Podcasts about Jafar Panahi

This year, Iranian director Jafar Panahi won the Palme d'Or at Cannes for his extraordinary new film, “It Was Just an Accident,” which he shot secretly in Tehran under great risk of serious harm. Jafar has been in prison twice on charges of “anti-government propaganda” as well as for protesting the imprisonment of other filmmakers. At this year's Toronto International Film Festival, he joined Tom Power to tell us how “It Was Just an Accident” was shaped by his two experiences in Tehran's Evin Prison.Fill out our listener survey here. We appreciate your input!

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"It Was Just An Accident" is a thriller film written and directed by legendary Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi. The film is a co-production between Iran, Luxembourg, and France, the latter selecting it as the country's official submission for Best International Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards. The film explores political repression in Iran and morality as a group of former political prisoners kidnap their torturer and decide what to do with him. Panahi, who is critical of the Iranian government and has been imprisoned several times, made the film without official filming permission from the Iranian authorities. The film had its world premiere at the main competition of the 78th Cannes Film Festival, where it received universal acclaim and won the prestigious Palme d'Or. Panahi and editor Amir Etminan were kind enough to spend some time speaking with us about their work and experience making the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now playing in theaters from NEON. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This year's NYFF may have concluded but Nick and Sophia are back to chat about many of the other films that made up this year's incredible slate! From documentaries such as Cover-Up, another riveting portrait made by Laura Poitras and Mark Obenhaus, to international dramas, like Jafar Panahi's Palme d'Or winning It Was Just an Accident or Oliver Laxe's divisive and hellish rave, Sirāt, there's always a vast array of filmmaking styles on display. Listen for more titles, what they think will show up during this year's Oscar race, and what secret screening turned out to be Chalam-azing! Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Bluesky, and TikTok @oscarwildpodFollow Nick @sauerkraut27 Follow Sophia @sophia_cimMusic: “The Greatest Adventure” by Jonathan AdamichMore content including updated predictions and merch @ oscarwild.squarespace.com

Ep. 355: Jafar Panahi on It Was Just an Accident Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw, with your host, Nicolas Rapold. This year during the New York Film Festival, I was extremely fortunate to speak with Jafar Panahi, director of It Was Just an Accident. The story concerns a prison survivor who runs into the man he believes to be his former tormenter, leading him to take action and reconnect with others. Panahi's outstanding film won the Palme d'Or at Cannes this year, after years of government bans of one kind or another on his filmmaking and freedoms. Through a translator I spoke with Panahi about It Was Just an Accident and especially the enduring philosophical issues raised by its characters living under a repressive regime. It Was Just an Accident opens in theaters on October 15. My thanks to the translator for making the conversation possible. (Please note that because of recording circumstances, the audio of my questions is only in English.) Please support the production of this podcast by signing up at: rapold.substack.com Photo by Steve Snodgrass

Director Jafar Panahi returned to the New York Film Festival for the first time in 25 years to present the Main Slate selection It Was Just an Accident, his first film since his 2022 imprisonment. NYFF was honored to invite Panahi for special conversation with none other than Martin Scorsese. The legendary filmmakers discussed Panahi's childhood, early days of filmmaking, his relationship with Abbas Kiarostami, the rebellious nature of his work, his 2025 Palme d'Or winner, and much more. Thank you to interpreter Sheida Dayani. It Was Just An Accident opens at Film at Lincoln Center on October 15 with Panahi in person. The 63rd New York Film Festival is presented in partnership with Rolex.

durée : 00:07:23 - “Un simple accident” de Jafar Panahi Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les autres épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France.

durée : 00:53:44 - Le Masque et la Plume - par : Rebecca Manzoni - Qu'ont pensé les critiques cinéma du Masque et la Plume des derniers films de Paul Thomas Anderson, Diane Kurys, Anthony Cordier, Jafar Panahi et de Sepideh Farsi ? - invités : Marie SAUVION, Ariane Allard, Nicolas SCHALLER, Christophe Bourseiller - Marie Sauvion : Journaliste, membre du Cercle (Canal +), Ariane Allard : Critique française de cinéma, Nicolas Schaller : Journaliste pour L'Obs, Christophe Bourseiller : Historien, animateur et critique de cinéma - réalisé par : Stéphane LE GUENNEC Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les autres épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France.

durée : 00:47:32 - La 20e heure - par : Eva Bester - En Iran, un homme est persuadé de reconnaître par hasard son ancien tortionnaire. L'autre, en apparence un bon père de famille, nie tout en bloc. Alors, de morale à morale, comment agir ? C'est tout l'enjeu de "L'Accident", le dernier film de Jafar Panahi récompensé de la Palme d'or cette année. - invités : Jafar PANAHI - Jafar Panahi : Réalisateur iranien de cinéma - réalisé par : Lola COSTANTINI Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les autres épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France.

