Jafar Panahi
Jafar Panahi dedicates Gotham screenplay award to at-risk filmmakers
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Iranian director Jafar Panahi won Best Original Screenplay at the 2025 Gotham Awards for his film It Was Just An Accident, dedicating the honor to independent filmmakers worldwide amid his recent sentencing in Iran. The same day, he received a one-year prison sentence in absentia and a two-year travel ban from a Tehran court. The film also secured Best International Feature at the New York City ceremony.
Iranian director Jafar Panahi's film 'It Was Just an Accident' secured best film and best director honors at the 18th Asia Pacific Screen Awards. The ceremony, held on Australia's Gold Coast, celebrated excellence from 24 countries across the region. Other categories highlighted diverse storytelling in youth films, animation, and documentaries.