The newcomer’s tragicomic debut, inspired by his childhood under Saddam Hussein, earns raves and the only audience prize ...

Playing the Cannes Film Festival, Hasan Hadi’s compassionate directorial debut follows two Iraqi children living under Saddam ...

The Caméra d'Or, which is awarded at the end of each Cannes Film Festival to a first feature film, was awarded to Hasan ...

Hasan Hadi, the first filmmaker from Iraq to be selected for the prestigious Cannes Festival, on Saturday won a top prize for ...

Cannes: In his debut feature, Iraqi filmmaker Hasan Hadi wisely prioritizes character and story, letting brutal dictatorship ...

Cate Blanchett presented the award to Jafar Panahi, who three years ago was imprisoned in Iran before going on a hunger ...

The film, “Un Simple Accident,” was directed by Jafar Panahi, a longtime festival favorite. The award capped a contest that ...

Observantly realized and filled with lived-in details, the Directors' Fortnight selection marks a compassionate and winsome debut, packed with an unassuming punch. It’s Iraq in the 1990s — as ...

Iraqi filmmaker Hasan Hadi has won the Directors’ Fortnight People’s Choice Award at the Cannes Film Festival for his poignant, darkly comic debut feature The President’s Cake. The €7,500 ...

Iraqi director Hasan Hadi's debut feature, "The President's Cake," which screens in Directors’ Fortnight, is the first film ...

A review of Cannes Film Festival Directors Fortnight entry The President's Cake which is the first film from Iraq ...