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Truckers' protests in Iran grow and win support from prominent dissidents
Read full article: Truckers' protests in Iran grow and win support from prominent dissidentsTruck drivers in Iran have blocked roads and ports as part of their strike protesting low salaries, high insurance rates, and a possible hike in fuel prices.
Iran summons French diplomat over praise of Palme d'Or-winning film
Read full article: Iran summons French diplomat over praise of Palme d'Or-winning filmIran has summoned France’s representative in protest after the French foreign minister praised a prize-winning Iranian film as “a gesture of resistance against the Iranian regime’s oppression.”.
Cannes awards Palme d'Or to Iranian revenge drama 'It Was Just an Accident'
Read full article: Cannes awards Palme d'Or to Iranian revenge drama 'It Was Just an Accident'Iranian dissident filmmaker Jafar Panahi’s revenge thriller “It Was Just an Accident” has won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday.
Dissident Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi wins Cannes’ top prize. Here’s what he says about his movie
Read full article: Dissident Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi wins Cannes’ top prize. Here’s what he says about his movieBefore this week, the dissident Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi hasn’t attended the premiere of one of his films in more than 15 years.
The Cannes Film Festival is over. Here's some key things that happened
Read full article: The Cannes Film Festival is over. Here's some key things that happenedThis year’s Cannes Film Festival is over, ending in dramatic fashion with a power outage ahead of the closing ceremony that bestowed the Palme d’Or trophy to Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi’s film, “It Was Just an Accident."
At Cannes opening, Robert De Niro calls Trump 'America's philistine president'
Read full article: At Cannes opening, Robert De Niro calls Trump 'America's philistine president'Much of the cinema world, including Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio and Quentin Tarantino, descended on the Cannes Film Festival as the French Riviera extravaganza got its 78th edition underway Tuesday.
Cannes, the global Colosseum of film, readies for 78th edition with new challenges on the horizon
Read full article: Cannes, the global Colosseum of film, readies for 78th edition with new challenges on the horizonPerhaps as much as ever, all eyes in the movie world will be on the 78th Cannes Film Festival when it gets underway Tuesday in the South of France.
Cannes Film Festival sets lineup with Ari Aster, Wes Anderson and, yes, Spike Lee
Read full article: Cannes Film Festival sets lineup with Ari Aster, Wes Anderson and, yes, Spike LeeNew films from Wes Anderson, Ari Aster, and Richard Linklater will compete for the Palme d’Or at the 78th Cannes Film Festival.
New York Film Festival sets lineup for 60th edition
Read full article: New York Film Festival sets lineup for 60th editionThe New York Film Festival will celebrate its 60th anniversary with a robust 32-film main slate and a number of hometown tales, including James Gray’s Queens coming-of-age drama “Armageddon Time” and Laura Poitras’ documentary “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,” about artist Nan Goldin’s battle against the Sackler family.
Aronofsky, Iñarritu films set for Venice Film Festival
Read full article: Aronofsky, Iñarritu films set for Venice Film FestivalDarren Aronofsky’s “The Whale,” the Marilyn Monroe drama “Blonde,” Alejandro González Iñárritu’s “Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths” and Guadagnino’s “Bones and All,” with Timothée Chalamet, will all have their world premieres in competition at the Venice International Film Festival this fall.
Iran says acclaimed filmmaker to serve out 6-year sentence
Read full article: Iran says acclaimed filmmaker to serve out 6-year sentenceIran’s judiciary has ordered one of the country’s leading filmmakers to serve out a six-year prison sentence from a decade ago that had never been enforced, as the government seeks to silence criticism amid growing economic turmoil and political pressure.
Iran arrests 3rd outspoken filmmaker in escalating crackdown
Read full article: Iran arrests 3rd outspoken filmmaker in escalating crackdownIranian authorities have arrested an internationally renowned filmmaker, the third Iranian director to be locked up in less than a week as the government escalates a crackdown on the country’s celebrated cinema industry.