durée : 00:27:35 - Les Midis de Culture - par : Marie Labory - Au programme du débat critique aujourd'hui, comme tous les mercredis, du cinéma : avec la Palme d'Or du Festival de Cannes 2025 "Un simple accident" de Jafar Panahi & un focus sur l'Ukraine avec la fiction de Zhanna Ozirna "Honeymoon" & les documentaires "À 2000 mètres d'Andriivka" et "L'Invasion" - réalisation : Laurence Malonda - invités : Guillaume Orignac Cinéaste et critique français de cinéma; Antoine Guillot Journaliste, critique de cinéma et de bandes dessinées, producteur de l'émission "Plan large" sur France Culture

durée : 00:13:59 - Les Midis de Culture - par : Marie Labory - Inspiré par son propre vécu, le cinéaste iranien mêle quête de vérité et satire politique dans un road movie absurde et poignant. Palme d'Or au Festival de Cannes, le film marque un tournant dans sa carrière, récemment libéré de prison et autorisé à quitter l'Iran pour la première fois depuis 14 ans - réalisation : Laurence Malonda - invités : Guillaume Orignac Cinéaste et critique français de cinéma; Antoine Guillot Journaliste, critique de cinéma et de bandes dessinées, producteur de l'émission "Plan large" sur France Culture

This week on arts24, we explore the rise of virtual talent and the storm surrounding AI actress Tilly Norwood, the digital star unveiled at the Zurich Film Festival that's shaking up the entertainment world. Plus, film critic Emma Jones tells us about the festival's human stars: Russell Crowe reflects on his storied career while accepting a Lifetime Achievement Award, Colin Farrell charms audiences in a new role set in Macau, and Benedict Cumberbatch confronts grief in an unexpected form. We also take a first look at Palme d'Or winner "It Was Just an Accident", a haunting new feature from Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, and dive into "A Big Bold Beautiful Journey", the fantasy romance starring Colin Farrell and Margot Robbie that has left critics divided.

Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi has been jailed, gone on hunger strike and even sold his house to pay bail – all for the right to make movies. After winning the Palme d'Or at Cannes and being selected to represent France at the Oscars, he's now releasing his new film "It Was Just an Accident", inspired by his own imprisonment. In this interview, Panahi explains to Eve Jackson why every film is worth the risk.

L'émission 28 minutes du 30/09/2025 Le cinéaste Jafar Panahi, Palme d'or, met à mal le régime iranien Dans son dernier long-métrage, Palme d'Or à Cannes, Jafar Panahi raconte ce qui n'aurait pu être qu'un banal accident, une nuit sur la route lorsqu'un couple en voiture, sa fillette à l'arrière, renverse en pleine campagne un chien errant. “Un simple accident” (titre du film) qui va conduire un garagiste à reconnaître à travers l'automobiliste dont la voiture a été percutée, l'agent des renseignements iraniens, qui l'a torturé autrefois en prison. Le garagiste, le suit, le repère, le kidnappe et le séquestre dans son van avant de solliciter plusieurs anciens prisonniers pour être sûr que l'homme enlevé est bien son tortionnaire. Au coeur de ce film, le cinéaste iranien se pose une question essentielle, pour lui, qui a été emprisonné deux fois en prison en Iran : “Et si un jour, dehors, je croisais celui qui m'a interrogé en prison, si je me retrouvais en face de lui, qu'est-ce que je ferais ?” Jafar Panahi expliquait au magazine “Trois Couleurs” que son œuvre était un film d'anticipation : “Je ne l'ai pas fait pour maintenant. Je l'ai fait pour l'après, pour le moment où ce régime sera renversé.”Plan Trump pour Gaza : un plan pour la paix ou un plan en trompe-l'œil ? Ce lundi 29 septembre, Donald Trump et Benyamin Nétanyahou ont donné une conférence de presse depuis la Maison Blanche. À l'ordre du jour, un accord destiné à mettre fin à la guerre à Gaza avec en ligne de mire “la paix au Moyen-Orient”, a déclaré le président américain. Soumis au Hamas, ce plan américain en 20 points, soutenu par Israël et salué par plusieurs pays arabes, prévoit notamment “la libération immédiate de tous les otages dans un délai maximal de 72 heures” qui permettrait la libération de 250 prisonniers palestiniens condamnés à la perpétuité et de 1 700 Gazaouis détenus après le 7 octobre 2023. Le plan prévoit la libération de tous les otages, le désarmement et le désengagement du Hamas, une nouvelle gouvernance ainsi qu'un plan de développement économique pour la bande de Gaza. La création d'un État palestinien est également envisagée à plus long terme. Israël a assuré le désengagement progressif de ses troupes de Gaza en cas d'accord du Hamas, sans calendrier précis. Cet accord est encore attendu et le premier ministre israélien a déclaré qu'il se gardait le droit de “finir le travail” en cas de refus. Enfin, Xavier Mauduit s'intéresse au nouveau variant du Covid-19 nommé Frankenstein et nous raconte l'histoire de ce monstre très célèbre. Théophile Cossa nous explique comment fonctionne le nouveau médicament révolutionnaire contre le VIH, bientôt disponible pour 40 dollars par an. 28 minutes est le magazine d'actualité d'ARTE, présenté par Élisabeth Quin du lundi au jeudi à 20h05. Renaud Dély est aux commandes de l'émission le vendredi et le samedi. Ce podcast est coproduit par KM et ARTE Radio. Enregistrement 30 septembre Présentation Élisabeth Quin Production KM, ARTE Radio

