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Iran Court Upholds Prison Sentence, Travel Ban for Jafar Panahi
The Hollywood Reporter · Jun 7, 2026
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May 18Jafar Panahi Summoned For Court Hearing In Iran This WeekMay 18 · Deadline · ReleaseReleaseFeb 21Oscar And BAFTA-Nominated Filmmaker Jafar Panahi Condemns “Murderous” Islamic Regime During First U.K. Visit In Two DecadesFeb 21 · Deadline · AwardsAwardsFeb 17Oscar-Nominated ‘It Was Just an Accident’ Screenwriter Released on Bail From Iran PrisonFeb 17 · The Hollywood Reporter · Also in Deadline and IndieWire · AwardsAwardsFeb 1‘It Was Just an Accident’ Co-Writer Mehdi Mahmoudian Arrested In IranFeb 1 · Deadline · Also in The Hollywood Reporter, Variety and IndieWire · ReleaseReleaseJan 21“We Are Kidnapped by the Films”: Joachim Trier, Oliver Laxe, Mascha Schilinski and Jafar Panahi on Intuition, Trauma and the Politics of CinemaJan 21 · The Hollywood Reporter · ReleaseReleaseJan 15Neon’s ‘Sentimental Value,’ ‘It Was Just an Accident’ and ‘The Secret Agent’ Join Criterion Collection (EXCLUSIVE)Jan 15 · Variety · IndustryIndustryJan 6Why Jafar Panahi Will Return to Iran After the ‘It Was Just an Accident’ Oscar Campaign — Even as a Prison Sentence Awaits HimJan 6 · The Hollywood Reporter · AwardsAwardsJan 6Cannes Winners ‘Sentimental Value’, ‘Secret Agent’ & ‘It Was Just An Accident’ Among Screenplays Ineligible For WGA AwardsJan 6 · Deadline · AwardsAwardsJan 2Jafar Panahi Gets Prison Sentence and Ban from Leaving Iran Amid ‘It Was Just an Accident’ Oscar CampaignJan 2 · IndieWire · AwardsAwardsJan 2Jafar Panahi’s Prison Sentence Appeal Sets Hearing Date in IranJan 2 · The Hollywood Reporter · ReleaseRelease
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Dec 19‘It Was Just an Accident’: Inside 2025’s Most Pivotal 15 Minutes and Best Supporting PerformanceDec 19 · IndieWire · ReleaseReleaseDec 19‘It Was Just An Accident’: Read The Screenplay For Jafar Panahi’s Deeply Human Cannes Palme d’Or WinnerDec 19 · Deadline · AwardsAwardsDec 15Jafar Panahi’s 2021 Short ‘Life’ Is a Reminder of More Than Just the Director’s Talent — WatchDec 15 · IndieWire · ReleaseReleaseDec 1Gotham Awards: ‘One Battle After Another’ Wins Best Feature as Jafar Panahi’s ‘It Was Just an Accident’ Takes Three PrizesDec 1 · Variety · Also in The Hollywood Reporter · AwardsAwardsDec 1Jafar Panahi Sentenced In Absentia To One Year In Prison & A Two-Year Travel BanDec 1 · Deadline · ReleaseReleaseDec 1Iran Sentences Director Jafar Panahi to Prison in AbsentiaDec 1 · The Hollywood Reporter · ReleaseReleaseNov 27Jafar Panahi’s ‘It Was Just an Accident’ Wins Top Honors at Asia Pacific Screen AwardsNov 27 · Variety · Also in Deadline · AwardsAwardsNov 19Jafar Panahi to Tour U.S. for the First Time — and a New Short Film Will Document His TripNov 19 · IndieWire · ReleaseReleaseNov 12How ‘It Was Just an Accident’ Editor Secretly Cut the Film in Iran Without Using the InternetNov 12 · Variety · ReleaseReleaseNov 3‘It Was Just an Accident’ Producer Philippe Martin on the Rollercoaster Production of Jafar Panahi’s Oscar Hopeful: ‘Everything About This Film Is Completely Crazy'(EXCLUSIVE)Nov 3 · Variety · AwardsAwardsOct 24‘It Was Just An Accident’ Director Jafar Panahi On The Real-Life Torture And Oppression Behind The Film: “We Still Have Been Able To Find A Way”Oct 24 · Deadline · ReleaseReleaseOct 20Can Jafar Panahi’s ‘It Was Just an Accident’ Reach the Same Box Office Heights as Neon’s Other Palme d’Or Winners?Oct 20 · IndieWire · Box officeBox officeOct 20When Jafar Panahi Has a Story to Tell, Nothing Will Stop HimOct 20 · IndieWire · IndustryIndustryOct 18Palme d’Or Winner Jafar Panahi on How He Made the Risky ‘It Was Just an Accident’ in Iran — and Why Americans Should Heed Its WarningOct 18 · Variety · ReleaseReleaseOct 17Contenders ‘It Was Just An Accident’, ‘Blue Moon’, ‘The Mastermind’ & ‘Frankenstein’ Debut; Angel Studios’ ‘Truth & Treason’ – Specialty PreviewOct 17 · Deadline · AwardsAwardsOct 17‘It Was Just an Accident’ Editor Amir Etminan on Cutting the Film in Secret, in a Safe House, and Off Hidden Hard DrivesOct 17 · IndieWire · ReleaseReleaseOct 15‘Samsara,’ ‘It Was Just