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Jafar Panahi

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“In a world where films are made with millions of dollars, we made a film about a little girl who wants to buy a fish for less than a dollar.”

 

Biography

Jafar Panahi (Persian: جعفر پناهی , born July 11, 1960 in Mianeh, Iran) 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.

Jafar Panahi was ten years old when he wrote his first book, which subsequently won the first prize in a literary competition. At the same age, he became familiar with film making. He shot films on 8mm film, acting in one and assisting in the making of another. Later, he took up photography. During his military service, Panahi served in the Iran–Iraq War (1980-90) and made a documentary about the war during this period.

After studying film directing at the College of Cinema and Television in Tehran, Panahi made several films for Iranian television and was the assistant director of Abbas Kiarostami’s… read more

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Les films du miroir magique

15Oct11

Condmanation confirmed ! We have to save Jafar ! http://www.lemonde.fr/proche-orient/article/2011/10/15/en-iran-la-condamnation-de-jafar-panahi-confirmee-en-appel_1588335_3218.html.

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Harry Kyle

18Feb11

i really hope he is released sometime soon :(

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engin yd

3Feb11

Istanbul Modern is hosting a Jafar Panahi retrospective with The White Balloon, The Mirror, The Circle, Crimson Gold, and Offside shown on February 3rd and 10th. Details at http://www.istanbulmodern.org

Johan DF

20Jan11

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/solidarite-jafar-panahi/

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Free Jafar Panahi (Again!)

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Jafar Panahi arrested in Iran

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