Overview
- Deadline published the full script for the Neon release, which won the Palme d’Or and represents France on the Academy’s International Feature shortlist.
- IndieWire featured Panahi discussing the film’s climactic staging and performance choices without revealing story details.
- The film’s awards run includes Gotham wins, four Golden Globe nominations, a Los Angeles Film Critics screenplay prize, and an AFI Special Award.
- Editor Amir Etminan described a covert Tehran shoot using lightweight gear and a MacBook Air, with editing begun in Iran and completed in France with Les Films Pelléas.
- Coverage also notes reporting that Panahi was sentenced in absentia this month to a one-year prison term and a two-year travel ban, a development shadowing the international campaign.