durée : 00:16:16 - L'Invité(e) des Matins - par : Guillaume Erner, Yoann Duval - "Un simple accident" explore un scénario glaçant : d'anciens détenus politiques enlèvent l'homme qu'ils croient être leur tortionnaire d'autrefois. À travers cette fiction, le film interroge : que faire des bourreaux du passé ? - réalisation : Félicie Faugère - invités : Jafar Panahi Réalisateur iranien de cinéma

durée : 02:29:55 - Les Matins - par : Guillaume Erner, Yoann Duval - - réalisation : Félicie Faugère

durée : 00:13:35 - L'invité d'un jour dans le monde - Nous recevons le réalisateur iranien Jafar Panahi, pour son film «Un simple accident», palme d'or à Cannes, qui sort mercredi en salles. Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les autres épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France.

durée : 00:37:03 - Le 18/20 · Un jour dans le monde - Le réalisateur iranien Jafar Panahi, dont le film "Un simple accident" - Palme d'or à Cannes - sort ce mercredi en France, était l'invité de l'émission. Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les autres épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France.

durée : 00:37:03 - Le 18/20 · Un jour dans le monde - Le réalisateur iranien Jafar Panahi, dont le film "Un simple accident" - Palme d'or à Cannes - sort ce mercredi en France, était l'invité de l'émission. Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les autres épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France.

No dem Grand Prix fir der Payal Kapadia hiren "All We Imagine As Light" (Films Fauves) leet déi Lëtzebuerger Produktiounsfirma Bidibul nach eng drop: Hir Koproduktioun "Un simple accident" krut dëst Joer zu Cannes d'Palme d'Or. De Jeff Schinker huet sech zu Cannes mam Realisateur vum Film, dem Iraner Jafar Panahi, ënnerhalen.

De Michel Delage an d'Valerija Berdi beschwätzen: "Un simple accident" (Jafar Panahi), "One Battle After Another" (Paul Thomas Anderson), "Re-creation" (Jim Sheridan & David Merriman) a "Classe moyenne" (Antony Cordier). Als Bonus: e Gespréich mam iranesche Realisateur Jafar Panahi

C'est un message politique extrêmement fort : quand la France choisit Jafar Panahi, muselé par le pouvoir iranien, pour la représenter aux Oscars Avec son film Un simple accidentpalme d'or à cannes Un simple accident c'est l'histoire d'anciens détenus qui enlèvent en pleine rue un homme qu'ils pensent être leur ancien tortionnaire. Le film porte ensuite sur le doute qui entoure son identité et sur le sort qu'il convient de lui réserverTous les soirs, du lundi au vendredi à 20h sur France 5, Anne-Elisabeth Lemoine et toute son équipe accueillent les personnalités et artistes qui font l'actualité.

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Josh and Jamie got invited to attend the Toronto International Film Festival as members of the press to check out and cover some of new international art and genre cinema that will be coming out over the next few months and awards season, including new films by Park Chan-wook, Gus Van Sant, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Guillermo Del Toro, Claire Denis, Jafar Panahi, Benny Safdie, Oliver Laxe, Matt Johnson, Lav Diaz, Mona Fastvold, Bryan Fuller, Romain Gavras, Laura Poitras, Kenji Tanigaki, Rian Johnson, Christian Petzold, Alex Winter, Chandler Levack, Ben Wheatley, Nic Pizzolatto, and more! We did our best to avoid spoilers and such but be warned. Next week's episode is a patron-exclusive bonus episode on THE BAD SLEEP WELL (1960) + HIGH AND LOW (1963), you can get access to that episode (and all past + future bonus episodes) by subscribing to our $5 tier on Patreon: www.patreon.com/sleazoidspodcast Intro // 00:00-17:37 Day 1 -- SENTIMENTAL VALUE // 17:37-22:18 MAGELLAN // 22:18-28:24 SIRAT // 28:24-33:34 THE SECRET AGENT // 33:34-41:22 IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT // 41:22-51:00 HONEY BUNCH // 51:00-55:49 Day 2 -- MOTOR CITY // 55:49-1:04:52 NO OTHER CHOICE // 1:04:52-1:17:07 GOOD NEWS // 1:17:07-1:23:45 Day 3 -- THE LOST BUS // 1:23:45-1:26:38 UNIDENTIFIED // 1:26:38-1:28:46 THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE // 1:28:46-1:34:48 FUZE // 1:34:48-1:39:26 JUNK WORLD // 1:39:26-1:47:17 Day 4 -- DEAD MAN'S WIRE // 1:47:17-1:55:20 SACRIFICE // 1:55:20-2:00:48 THE FURIOUS // 2:00:48-2:07:26 ROOFMAN // 2:07:26-2:13:38 LUCKY LU // 2:13:38-2:17:22 HEDDA // 2:17:22-2:23:42 Day 5 -- THE BALLAD OF A SMALL PLAYER // 2:23:42-2:28:01 PROJECT Y // 2:28:01-2:29:42 GOOD BOY // 2:29:42-2:31:33 EXIT 8 // 2:31:33-2:32:45 ADULTHOOD // 2:32:45-2:36:20 TUNER // 2:36:20-2:43:32 Day 6 -- THE SMASHING MACHINE // 2:43:32-2:51:27 ORPHAN // 2:51:27-2:53:41 COVER-UP // 2:53:41-2:57:41 TRAIN DREAMS // 2:57:41-3:03:45 Day 7 -- RETREAT // 3:03:45-3:06:26 CAROLINA CAROLINE // 3:06:26-3:10:33 MADDIE'S SECRET // 3:10:33-3:15:23 IT WOULD BE NIGHT IN CARACAS // 3:15:23-3:17:17 NORMAL // 3:17:17-3:22:16 Day 8 -- FUCK MY SON! // 3:22:16-3:30:55 THE UGLY // 3:30:55-3:36:18 WAKE UP DEAD MAN (KNIVES OUT 3) // 3:36:18-3:42:00 THE FENCE // 3:42:00-3:50:24 OBSESSION // 3:50:24-3:56:58 Day 9 -- EASY'S WALTZ // 3:56:58-4:04:08 DUST BUNNY // 4:04:08-4:09:10 LITTLE LORRAINE // 4:09:10-4:13:14 FRANKENSTEIN // 4:13:14-4:23:13 Day 10 -- MILE END KICKS // 4:23:13-4:29:36 MIROIRS NO. 3 // 4:29:36-4:34:30 Day 11 -- NIRVANNA THE BAND THE SHOW THE MOVIE // 4:34:30-4:50:13 Outro // 4:50:13-4:53:46 NEW SLEAZOIDS SHIRT + HAT: https://blackbeltcinema.ca/search?q=sleazoids&options%5Bprefix%5D=last WEBSITE: www.sleazoidspodcast.com/ Pod Twitter: twitter.com/sleazoidspod Pod Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/SLEAZOIDS/ Josh's Twitter: twitter.com/thejoshl Josh's Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/thejoshl Jamie's Twitter: twitter.com/jamiemilleracas Jamie's Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/jamiemiller

