film-maker Panahi must serve six-year sentence: judiciary

Tehran (AFP) - Award-winning dissident Iranian film-maker Jafar Panahi, arrested last week in Tehran, must serve a six-year sentence previously handed to him in 2010, the judicial authority announced Tuesday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

France 'Concerned' at 'Arbitrary' Iranian Filmmaker Arrests

France on Friday expressed deep concern at the "arbitrary" arrests of three Iranian filmmakers, including international prize-winners Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasoulof. Panahi and Rasoulof were "arbitrarily arrested" earlier this month along with Mostafa Aleahmad, the French foreign ministry said. France is "very concerned by these arrests and those of…

Reuters

France urges Tehran to release film makers arrested in Iran

France has urged Iran to release three film makers arrested earlier in the month, the French foreign ministry said on Friday, in the latest criticism of Iran's record over human rights by major Western powers.

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