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Neon Sets Cannes Palme d’Or Winner ‘It Was Just An Accident’ October Release Date, Plans Major Oscar Campaign For Iranian Jafar Panahi’s Film
Cannes Palme d'Or winner 'It Was Just An Accident' gets a key October release date for Oscar campaign for the Iranian film from Jafar Panahi
Following the pattern Neon head Tom Quinn explained to me for Deadline’s Cannes Disruptors issue in May this film, which marks the sixth consecutive Palme d’Or win for Neon, will follow what he openly calls his “playbook” and emulate the release pattern employed for the company’s past two Palme d’Or/Oscar Best Picture winners, 2024’s Anora and 2019’s Parasite. However that film as well was not looked on favorably by Iran and instead became Germany’s official Oscar entry due to its filmmaker’s German residency. As Deadline pointed out at the time of its Cannes win last month, its strong connnection to French distributors, and the fact that Panahi’s daughter lives in France might make a similar case for that country to enter this very Iranian film as their official selection, but that seems highly unlikely.
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