This key figure in the Iranian New Wave, one of only four filmmakers ever awarded the top prize at each of the three biggest European film festivals, reflects on his cinematic critiques of Iranian society, continuing to work even after being jailed by the regime and then banned from making films under the threat of being sent back to jail, and how his own experience with a prison interrogator partially inspired his latest film, which won Cannes' Palme d'Or in May and was just chosen as France's entry for the best international feature Oscar race. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jafar Panahi représentera la France aux Oscars. Un receleur dʹœuvres dʹart pas très futé. Trump et la censure des médias.

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Daniel, Shahbaz, and Anthony review Jafar Panahi's IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT at TIFF 50 starring Vahid Mobasseri, Ebrahim Azizi, Madjid Panahi, Maryam Afshari, Hadis Pakbaten, and Mohamad Ali Elyasmehr. Like many of Jafar Panahi's films, Palme d'Or winner It Was Just An Accident begins in a car. On the way home, a driver hits a dog, killing it and wrecking his engine. Seeking help, he stumbles into a warehouse where a worker believes he's found the torturer who once ruined his life. Unsure if Eghbal is truly guilty, Vahid rallies other survivors to confront him, forcing the group to face a grave ethical dilemma. Watch and listen to The Movie Podcast now on all podcast platforms, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TheMoviePodcast.ca⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Contact: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hello@themoviepodcast.ca⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FOLLOW US⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Daniel on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Shahbaz on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Anthony on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Movie Podcast on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rotten Tomatoes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're a mere 11 days before the 52nd Telluride Film Festival kicks off on Labor Day weekend and we have a packed show. On episode 303 AwardsWatch Editor-In-chief Erik Anderson is joined by Executive Editor Ryan McQuade, Associate Editor Sophia Ciminello, contributors Mark Johnson and Jorge Tenreiro and Christina Birro of Pop Culture Confidential to break down what we think will be at Telluride this season, who might be getting Silver Medallions and much more. On this episode the crew looks at how Toronto and New York film festival designations give us the clues we need to see what will, or might, be showing up at Telluride including coveted world premieres, Chloé Zhao's Hamnet starring Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal, and Edward Berger's Ballad of a Small Player with Colin Farrell and Tilda Swinton among them. Telluride is also full of Cannes winner carryovers and we expect to see Jafar Panahi's Palme d'Or winner It Was Just an Accident, Joachim Trier's Sentimental Value (Grand Prize winner) and Kleber Mendonça Filho's double winner The Secret Agent (Best Director, Best Actor Wagner Moura) -- all NEON films -- in the lineup. There's also a certain amount of sleuthing involved in the guessing game and is there a chance that A24 debuts Mother Mary here? We'll have to wait and see... You can listen to The AwardsWatch Podcast wherever you stream podcasts, from iTunes, iHeartRadio, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Spotify, Audible, Amazon Music, YouTube and more. This podcast runs 1h4m. We will be back in next week to talk about Spike Lee's newest film Highest 2 Lowest and talk about our Top 5 Spike Lee joints. Till then, let's get into it.

Posvečamo se dvema grozljivkama – Ritualu in Vrni mi jo. Poleg tega poročamo o festivalu Cinehill v Gorskem kotarju, ki sta ga med drugim obiskala Jafar Panahi in Catherine Breillat, dve veliki imeni svetovnega filma.

