{"id":5609699,"date":"2025-09-19T23:53:59","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T23:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/?post_type=app_news&p=5609699"},"modified":"2025-09-26T20:39:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T20:39:28","slug":"jafar-panahis-it-was-just-an-accident-selected-as-frances-official-entry-to-the-oscars","status":"publish","type":"app_news","link":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/news\/jafar-panahis-it-was-just-an-accident-selected-as-frances-official-entry-to-the-oscars\/","title":{"rendered":"Jafar Panahi\u2019s “It Was Just an Accident” Selected as France\u2019s Official Oscar Entry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Based on his own time in an Iranian prison, Panahi\u2019s new thriller centers on the life of Vahid (Vahid Mobasseri), an Azerbaijani auto mechanic, who was blindfolded and interrogated by Iranian authorities. A chance encounter with a man named Eghbal (Ebrahim Azizi) in his workshop leads Vahid to believe him to be one of his former torturers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It Was Just an Accident<\/em> was part of the official French film selection at the 48th<\/sup> Mill Valley French Festival<\/a>, co-presented by Villa Albertine San Francisco. The film has received several prestigious awards, including the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival and the Film Prize at the Sydney Film Festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Acclaimed for films including Taxi (2015)<\/em>, 3 Faces (2018)<\/em>, and No Bears (2022)<\/em>, Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi has longstanding ties with France, where his work has been widely supported and celebrated. It Was Just An Accident<\/em>, deepens this connection as it was co-produced in France by Les Films Pell\u00e9as, with the support of Arte France Cin\u00e9ma. This collaboration highlights the important role France continues to play in making Panahi\u2019s singular and courageous cinema accessible to international audiences. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The selection of the Persian-language feature, follows the success of France\u2019s Spanish-language entry last year, Emilia Perez<\/em>, which took home two awards in the Best Supporting Actress (Zoe Salda\u00f1a) and Best Original Song (“El mal”) categories.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It Was Just An Accident <\/em>was part of the new features presented at the\u00a052nd Telluride Film Festival. The film will be screened in the U.S. at the New York Film Festival<\/a> on October 2 – 3, and 8. and will be released on October 15 by Neon. \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5545479,"menu_order":0,"template":"","app_discipline":[219],"app_city_tax":[235],"app_news_type":[],"class_list":["post-5609699","app_news","type-app_news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","app_discipline-cinema","app_city_tax-all-cities"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nJafar Panahi\u2019s "It Was Just an Accident" Selected as France\u2019s Official Oscar Entry - Villa Albertine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/news\/jafar-panahis-it-was-just-an-accident-selected-as-frances-official-entry-to-the-oscars\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Jafar Panahi\u2019s "It Was Just an Accident" Selected as France\u2019s Official Oscar Entry - Villa Albertine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Based on his own time in an Iranian prison, Panahi\u2019s new thriller centers on the life of Vahid (Vahid Mobasseri), an Azerbaijani auto mechanic, who was blindfolded and interrogated by Iranian authorities. 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