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This Is Not A Film (Jafar Panahi, Cannes 2011)

 

Most prints for films premiering at Cannes are delivered to the Croisette by private helicopter, or clutched in the sweaty paws of their devoted directors. Jafar Panahi's new film, This Is Not a Film, was smuggled into the country on a USB stick buried inside acake posted from Iran to Paris. 

Imprisoned Iranian Film Directors Honoured At Cannes.

Jafar Panahi

Imprisoned Iranian film-makers Mohammad Rasoulof and Jafar Panahi have both found success in Cannes. 



Mohammad Rasoulof's latest film Good Bye (Bé Omid É Didar) has found a world wide distributor.



Jafar Panahi will be awarded the Carrosse d'Or in absentia. The Carrosse d'Or (or Golden Coach), awarded by the Société des Réalisateurs de Films (SRF), rewards film-makers' courage and independence of thought.