We did it! Tom Cruise is getting an honorary Oscar alongside Dolly Parton, Debbie Allan, & Wynn Thomas at the Governors Awards. Plus, we talk Venice Bound Films, AI Rules, great trailers for Springsteen, IKWYDLS & Spaceballs 2 +++ reviews for 28 Years Later, How To Train Your Dragon, and Elio. NEWS: Governors Awards Recipients Announced for Tom Cruise & Dolly Parton - 1:14 Jafar Panahi calls for end to Iran/Israel Conflict - 6:18 MPSE Golden Reel Awards bans AI Noms - 11:50 Blumhouse acquires the Saw franchise - 15:40 Kathyrn Bigelow's House of Dynamite gets a release date - 18:36 Variety reports on 9 Venice Bound Films + MPAA Ratings for other Contenders - 21:32 TRAILERS: Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere - 26:23 I Know What You Did Last Summer - 32:27 The Toxic Avenger - 38:59 Him - 42:43 Spaceballs 2 - 47:51 WHAT WE'RE WATCHING // BOX OFFICE REPORT How To Train Your Dragon Review - 50:36 28 Years Later Review - 52:47 Elio Review - 58:26 Rest of the Top 10 + What To Watch On Streaming + Naked Gun Rewatches - 1:05:52 OUTRO: M2 breaks M1's chops about watching much more TV than Film. We own our hypocrisies and High School nicknames. Then you should leave us a 5 Star Review if you're enjoying the show. Thank you for that. Plus, we discuss Mike 1's upcoming vacation. But you shouldn't get any interruption in your MMO because we banked some episodes. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar

On this episode of Cinema Dual, Jon and Chris take a look at a pair of movies from Iranian director Jafar Panahi. Movies Discussed: The White Balloon, The Mirror, Recommendations : The Sixth Sense (Jon), Sinners, Taskmaster....again (Chris)  For more of our movie thoughts, including our new series Choose The Sword on the Lone Wolf and Cub movies, you can check them out at www.cinemadual.com.  Cinema Duals' Mountain of Gloriousness The Films of Cinema Dual Follow us on Blue Sky: @joncinemadual @belownirvana Follow us on Spotify: Cinema Dual

It's a wrap!In the final episode of this year's Cannes Film Festival, Eliana and Patrick are once again joined by Öykü Sofuoğlu. Together, they discuss: Jafar Panahi's Palme d'Or-winning It Was Just an Accident | یک تصادف سادهJoachim Trier's Grand Jury Prize-winner Sentimental Value | AffeksjonsverdiNadav Lapid's Yes or Yes! | כןKelly Reichardt's The Mastermind (which, alas, did not win any award)Kristen Stewart's The Chronology of WaterSimón Mesa Soto's A Poet | Un PoetaDiego Céspedes | Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo | La Misteriosa Mirada del Flamencoand in passing : Alice Douard's Love Letters | Les preuves d'amours, Anna Cazenave Cambet's Love me Tender, Harris Dickinson's Urchin + Scarlett Johansson's Eleanor the GreatFor more of Öykü's work, check out her reviews on Sentimental Value, Christian Petzold's Mirrors No. 3, or Hafsia Herzi's The Little Sister for InReview Online.For those interested in more thoughts on one of our festival favorites, Pauline Loquès', Nino, read Patrick's review or listen to one of our previous episodes.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Credits:Image: It Was Just an Acccident Film PosterFrame by Kumiko Shimuzu - Free to use under the Unsplash LicenseSound:Intro: EFF Open Audio License for Le Carnaval des Animaux (Saint-Saëns, Camille - Aquarium) by Neal O'Doan (Piano) Nancy O'Doan (Piano), and Seattle Youth Orchestra Pandora Records/Al Goldstein Archive.Extro: La Bouche - Be My Lover

Ayisha, Chris & Ofili are here to give their review of the Cannes film festival and talk us through the most anticipated films from the festival. We talk about WHY we love the Cannes film festival and the general workings of the festival (08:55), discuss Jafar Panahi and his Palme d'Or winning movie 'It Was Just an Accident' (16:13), Joachim Trier's newest film - 'Sentimental Value' (26:35), and predictions on how the festival & the general state of the world could affect awards voting (01:01:02).You can support us here.Please subscribe to our Newsletter.Hosts: AyishaGuests: Chris & OfiliProduction by: Ebuka

Text us your movie thoughts!Reel Week | 163:On this week's episode, we detail the major awards from this year's Festival de Cannes, including Palme d'Or winner Jafar Panahi for "It Was Just an Accident"Stay tuned for our Marquee topic of the show episode next week where we begin our 2025 Movie Homework.Next episode: Tron (1982) | 2025 Movie HomeworkSocials:Cristian on Twitter: @_isoCristianCristian on Letterboxd: isoCristianHugo on twitter: @Hugo_PinaiHugo on Letterboxd: Hugo_P7Jackson on Letterboxd: @jacksonwwellsHelpful Links Large Popcorn linktree Large Popcorn on Twitter: @ LargePopcornPod Dial-in to the show via SpeakPipe! Keep up with all the films we watch on every show at my letterboxd profile Check out our merch on bonfire!

