Jafar Panahi to announce shock retirement?

By Smith Alexander
Tehran
Last updated on June 15, 2025

Panahi created a stir on Saturday when rumors have surfaced that his career was over.

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Sad news for Panahi fans. Speculation had been rife that the Iranian director best known for The Circle or The White Balloon, will announce his retirement from all public activities, at age 64, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 15/06/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Being a director isn't fun anymore

“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being a director-screenwriter-producer just isn't fun anymore,” he might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that he may branch out into other creative fields he is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.

#ThankYouJafar

For a little while on Saturday evening, #ThankYouJafar was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made him make the decision.