Iran Sentences Top Filmmaker To Prison
21 December 2010
In a surprisingly iron-fisted action, Iran has sentenced one of its most honored filmmakers to six years in prison and banned him from making films for the next 20 years. Jafar Panahi was convicted of colluding with opponents of Iran's leadership and making propaganda undermining the government. He was also barred from traveling abroad or speaking to the news media. Panahi won the Camera d'Or award at the Cannes Film Festival in 1995 for his film The White Balloon and the Golden Lion award at the Venice Film Festival in 2000 for the Circle . Hamid Dabashi, a professor of Iranian studies at Columbia University, told Britain's Guardian newspaper, "This is a catastrophe for Iran's cinema. ... Panahi is now exactly in the most creative phase of his life and by silencing him at this sensitive time, they are killing his art and talent."
21/12/2010
Contactmusic
| Comment on this article |
More Jafar Panahi News
|
Iranian Director Defies Official Ban Again |
|
Martial Arts Epic Opens Berlin Film Festival |
|
|
Jafar Panahi Wins Human Rights Award |
|
|
Subdued Response From Iran Over Golden Globe For A Separation |
Jafar Panahi Related Articles
|
This Is Not a Film Movie Review |
|
Offside Movie Review |
|
|
Crimson Gold Movie Review |
A Week In Movies: Cannes Film Festival Kicks off, Coen Brothers' & James Franco Are Potential Award Winners, Michael Douglas Portrays Liberace In Behi 
![Kanye West Teases New Material From Inside A Pyramid At Surprise NYC Show [Video]](http://images.contactmusic.com/images/home/kim-kardashian-and-kanye-west-are-seen_5902594.jpg "Kanye West Teases New Material From Inside A Pyramid At Surprise NYC Show [Video]")
![Rita Ora - Who Knew Rita Ora Was Dating DJ Calvin Harris? [Pictures]](http://images.contactmusic.com/images/home/rita-ora-calvin-harris-celebs-at-nobu-berkeley_3668303.jpg "Rita Ora - Who Knew Rita Ora Was Dating DJ Calvin Harris? [Pictures]")
![Pregnant Kim Kardashian Still Strutting Around In Heels [Pictures]](http://images.contactmusic.com/images/home/kim-kardashian-kim-kardashian-seen-shopping-with_3667494.jpg "Pregnant Kim Kardashian Still Strutting Around In Heels [Pictures]")
Comments