Ep. 326: Manohla Dargis on Cannes 2025: Sentimental Value, Eddington, The Mastermind, Resurrection, Homebound, The Secret Agent, Sirat, The Plague, Jafar Panahi, Scarlett Johansson Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw, with your host, Nicolas Rapold. It's become a wonderful tradition at The Last Thing I Saw to conclude the Cannes Film Festival with a very special guest: Manohla Dargis, chief film critic of The New York Times. For the 2025 edition, we discuss a whole slew of films: Sentimental Value (directed by Joachim Trier), Eddington (Ari Aster), The Mastermind (Kelly Reichardt), Resurrection (Bi Gan), Homebound (Neeraj Ghaywan), The Secret Agent (Kleber Mendonca Filho), Sirat (Oliver Laxe), The Plague (Charlie Polinger). Dargis also considers the state of the industry and speaks about Jafar Panahi and Scarlett Johansson, both of whom she interviewed. Please support the production of this podcast by signing up at: rapold.substack.com Photo by Steve Snodgrass

In this special edition of Roqe, Jian Ghomeshi sits down with Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi for a rare and revealing conversation - one of his first ever in-studio interviews in Canada. Recorded at the Roqe Studio in Toronto, this 75-minute exchange spans the personal, political, and philosophical. From the Crown Prince's Five-Point Strategy for supporting grassroots resistance in Iran, to the growing wave of trucker strikes disrupting the regime's infrastructure, to his reflections on cultural censorship and Jafar Panahi's win at Cannes, to his fiercest detractors - this is a candid, honest, and wide-ranging discussion. Also on the table: legacy, identity, personal loss, criticism, exile, and the emotional toll of four decades of upheaval. Subtitled in Persian for global accessibility.

After a two-week hiatus, the BFG Podcast is back, and the culture belongs to us as usual. Host Neal Pollack has returned from his anniversary trip to the Continent, and Stephen Garrett was in Europe as well, covering the Cannes Film Festival like he has done every year since before he can remember. This year, Iranian dissident filmmaker Jafar Panahi won the Palme D'Or for his film 'It Was Just An Accident,' the sixth straight year a film distributed by Neon has taken the prize. Neal and Stephen discuss that and then Stephen does a speedy run-through of the festival, covering all the awards winners and other significant films, including the new Spike Lee movie, which he gets in just under the wire as Neal attempts to close out the segment.Nathan Fielder delivered a brilliant six episodes of television with Season 2 of The Rehearsal, which ostensibly is about airplane safety, and is about airplane safety, but is also about so much more. Omar Gallaga appears to talk with Neal about The Rehearsal's narrative sleight-of-hand, which they both love. But there's a curious phenomenon: It's mostly men who jibe with Nathan Fielder's comedy. Neal and Omar, or actors playing them, try to break down this curious situation. In the tradition of Nathan Fielder, they both fail and succeed at the same time.Stephen Garrett is back, to discuss Mission: Impossible: The Final Reckoning, which he saw at Cannes and which Neal saw at his usual spot, the Alamo Drafthouse Lakeline in Austin. Either way, it's a bombastic edition of the long-running action franchise. Both Neal and Stephen loved the extended submarine action sequence in the middle, and enjoyed a taste of the biplane action scene toward the end, but found the overwrought dialogue tiring, the characters thin at best, and some of the plot laughably stupid. It's about as subtle as a hammer to the face or a nuclear bomb that must be defused in five minutes.Did we mention that the podcast is back? Enjoy!

The 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival has ended but not without a few bumps along the way, including a full city power outage just hours before the Closing Ceremony. AwardsWatch Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade and Associate Editor Sophia Ciminello (along with a handful of contributors) were on the ground, watching the films that will soon be hitting future festivals and cinemas near you. On episode 288, we discuss our impressions of this year's fest as a first-timer (Ryan), a second-timer (Sophia) and a fourth-timer (Erik) from the city, the food, and of course, the films. And the coughing. So. much. coughing. We break down our favorites that we saw (and a few we really didn't like) like Sentimental Value, The Mastermind, Highest 2 Lowest, The History of Sound, Pillion and more, plus we look at the winners as chosen Academy Award-winning French actress Juliette Binoche and her jury, including Academy Award-winning American actress and filmmaker Halle Berry, Indian director and screenwriter Payal Kapadia, Italian actress Alba Rohrwacher, French-Moroccan writer Leïla Slimani, Congolese director, documentarist and producer Dieudo Hamadi, Korean director and screenwriter Hong Sangsoo, Mexican director, screenwriter and producer Carlos Reygadas and American actor Jeremy Strong. We had to talk about the NEON of it all, winning its sixth Palme d'Or in a row with Jafar Panahi's It Was Just an Accident, and buying up the lion's share of In Competition contenders to help shore that up. We look at how these wins could factor into the upcoming Oscar race as Cannes has become the new kickoff of awards season. You can listen to The AwardsWatch Podcast wherever you stream podcasts, from iTunes, iHeartRadio, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Spotify, Audible, Amazon Music, YouTube and more. This podcast runs 1h24m. We'll be back next week with the first part of our Best Actress Rankings.

