“It Was Just an Accident” by dissident Iranian director Jafar Panahi won the Palme d’Or for best film at the…
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The 12 Cannes films you need to know about
Rebecca Laurence, Hugh Montgomery and Nicholas Barber This year’s Cannes Film Festival finishes today – and from the hundreds of…
Arts24 in Cannes: Iranian Director Jafar Panahi Defies Censorship with bold new film at Cannes
In this episode, we talk about a powerful moment at the Cannes Film festival as acclaimed Iranian director Jafar Panahi…
Cannes 2025: Cara Delevingne on the power of women
Arts Editor Eve Jackson reports from the Cannes Film Festival, highlighting the return of Belgian filmmakers Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne…
Jafar Panahi’s ‘taut revenge thriller’ becomes frontrunner to take Cannes’ top prize
Courtesy of the Cannes Film Festival After years of imprisonment and travel bans in his native Iran, Jafar Panahi returns…
The meaning behind Cannes’ ‘naked dress’ red-carpet ban
Getty Images There’s complex etiquette and a rich history behind the French film festival’s red-carpet ban of “naked” or “voluminous”…