Jafar Panahi reportedly sentenced in absentia to five years and one month in Iran

The Hollywood Reporter, citing Tehran-based journalist Mansour Jahani, reports that an Iranian court sentenced filmmaker Jafar Panahi in absentia to five years and one month in prison. Jahani said Panahi was in Iran but had not been imprisoned as of October 27, 2026. Deadline also reports the sentence, citing local media, and says Panahi’s lawyer told Emtedad News Agency that the court ordered asset confiscation and two-year travel and social media bans.