Alla cerimonia di chiusura del Festival di Cannes, Panahi ha criticato apertamente la Repubblica Islamica, dicendo: "Nessuno ha il diritto di dirci cosa dobbiamo o non dobbiamo fare".

durée : 00:07:07 - Le Masque et la Plume - Le réalisateur iranien Jafar Panahi remporte la Palme d'or du 78e Festival de Cannes, après 14 ans d'interdiction de sortie du territoire. "Un simple accident" suit l'histoire d'ancien détenus iraniens, qui ont capturé un de leurs bourreaux. Qu'en ont pensé les critiques du Masque ?

durée : 00:54:53 - Les informés de franceinfo - Tous les jours, les informés débattent de l'actualité, ce dimanche 25 mai, autour de Victor Matet.

The 78th Cannes Film Festival closed with a rare power outage, but not before delivering a jolt of cinematic history. Iranian director Jafar Panahi won the Palme d'Or for 'It Was Just An Accident', marking his defiant return to the global stage after years of repression under Tehran's regime. Visibly emotional, Panahi dedicated the award to the people of Iran, urging unity and freedom.

A Palestinian doctor was at work in Nasser hospital in Khan Younis when nine of her ten children were killed and her husband wounded by an Israeli airstrike. It is the latest tragedy as Israel's military campaign continues to place a huge toll on the civilian population. The Israeli military says “the claim regarding harm to uninvolved civilians is under review”. We hear from a Bulgarian doctor who is working at the hospital.Also in the programme: The dissident Iranian director Jafar Panahi has won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival for "It Was Just an Accident" -- a movie shot in secret and inspired by his own experience in prison; and Five years after American author Jenine Cummins was vilified for her novel American Dirt, she tells us why she wrote her new book.(Picture: Civil defence teams carry a body after the strike in Khan Younis. Credit: Getty)

【聊了什么The What】 疲惫娇娃来戛纳电影节了！本期节目发自南法，娃们五天集中看了快二十部电影，本期节目和大家分享我们看片（工作）的心路历程，我们心中的金棕榈影片，以及当今世界电影创作的一些思考。本节目录制于5月22日，此刻我们还有三部电影没看，包括毕赣的《狂野时代》。更多戛纳趣闻，新闻发布会内容，以及最后一天观影的影评，请关注我们的小红书！ Your favorite CyberPink gals reporting live from the Cannes film festival! We watched almost 20 movies in the span of 5 days, the range was truly from highest to lowest. In this episode we unpack all the movies by category, highlight our Palme d'Or picks, and muse on the current state of the world and the stories that films are telling. This episode was recorded on May 22nd, so it does not include our reviews for the final day of films. Please head over to our Xiaohongshu for these additional reviews and extra behind the scenes content! 【时间轴 The When】 00:00 我们在戛纳的感受和吐槽 06:05 “戛纳影评人口碑解禁” 《风林火山》翻了个大的 09:15 我们此次看过的18部电影大致分成四类 10:33 第一类：”法西斯主义不行“；巴西电影《密探》影评 13:50 反抗极权的老登埃及电影《共和之鹰》影评 16:37 我们心中的金棕榈选手伊朗电影《普通事故》影评，极有力量的作品 27:00 第二类：”女性生命体验“；意大利电影《外面》影评 31:57 斯嘉丽·约翰逊演而优则导的第一部作品”Elenor the Great” 影评 35:47 日本女导演早川千惠关于家庭、死亡的电影《雷诺阿》影评 37:44 西班牙女导演卡拉·西蒙关于寻亲的半自传电影《朝圣》“Romeria”影评 43:12 求求导演再剪一个版本出来—《花漾少女杀人事件》影评 48:44 讲述波兰保姆故事的以色列电影《妈妈》和感官电影《阿尔法》 50:09 第三类：“成瘾物质“；让我们意外非常喜欢的法国电影《陨石》影评 53:47 一句话影评《时光留声》谢谢太太找两个帅哥把BL文拍成电影 54:10 一句话影评哥伦比亚电影《诗人》，意外喜欢的细糠 55:06 第四类：一些风格化电影和商业片《天国与地狱》，《幸福之路》，《腓尼基阴谋》 56:05 关于极化公共讨论的美国电影《艾丁顿》影评 58:05 金棕榈二号种子关于家庭、艺术、原谅的挪威电影《情感价值》，细糠！推荐！ 00:00 first impressions and rants about Cannes film festival 06:05 “Cannes reviews embargo lifted” — Juno Mak's Sons of the Neon Night crashed and burned 09:15 The 18 films we watched can be roughly grouped into four categories 10:33 Category 1: “Fascism is bad” — Review of Brazilian film The Secret Agent 13:50 a movie about resisting authoritarianism, but too much of an old man “know-it-all” POV — Review of Egyptian film Eagles of the Republic 16:37 Our personal Palme d'Or pick — Iranian film by director Jafar Panahi, A Simple Accident, a powerful work 27:00 Category 2: “Women's life experiences” — Review of Italian film Fuori 31:57 Scarlett Johansson's directorial debut Elenor the Great 35:47 Japanese director Chihiro Hayakawa's film on family and death Renoir 37:44 Semi-autobiographical Spanish film about searching for family — Romería by Carla Simón 43:12 Begging this director to release a new cut — Review of Girl on Edge 48:44 Israeli film Mama about a Polish nanny, and the sensory experience of Alpha 50:09 Category 3: “Addictive substances” (substance abuse) — Surprise favorite: French film Meteor 53:47 One-sentence review: History of Sound — Thanks to the director for casting two hot guys to make a BL film 54:10 One-sentence review: Colombian film Un Poeta — unexpectedly liked this subtle gem 55:06 Category 4: the “other” category, including highly stylized and commercial films — Highest to Lowest, Lucky Lu, Phoenician Scheme 56:05 Review of American film Eddington, about the polarization of public discourse 58:05 our Palme d'Or runner up — Norwegian film Sentimental Value, on family, art, and forgiveness. A gem! Highly recommended! 【疲惫红书 CyberRed】 除了播客以外，疲惫娇娃的几个女的在小红书上开了官方账号，我们会不定期发布【疲惫在读】、【疲惫在看】、【疲惫旅行】、【疲惫Vlog】等等更加轻盈、好玩、实验性质的内容。如果你想知道除了播客以外我们在关注什么，快来小红书评论区和我们互动。 Apart from the podcast, we have set up an official account on Xiaohongshu. We will periodically post content such as “CyberPink Reading,” “CyberPink Watching,” “CyberPink Traveling,” “CyberPink Vlog,” and more. Those are lighter, more fun and more experimental stuff about our lives. Leave us some comments on Xiaohongshu! 【买咖啡 Please Support Us】 如果喜欢这期节目并愿意想要给我们买杯咖啡： 海外用户：https://www.patreon.com/cyberpinkfm 海内用户：https://afdian.com/a/cyberpinkfm 商务合作邮箱：cyberpinkfm@gmail.com 商务合作微信：CyberPink2022 If you like our show and want to support us, please consider the following: Those Abroad: https://www.patreon.com/cyberpinkfm Those in China: https://afdian.com/a/cyberpinkfm Business Inquiries Email: cyberpinkfm@gmail.com Business Inquiries WeChat: CyberPink2022

