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Iran summons French envoy after foreign minister Barrot's 'insulting' Cannes comments
After dissident filmmaker Jafar Panahi won the Palme d'Or on Saturday, Jean-Noël Barrot called his victory 'a gesture of ...
Iran's Roustaee concerned about return home despite cautious Cannes film
Iranian filmmaker Saeed Roustaee said on Friday that he was careful in how he shot his Cannes Film Festival entry "Woman and ...
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Iran summons French envoy over minister's 'insulting' Cannes comments
Iran on Sunday summoned the French charge d'affaires in Tehran after France’s foreign minister called filmmaker Jafar ...
Jafar Panahi Intends to Keep Up the Fight Via Film: “Even My Closest Friends Had Given up Hope”
The dissident Iranian director, no longer under a travel ban from Tehran, returned to Cannes for the first time in two ...
Sabotage suspected as power cut hits Cannes Film Festival
A power cut in southern France caused by suspected sabotage has disrupted screenings on the final day of the Cannes Film ...
Cannes prepares to award the Palme d'Or, with Neon positioned to add to an unprecedented streak
Can Neon extend one of the most unprecedented streaks in movies? That’s one of the big questions heading into the ...