"Hours earlier, his lawyer shared that Panahi was sentenced in absentia to a year in prison in Iran. According to his lawyer, Mostafa Nili, who posted about the sentence on X and shared the news with Agence France-Presse, the sentence also includes a two-year ban on travel from Iran and a prohibition of any association with political groups, on charges of "propaganda activities against the system." Nili added that Panahi's legal team plans to appeal the ruling."
"In his acceptance speech for best original screenplay, he dedicated the award to "filmmakers who keep the camera rolling in silence, without support, and at times risking everything they have, only with their faith in truth and humanity." "I hope that this dedication would be considered a small tribute," he added, through an interpreter, "to all filmmakers who have been deprived of the right to see and to be seen, but continue to create and to exist.""
Jafar Panahi attended New York's Gotham Awards where It Was Just an Accident won multiple prizes including best international feature, best director and best original screenplay. Hours earlier his lawyer said Panahi was sentenced in absentia to one year in prison, plus a two-year travel ban and a prohibition on association with political groups on charges of "propaganda activities against the system." Panahi's legal team plans to appeal. Last month Panahi toured the U.S. to promote the film, which won the Palme d'Or at Cannes and is France's submission for best international feature at the Oscars. The film follows ex-prisoners in Iran considering revenge against a suspected former jailer and was shot in secret.
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