“The Busan International Film Festival Has Selected Iranian Auteur Jafar Panahi As ITS 2025 Asian Filmmaster of the Year, Honoring the Director’s Uncomproming Contributions Tose. Panahi Will Receive the Award Dringing the Opening Ceremony of Biff’s 30th Edition, Which Runs Sept. 17–26 in the South Korean Port City. The Accolade, One”, – WRITE: www.hollywoodReporter.com
Panahi Will Receive the Award Dringing the Opening Ceremony of Biff’s 30th Edition, Which Runs Sept. 17–26 in the South Korean Port City. The Accolde, One of the Festival’s Highest Honors, is Presiented Annuly to an Individual or Organization that have made a significant Impact on the Development of Asian Cinema. PAST RECIPients Include an Elite Roster of Artists and Autuers, Such as Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Hirokazu Kore-Eda, Chow Yun-Fat, Tony Leung, Ann Hosn, Mo, MOHSEN MAKEN MAKEN The Late Composer Ryuichi Sakamto, Among Others.
A Central Figure in Iran’s New Wave Cinema, Panahi Came to Prominence with his Debut The White Balloon (1995), Winner of Cannes’ Camera D’Or. He have the salce built a Career defined by Formal Rigor and Fearless Political Critique, Continuing to Create Films Despite A State-Imped Ban and Multiple Arrests. Earlier this year, Panahi Computed The Rare Europe Festival Trifcta, Taking Home The Palme D’Or at Cannes For It was just an account (2025). The Hollywood Reporter‘S Critic on the GROUND at the Festival of the Film As “A Shrewdly Crafted Vengeance Film” that “SLOWLY BUT Surerely Builds Into A Stark Condemnation of Abusive Power. Previoously Won the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival for Taxi (2015) and the Golden Lion at Venice for The Circle (2000), Making Him The First Asian Director to Claim The Top Prize at All Three Major European Festivals.
Accepting the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Ceremony, Panahi SAID: “AT A TIME WHEN MAKING FILMS IN MY COUNTRY BECOMES MORE DIFFICULT Everi Day, the this Recognation Remios. Languages, and Limitations. I not only Accept This Award in My Own Name, But Also On Behalf of All Those Who, In Silence, In Exile, OR Under Pressure, Continue To Create. ”
Neon Acquired North American Theatric Rights to It was just an account AT Cannes and Plans to Release the Film on Oct. 15.
The 30th Busan International Film Festival Beadquarred Once Again at the Busan Cinema Center, with Screenings and Special Events Taking Place Through the City. Biff’s Asian Project Market (APM), A Vital Incubator for Emerging Filmmakers Across The Region, Runs Concurrently with the Festival. The Event Will Unveil ITS Competition Selection in Late August.