Jafar Panahi’s ‘It Was Just an Accident’ Wins Top Honors at Asia Pacific Screen Awards

Iranian auteur Jafar Panahi claimed dual honors at the 18th Asia Pacific Screen Awards, with his Cannes Palme d’Or winner “It Was Just an Accident” (Un simple accident) taking home best film and best director. Japanese filmmaker Fujimoto Akio’s “Lost Land” (Harà Watan) received the Jury Grand Prize for its portrait of displaced Rohingya children […]