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Sydney Film Festival 2025: It Was Just An Accident wins top prize

Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi has been awarded the Sydney Film Prize at the Sydney Film Festival.

16 Jun 2025 15:00

Paul Dalgarno

It Was Just An Accident. Image: Sydney Film Festival.

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It Was Just An Accident. Image: Sydney Film Festival.

Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi has been awarded the Sydney Film Prize, winning the Official Competition at the Sydney Film Festival for his film It Was Just An Accident (2025).

Panahi accepted the award in person to a standing ovation from the audience at the SFF Closing Night Ceremony last nigh in Sydney’s State Theatre.

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Paul Dalgarno

Paul Dalgarno is author of the novels A Country of Eternal Light (2023) and Poly (2020); the memoir And You May Find Yourself (2015); and the creative non-fiction book Prudish Nation (2023). He was formerly Deputy Editor of The Conversation and joined ScreenHub as Managing Editor in 2022. X: @pauldalgarno. Insta: @dalgarnowrites

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