an Accident,’ ‘Magellan’ Lead Asia Pacific Screen Awards NominationsOct 15 · Variety · AwardsAwardsOct 14Medan Partners With Neon For U.S. Release Of Jafar Panahi’s ‘It Was Just An Accident’Oct 14 · Deadline · ReleaseReleaseOct 13‘It Was Just an Accident’ Review: Five Iranian Dissidents Debate Killing Their Former Torturer in Jafar Panahi’s Breathless Moral ThrillerOct 13 · IndieWire · ReviewsReviewsOct 10Martin Scorsese Embraces Jafar Panahi, Urges Streamers To Support Iranian Filmmakers – New York Film FestivalOct 10 · Deadline · ReleaseReleaseOct 7Jafar Panahi Lands In U.S. For Beyond Fest, New York Film Festival Appearances After Visa DelayOct 7 · Deadline · DevelopmentDevelopmentOct 7‘Sentimental Value’, ‘It Was Just An Accident’ & ‘Deaf’ Make Europe’s LUX Audience Award Shortlist + Arab Critics For European Films NomsOct 7 · Deadline · AwardsAwardsOct 3‘It Was Just an Accident’ Filmmaker Jafar Panahi Had to Miss NYFF Premiere Because of a Different Kind of Government ProblemOct 3 · IndieWire · ReleaseReleaseOct 2Government Shutdown Forces ‘It Was Just an Accident’ Director Jafar Panahi to Skip New York Film Festival Premiere Over Visa DelayOct 2 · Variety · Release dateRelease dateSep 23‘Awards Chatter’ Pod: Jafar Panahi on ‘It Was Just An Accident,’ Being Persecuted by the Iranian Regime and Winning Cannes’ Palme d’OrSep 23 · The Hollywood Reporter · AwardsAwardsSep 17Busan: ‘It Was Just An Accident’ Director Jafar Panahi Calls On Oscars To Separate Film Submissions From Government ControlSep 17 · Deadline · AwardsAwardsSep 17Oscars: France Selects Jafar Panahi’s ‘It Was Just An Accident’ As 2026 Best International Feature CandidateSep 17 · Deadline · Also in The Hollywood Reporter · AwardsAwardsSep 14‘It Was Just An Accident’ Director Jafar Panahi Says Iran’s Islamic Republic Won’t Continue Forever: “These Regimes Are Never To Last” – Toronto StudioSep 14 · Deadline · AwardsAwardsSep 10French Oscar Shortlist Includes Richard Linklater’s ‘Nouvelle Vague,’ Jafar Panahi’s ‘It Was Just an Accident’ and Rebecca Zlotowski’s ‘A Private Life’Sep 10 · Variety · AwardsAwardsAug 29France’s Oscar Submission Dilemma: Why ‘Nouvelle Vague’ and ‘It Was Just an Accident’ Would Both Be Unprecedented ChoicesAug 29 · Variety · AwardsAwardsAug 14‘It Was Just an Accident’ Trailer: Jafar Panahi’s Palme d’Or Winning Moral Dilemma Comes to TheatersAug 14 · IndieWire · TrailerTrailerAug 14‘It Was Just an Accident’ Trailer: Jafar Panahi’s Palme d’Or Winner Follows Former Prisoners on a Quest for RevengeAug 14 · Variety · Also in Deadline · TrailerTrailerJun 25Jafar Panahi’s Cannes Winner ‘It Was Just an Accident’ Gets Fall Release Date From NeonJun 25 · Variety · Also in Deadline · AwardsAwardsJun 18Jafar Panahi Says Iran Must ‘Initiate’ a ‘Responsive and Democratic Government’ Amid Escalating Israel-Iran ConflictJun 18 · Variety · ReleaseReleaseJun 15Jafar Panahi’s Palme d’Or Winner ‘It Was Just An Accident’ Takes Top Prize at Sydney Film FestivalJun 15 · Variety · ReleaseReleaseMay 24Juliette Binoche On Why ‘It Was Just An Accident’ Won Cannes Palme d’Or; Jeremy Strong Jokes Jury Was “Conclave With Champagne”May 24 · Deadline · AwardsAwardsMay 24Cannes Winners: Palme D’Or Goes To Jafar Panahi’s ‘It Was Just An Accident’; Grand Prize Is Joachim Trier’s ‘Sentimental Value’; ‘The Secret Agent’ Scores For Wagner Moura & Kleber Mendonça Filho – Full ListMay 24 · Deadline · AwardsAwardsMay 24Neon Shines Brightly With Six For Six Palme d’Or Winners After Jafar Panahi’s ‘It Was Just An Accident’May 24 · Deadline · ReleaseReleaseMay 22Neon Buys Jafar Panahi’s Cannes Competition Film ‘It Was Just An Accident’May 22 · Deadline · AwardsAwardsMay 20Jafar Panahi Makes Triumphant Cannes Return After Prison Release With ‘It Was Just an Accident,’ Earning Near 8-Minute OvationMay 20 · Variety · AwardsAwardsMay 20‘It Was Just an Accident’ Review: Iranian Director Jafar Panahi’s Done Being Discreet, Launching an Open Warning to His OppressorsMay 20 · Variety · ReviewsReviewsMay 20Jafar Panahi Speaks Out for First Time in 14 Years as New Film ‘It Was Just an Accident’ Premieres at Cannes: I Spent ‘Eight Hours a Day Blindfolded’ and ‘Being Interrogated’ in Iran PrisonMay 20 · Variety · AwardsAwards