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"France announced Wednesday that it has selected the Iranian director Jafar Panahi's Palme d'Or-winning drama It Was Just an Accident as its submission to the Academy Awards. The selection gives an Oscar pathway to a film that Iran was certain not to select itself. Panahi, who has spent much of the last 15 years either under house arrest, banned from travel or incarcerated, made It Was Just an Accident," like his previous films, in his native Iran without government permission."
The Independent covers issues from reproductive rights to climate change and Big Tech, investigating financials and producing documentaries while avoiding paywalls. Donations fund reporters to cover both sides of stories and keep journalism accessible to a broad political spectrum. France selected Iranian director Jafar Panahi's Palme d'Or-winning drama It Was Just an Accident as its submission to the Academy Awards, providing an Oscar pathway for a film Iran would not select. Panahi made the film in Iran without government permission after years of house arrest and travel bans. The Academy adjusted rules to let refugee or asylum filmmakers be represented by other countries.
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