Ai Weiwei vs Jafar Panahi
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Compare the life timelines of Ai Weiwei (1957–present) and Jafar Panahi (1960–present) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 66 years, from 1960 to 2026.
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Ai Weiwei (1957–present)
- — Born in Beijing, China Verified
- — Family sent into internal exile Verified
- — Enrolled at the Beijing Film Academy Verified
- — Co-founded the Stars art group Verified
- — Moved to New York City Verified
- — Returned to China Verified
- — Artistic consultant for the Beijing National Stadium Verified
- — Sunflower Seeds installed at Tate Modern Verified
- — Detained by Chinese authorities Verified
- — Left China for Berlin Verified
Jafar Panahi (1960–present)
- — Born in Mianeh, Iran Verified
- — Studied filmmaking in Tehran Verified
- — Worked as assistant director to Abbas Kiarostami Verified
- — The White Balloon won the Caméra d'Or at Cannes Verified
- — The Circle won the Golden Lion at Venice Verified
- — Offside won the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival Verified
- — Sentenced to prison and banned from filmmaking Verified
- — Taxi won the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival Verified
- — Imprisoned in Tehran and released the following year Verified
- — Won the Palme d'Or at Cannes for It Was Just an Accident Verified