Jafar Panahi News

December 20, 2010
Iranian Director Jafar Panahi Imprisoned, Given 20-Year Filmmaking Ban
Iranian director Jafar Panahi, known for speaking truth to power with films such as "Crimson Gold" and "The White Balloon," has been handed a six-year prison term -- and a 20-year ban on making movies in his own country. More...

June 11, 2010
The Filmmaker Laureate of the Green Movement
With the first anniversary of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's reelection approaching, Will Di Novi of The New Republic looks at the work of Jafar Panahi, the director whose uncompromising films have made him a target for the administration. More...