Esta edición de Cannes será recordada, entre otras cosas, por una renovación en el cine de autor y por la presencia de Carla Simón y Oliver Laxe. Las películas de los directores españoles han tenido una excelente acogida y apuntan a un palmarés donde suenan otros nombres como el iraní Jafar Panahi, el noruego Joachim Trier y la alemana Mascha Schilinski. Recopilamos lo mejor del festival, repasamos los estrenos y os recomendamos 'Los tortuga', la nueva película de Belén Funes. En 30 minutos os ponemos al día de todo.

Esta edición de Cannes será recordada, entre otras cosas, por una renovación en el cine de autor y por la presencia de Carla Simón y Oliver Laxe. Las películas de los directores españoles han tenido una excelente acogida y apuntan a un palmarés donde suenan otros nombres como el iraní Jafar Panahi, el noruego Joachim Trier y la alemana Mascha Schilinski. Recopilamos lo mejor del festival, repasamos los estrenos y os recomendamos 'Los tortuga', la nueva película de Belén Funes. En 30 minutos os ponemos al día de todo.

Ep. 321: Alissa Wilkinson on Cannes 2025: Un Simple Accident, Pillion, Eleanor the Great, The Plague, Spike Lee Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw, with your host, Nicolas Rapold. I'm back at the Cannes Film Festival to talk about the highlights with another all-star cast of guests. This episode I sat down with Alissa Wilkinson, a New York Times movie critic who also has a new book out, We Tell Ourselves Stories: Joan Didion and the American Dream Machine. We spoke about the return of Jafar Panahi, in person, to Cannes, with his latest, Un Simple Accident (aka It Was Just an Accident), and three debut features: Eleanor the Great (Scarlett Johansson), Pillion (Harry Lighton), and The Plague (Charlie Polinger). Plus a few words on Spike Lee's latest, Highest 2 Lowest. Please support the production of this podcast by signing up at: rapold.substack.com Photo by Steve Snodgrass

Cannes 2025 is in full swing—and you can count on our on-the-Croisette crew of Film Comment contributors to cut through the noise with thoughtful dispatches, interviews, and Podcasts. This year's festival is packed with exciting premieres, including new films from Richard Linklater, Lynne Ramsay, Spike Lee, Bi Gan, Julia Ducournau, Wes Anderson, and many more. For our seventh episode from the film world's grandest event, Film Comment Editor Devika Girish is joined by critics Kong Rithdee (back by popular demand!) and Inney Prakash to debate two recent premieres from legendary auteurs: Jafar Panahi's It Was Just an Accident (2:33) and Lav Diaz's Magellan (14:12). Next, the group discusses one of the highlights of this year's Cannes Classics section, T'ang Shu Shuen's 1968 film The Arch (23:14), before turning to Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke's A Useful Ghost (29:09), which just won the Grand Prize at Cannes Critics' Week. Subscribe today to The Film Comment Letter for a steady stream of Cannes coverage, providing everything you need to know about the 2025 edition. Note: Around 18:00, we experienced some equipment problems that resulted in slight glitches on the audio track. We apologize for the inconvenience.