{"id":2577,"date":"2026-06-26T09:05:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T09:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=2577"},"modified":"2026-06-26T09:05:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T09:05:41","slug":"iranian-oscar-nominee-jafar-panahi-was-on-karlovy-varys-guest-list-then-came-the-travel-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=2577","title":{"rendered":"Iranian Oscar Nominee Jafar Panahi Was on Karlovy Vary\u2019s Guest List. Then Came the Travel Ban."},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\n\tThe\u00a0Karlovy Vary\u00a0International\u00a0Film Festival\u00a0(KVIFF) was really hoping to welcome Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi (<em>It Was Just An Accident<\/em>) to its 60th edition and 80th anniversary edition in the Czech spa town. But a travel ban for the Oscar nominee and another prison sentence that he is facing in Iran shattered that hope. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=2575\">Ann Blyth, the Evil Daughter in \u2018Mildred Pierce,\u2019 Dies at 98<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tIn early June, an Iranian court upheld a verdict finding Panahi guilty of \u201cpropaganda against the regime,\u201d a sentence of one year in prison and a two-year travel ban. The Cannes Palme d\u2019Or 2025 winner is also prohibted from joining political and social groups and associations.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe Czech festival had eyed Panahi as a guest as part of the creative team behind\u00a0<em>Hijamat<\/em>, a Crystal Globe competition movie from Iranian director\u00a0Nader\u00a0Saeivar\u00a0(<em>The\u00a0Witness<\/em>), which was produced and edited by Panahi. The film, starring Kida Khodr Ramadan, Moritz Bleibtreu and Nastassja Kinski, focuses on Murad, 50, whose life is \u201cshaken to the core when he learns that his younger brother is gay,\u201d according to a synopsis. \u201cMurad would like to support his brother, but their traditional Muslim family is against it. As a result, he finds himself subjected to pressures from all sides \u2013 from his father, who has close ties to the local imam, and from his brother\u2019s circle of friends as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cWe were in touch with Mr. Panahi because we were helping to release his film <em>It Was Just an Accident<\/em> in Czech cinemas in January, so we did some online interviews\u201d for that, KVIFF artistic director Karel Och tells <em>THR<\/em>. \u201cBecause of his crucial involvement in <em>Hijamat<\/em>, we wanted him to come with the team. It was a plan until the day we found out about his passport being taken away.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=2573\">Sombr Enlists \u2018Obsession\u2019 Star Inde Navarrette and \u2018Off Campus\u2019 Actor Josh Heuston for New Music Video<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tThat left Och and the KVIFF team with a mix of feelings. \u201cObviously, we\u2019re very sad,\u201d he says. \u201cWe just can\u2019t stop admiring this man, not just for his artistry, but also for his human approach and his courage, which is just jaw-dropping. And it\u2019s not just Mr. Panahi.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\n\tIndeed, KVIFF has screened films from Iran filmmakers, including Soheil Beiraghi\u2018s fourth feature,\u00a0<em>Bidad<\/em>\u00a0(<em>Outcry<\/em>), which last year won the Special Jury Prize,\u00a0and also featured a 2023 retrospective of Iranian underground cinema. \u201cWe know how Iranian filmmakers who are dealing with certain elements and topics in their movies are aware of the consequences, yet they are fearless,\u201d Och explains. \u201cAnd that\u2019s something that is really mind-blowing and something to marvel at.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tOch highlights that in its selection, the KVIFF programming team looks for \u201cthe art of film, but also something with strong political commentary,\u201d explaining: \u201cWe would probably not screen a film which  is just a statement, but we are always really happy and keen to support a good film which has a political tone and very clear political ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=2571\">\u2018Love Island USA\u2019 Islander Alannah Keyser Removed From Casa Amor After Resurfaced Video<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iranian Oscar nominee Jafar Panahi was offered to come to Karlovy Vary for the 2026 film festival. 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