Jafar Panahi

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1960-07-11 (65 years old)

Place of Birth

Mianeh, Iran

Jafar Panahi

Biography

Jafar Panahi is a representative of Iranian “New Wave.” He is one of the leaders of contemporary Iranian cinema. Panahi’s work, from his first attempts to discuss social issues to his later and braver discussions of taboo topics in Iran are a creative reflection on the nature of cinema and human society, and are imbued with humanity. In 2010, the court in Iran sentenced Jafar Panahi to six years in prison. In addition, according to the sentence, Panahi was banned from making films for 20 years, giving interviews to local and international media outlets, and leaving Iran. Three Faces was his fourth film (after This Is Not a Film, Closed Curtai...

Production

2006

Offside

as Director

2006

Offside

as Writer

2003

Crimson Gold

as Director

1997

The Mirror

as Director

2000

The Circle

as Director

1995

2011

2011

2020

The Alien

as Editor

2020

The Alien

as Screenplay

2010

The Accordion

as Director

2022

No Bears

as Director

2022

No Bears

as Writer

2013

Closed Curtain

as Director

2013

Closed Curtain

as Screenplay

2021

Hit the Road

as Producer

2021

The Year of the Everlasting Storm

as Director of Photography

2021

2015

Taxi

as Producer

2015

Taxi

as Screenplay

2015

Taxi

as Director

2022

No Bears

as Producer

2007

Untying the Knot

as Director

2021

Life

as Director

2015

2015

Taxi

as Music

2011

This Is Not a Film

as Director of Photography

2018

3 Faces

as Director

2018

3 Faces

as Writer

2018

3 Faces

as Producer

2015

Taxi

as Director of Photography

2015

Taxi

as Editor

1994

Through the Olive Trees

as Assistant Director

2025

The Witness

as Writer

2025

The Witness

as Editor

2011

2011

2009

1995

2013

Closed Curtain

as Producer

2013

1988

Yarali bashlar

as Director

1992

Akharin emtehan

as Director

1989

The Second Look

as Director

1992

The Friend

as Director

2004

2010

The Accordion

as Editor

2010

The Accordion

as Producer

2010

The Accordion

as Writer

2003

Crimson Gold

as Editor

2003

Crimson Gold

as Producer

1997

The Mirror

as Writer

1997

The Mirror

as Producer

1997

The Mirror

as Editor

2000

The Circle

as Editor

2000

The Circle

as Producer

2007

Persian Carpet

as Director

2007

Persian Carpet

as Screenplay

2020

2006

Offside

as Producer

2020

Hidden

as Director

2005

Verdict

as Editor

2020

Hidden

as Director of Photography

2005

Border Café

as Editor

2000

The Circle

as Idea

1995

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