Jafar Panahi

Jafar Panahi is an Iranian filmmaker whose socially engaged dramas often examine censorship, gender, and everyday life through a realist style. After assisting Abbas Kiarostami, he made his feature debut with *The White Balloon* (1995), which won Cannes’ Caméra d’Or. His major films include *The Circle*, *This Is Not a Film*, *Taxi*, and *3 Faces*, earning him top honors at Cannes, Venice, Berlin, and Locarno.