Golden Globe-nominated director Jafar Panahi sentenced to prison in Iran

Iran has sentenced Golden Globe nominated filmmaker Jafar Panahi to a year in prison in absentia along with a travel ban, on charges of “creating propaganda against the political system”.READ MORE: Golden Globes 2026 nominations have been announced – check out the full list herePaahi is the director of It Was Just An Accident, a thriller telling the story of a group of former prisoners who consider revenge on a man they believe to be their former jailer. The film won the Palme