{
  "id": 17932182,
  "title": "Mohammad Rasoulof Cites Jafar Panahi’s New Prison Sentence as He and O Mipo Receive Tokyo’s Kurosawa Akira Award: ‘Iranian Cinema Continues to Face Repression’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/mohammad-rasoulof-cites-jafar-panahis-new-prison-sentence-as-he-and-o",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-03T07:32:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/festivals/mohammad-rasoulof-cites-jafar-panahi-sentence-tokyo-kurosawa-award-1236938188/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Exiled Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof pointed to Jafar Panahi’s latest prison sentence as proof that Iranian cinema remains under repression, speaking at a Tokyo International Film Festival press conference for the Kurosawa Akira Award. Rasoulof and Japanese director O Mipo are this year’s recipients. “Of course, Iranian cinema continues to face repression, and my friends […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}