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Iran has sentenced Palme d'Or-winning filmmaker Jafar Panahi successful absentia to 1 twelvemonth successful situation and a question prohibition implicit "propaganda activities" against the country, his lawyer told AFP connected Monday.
The condemnation includes a two-year question prohibition and prohibition of Panahi from rank successful immoderate governmental oregon societal groups, lawyer Mostafa Nili told AFP, adding that they would record an appeal.
Nili said the charges against Panahi were engaging successful "propaganda activities" against the authorities but did not elaborate. "Mr. Panahi is extracurricular Iran close now," helium added.
Panahi, 65, won the Cannes Film Festival's apical prize this twelvemonth for It Was Just an Accident, a movie successful which 5 ex-inmates contemplate whether to nonstop revenge connected a antheral they judge to beryllium their erstwhile jailer.
Last month, helium was connected a circuit of the United States visiting Los Angeles, New York and Telluride to beforehand his latest Oscar-hopeful movie.
The movie has been selected by France arsenic its authoritative information for the Academy Awards, and is wide expected to marque the shortlist for the Best International Feature astatine the gala lawsuit successful March.
Panahi's triumph was reported by Iranian media which astatine the clip hailed the grant with a representation of him.
Panahi has won a big of prizes astatine European movie festivals and showcased his debut movie The White Balloon successful Cannes successful 1995 which won an grant for champion archetypal feature.
In 2010, Panahi was banned from making movies and from leaving the state aft supporting wide anti-government protests a twelvemonth earlier and making a bid of films that critiqued the authorities of modern Iran.
Convicted of "propaganda against the system", helium was sentenced to six years successful jailhouse but served lone 2 months down bars earlier being released connected bail.
A twelvemonth aft being handed a 20-year prohibition connected filmmaking helium dispatched a documentary with the rubric This is Not a Film to the Cannes Festival connected a flash thrust stashed successful a cake.
His 2015 movie Taxi featured him acting arsenic a taxi operator and was changeable wholly successful a car.
In 2022, helium was arrested successful transportation with protests by a radical of filmmakers but was released astir 7 months later.
Iranian filmmakers, salient media figures and celebrities are intimately monitored successful Iran and their enactment reviewed for contented deemed captious of the Islamic republic.
Last year, multi-award-winning manager Mohammad Rasoulof fled Iran to flight a situation condemnation connected charges of "collusion against nationalist security".
