Toronto 2011: Palisades Tartan Accumulates U.S., U.K. Privileges to Iranian Director Doc

TORONTO-1 week after Mojtaba Mirtahmasb was barred by Iran from associated his documentary This Isn't a movie towards the Toronto Film Festival, Palisades Tartan has acquired all U.S. and U.K. privileges towards the clandestine film, aboutfamous Iranian director Jafar Panahi.our editor recommends'Darkness,' 'Promises' on Toronto top 10Toronto 2011 Critic's Preview: Why the Festival Matters Toronto 2011: Iran Bars Filmmaker From Attending Film Festival TORONTO Worldwide FILM FESTIVAL Mirtahmasb and Panahi co-directed the documentary--shot privately with an apple iphone and smuggled into France inside a cake because of its world premiere in the Cannes Film Festival in May-examines Panahi's day-to-day existence since being placed directly under house arrest for his political sights. Panahi, who authored the documentary, is also banned from filmmaking for 25 years. Within the 75-minute documentary Panahi sometimes appears speaking to his family and lawyer on the telephone, and talking about his plight with Mirtahmasb, a longtime friend and fellow Iranain filmmaker. PHOTOS: Toronto FIlm Festival 13 Films to understand About the eve of Toronto, Mirtahmasb was detained in the airport terminal in Tehran and banned from departing the nation. The offer for U.S. and U.K. privileges was struck between Palisades Tartan and Wide Management. STORY: Toronto 2011: Iran Bars Filmmaker From Attending Film Festival This film is of indisputable importance today, especially among the present Middle-Eastern unrest, and that we anticipate discussing this effective and significant film," Tartan leader-Boss Soumya Sriraman stated. Since his detention last year, Panahi's cause has won the support from the worldwide film community, including when Juliette Binoche required to the level at Cannes transporting an indication that read Jafar Panahi Isabella Rossellini adopted suit in the Berlin Worldwide Film Festival. Company directors including Joel and Ethan Coen, Francis Ford Coppola, Jonathan Demme, Robert P Niro, Curtis Hanson, Jim Jarmusch, Ang Lee, Richard Linklater, Terrence Malick, Michael Moore, Robert Redford, Martin Scorsese, James Schamus, Paul Schrader, Steven Soderbergh, Steven Spielberg, Oliver Stone and Ernest Wiseman have signed instructions of support with his release. As well as in December, Sean Penn, Martin Scorsese, Harvey Weinstein were among individuals signing an Amnesty Worldwide petition. Related Subjects Toronto Worldwide Film Festival Worldwide Jafar Panahi