Iran's Jafar Panahi has been tapped for the Asian Filmmaker of the Year award at the 30th Busan International Film Festival.

Jafar Panahi's latest film 'It Was Just an Accident,' which won the Palme d'Or at Cannes, will be released in theaters by Neon on Oct. 15.

Director Jafar Panahi poses for a portrait photograph for the film 'It Was Just an Accident' at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 21, 2025.

Take heed: Jafar Panahi is no longer the filmmaker he once was, transforming from understated humanist (in films such as “The White Balloon” and “Offside”) to open critic of the Iranian ...

The Busan award follows Panahi's historic Palme d'Or win at Cannes in May for 'It Was Just an Accident' and caps a career ...

Before this week, the dissident Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi hasn’t attended the premiere of one of his films in more than 15 years. One of the leading international directors, Panahi was ...

Iranian filmmaker has won the top award at three major film festivals, including the Cannes Palme d'Or this year for It Was Just An Accident.