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Jafar Panahi

Jafar Panahi (born July 11, 1960 Meyaneh, East Azarbaijan) is an Iranian filmmaker and is one of the most influential filmmakers in the Iranian New Wave movement. He has gained recognition from film theorists and critics worldwide and received numerous awards including the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival and the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival. On 20 December 2010, Jafar Panahi was handed a six-year jail sentence and a 20-year ban on making or directing any movies, writing screenplays, giving any form of interview with Iranian or foreign media as well as leaving the country. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jafar Panahi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Born:
Jul 11, 1960 In Mianeh, Iran
Movie/TV Credits:
15
First Appeared:
In the movie Through the Olive Trees 1994-02-01
Latest Project:
Movie And, Towards Happy Alleys 2023-02-21
Known For
Poster of Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
Poster of Taxi
Poster of Closed Curtain
Poster of This Is Not a Film
Filmography
Movie And, Towards Happy Alleys Self 2023-02-21
Movie Jiseok Self 2022-10-06
Movie No Bears Jafar Panahi 2022-10-06
Movie The Year of the Everlasting Storm 2021-09-03
Movie 3 Faces Jafar Panahi 2018-06-06
Movie 76 Minutes and 15 seconds with Abbas Kiarostami Himself 2016-08-31
Movie Where Are You, Jafar Panahi? himself 2016-11-07
Movie Taxi Self 2015-04-15
Movie Closed Curtain Himself 2013-02-12
Movie This Is Not a Film Self 2011-09-27
Movie Crítico Self 2008-01-22
Movie Iran: A Cinematographic Revolution Himself 2006-05-18
Movie Cinema Iran Self 2005-05-04
Movie Journey to the Land of the Traveler 2004-03-18
Movie Through the Olive Trees Self 1994-02-01