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Jafar Panahi

Jury president Darren Aronofsky holds the Golden Bear for Best Film for the film "Taxi" by Jafar Panahi as he stands between presenter Anke Engelke and festival director Dieter Kosslick at the awards ceremony of the 65th Berlinale International Film Festi

Banned from filmmaking, this Iranian director ignored his government — and it’s paying off

Arts

In 2010, the Iranian government slapped filmmaker Jafar Panahi with a 20-year ban on filmmaking. But Panahi has defied the ban and made three more movies, one of which won the Golden Bear at this year’s Berlin International Film Festival.

Women sports stadiums Iran

Iranian women fight for the right to attend sports events in their country

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Jafar Panahi’s symbolic presence at Berlinale

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