Cannes Winner Jafar Panahi Sentenced to a Year in Prison in Iran in Absentia, Lawyer Says

Palme d’Or-winning filmmaker Jafar Panahi has been sentenced in absentia in Iran to one year in prison and a travel ban, according to his lawyer via the AFP news agency. Panahi was recently in Los Angeles, according to a Financial Times article, but is due to attend the Marrakech Film Festival on Thursday for a […]