Jafar Panahi
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- July 11, 1960
- Birthplace
- Mianeh, Iran
Jafar Panahi (born in July 11, 1960) 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 Curtain, and Taxi) shot after his arrest. The director did not attend the premiere due to being banned from leaving Iran. Panahi is a student of Abbas Kiarostami, whose influence is especially clear in Three Faces, reminiscent of such acclaimed masterpieces as The Wind Will Carry Us and Taste of Cherry.
Filmography
Hijamat 2026
Editor
On the Road with Abbas Kiarostami 2026
as Self
South of Tehran 2026
as Self
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi? 2026
as Self, Director
It Was Just an Accident 2025
Director, Producer, Screenplay, Casting
The Witness 2025
Writer, Editor
And, Towards Happy Alleys 2023
as Self
No Bears 2022
as Jafar Panahi, Writer, Director, Producer
Jiseok 2022
as Self
Hit the Road 2021
Producer
The Year of the Everlasting Storm 2021
Actor, Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Executive Producer
Life 2021
as Self, Director, Cinematography, Editor, Producer, Story
Nasrin 2020
as Self
Hidden 2020
as Self, Director, Director of Photography
Celles qui chantent 2020
Director
The Alien 2020
Screenplay, Editor
3 Faces 2018
as Jafar Panahi, Director, Writer, Producer
76 Minutes and 15 seconds with Abbas Kiarostami 2016
as Self
A Very Ordinary Citizen 2015
Screenplay
Taxi 2015
as Self, Producer, Screenplay, Director, Music, Director of Photography, Editor, Sound Mixer, Story
Closed Curtain 2013
as Jafar Panahi, Director, Screenplay, Editor, Producer
This Is Not a Film 2011
as Self, Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Producer, Editor
The Accordion 2010
Director, Producer, Writer, Editor
The White Meadows 2009
Editor
Critic 2008
as Self
Persian Carpet 2007
Director, Screenplay
Untying the Knot 2007
Director
Offside 2006
Writer, Director, Producer, Editor
Iran: A Cinematographic Revolution 2006
as Self
Verdict 2005
Editor
Border Café 2005
Editor
- Cinema Iran
Cinema Iran 2005
as Self
Friday's Soldiers 2004
Editor
Journey to the Land of the Traveler 2004
Actor
Crimson Gold 2003
Director, Editor, Producer
The Circle 2000
Director, Editor, Producer, Idea
The Mirror 1997
Director, Editor, Writer, Producer
The White Balloon 1995
Director, Editor, Story, Production Design
Behind the Scenes of 'Under the Olive Trees' 1994
as Self
Through the Olive Trees 1994
as Panahi (uncredited), Assistant Director
- Akharin emtehan
Akharin emtehan 1992
Director
The Friend 1992
Director
- The Second Look
The Second Look 1989
Director
- Yarali bashlar
Yarali bashlar 1988
Director
Credits from TMDB.