Pol Media Presents: ORANGE COUNTY
July 19th - 21st
3 Nights. 6 Screenings. 6 Q&As. Orange County, CA.
Starlight Triangle Square Cinemas
1870 Harbor Blvd, Costa Mesa, CA 92627
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Behrouz Vossoughi Talks In Depth About the Process Behind His Performances in an Exclusive Acting Masterclass Moderated by Shahab Hosseini
Pol Media Presents is back by popular demand. This time in Orange County. For 3 nights, celebrate Iranian Cinema and learn performance from the masters with honored special guests, legendary Iranian actor Behrouz Vossoughi moderated by Cannes Palme d'Or Best Actor Shahab Hosseini. Each night we screen an independent Iranian film featuring Mr. Hosseini at 6PM, followed by a Q&A with Mr. Hosseini in-person. Then we highlight one of Mr. Vossoughi's top films at 9PM, followed by an in-depth Q&A, where Mr. Vossoughi will dive deep into the process behind his most acclaimed roles, in-person, moderated by Shahab Hosseini. The screenings series will serve as both a deep appreciation of Iranian Cinema and Culture, and an unparalleled Masterclass in Acting and Performance.
Behrouz Vossoughi is one of Iran's most legendary actors. Despite more than 40 years out of the spotight, he is still an international superstar and the most beloved actor of all time in Iran, as well as a role model for an entire generation of Iranians living in Iran and around the world. Voussoughi has starring and featured appearances in more than 90 films, including Qeysar, Dash Akol, Gavaznha, Sooteh-Delan & Tangsir. He became a major star as the brooding hero of the revenge drama Qeysar (1969), directed by Masoud Kimiai and received the Best Actor Award at the Sepas Film Festival for the role. In addition to his work in films, television, radio and theater, Behrouz's performances have earned him awards and recognition at several international film festivals, including the Lifetime Achievement Award at the San Francisco International Film Festival in 2006. In 2000, at the San Francisco Film Festival award ceremony, Abbas Kiarostami was awarded the Akira Kurosawa Prize for lifetime achievement in directing, but then gave it to Vossoughi for his contribution to Iranian cinema. Voussghi was one of the first to play in American and European Co-Productions such as in Caravans (1978) co-starring with Anthony Quinn, Jennifer O'Neill and Michael Sarrazin. He is certainly the Iranian actor who paved the road for a new generation of Iranians working today in Iran and abroad.
Shahab Hosseini is one of today's top Iranian actors. His acting career took off with his performance in movies such as Tahmineh Milani's The Fifth Reaction (2003) (Vakonesh-e-Panjom) and Superstar (2009). He won the Crystal Simorgh from Tehran's 27th Fajr International Film Festival for his performance as Kourosh in "Superstar". Two years later, he received the Diploma of Honor from Fajr Film Festival and the Silver Bear Award from the prestigious Berlin International Film Festival for his memorable role as the hot-tempered Hodjat in Asghar Farhadi's internationally critically acclaimed film Academy Award-winner, A Separation (2011). He has also received several nominations and awards from Iran's House of Cinema including Best Actor in a Lead Role for his performance in Asghar Fardadi's previous film, About Elly (2009). In 2016, he won Festival de Cannes Palme d'Or Best Actor award for his memorable lead role in Asghar Farhadi's Academy Award-winner The Salesman (2016).
Pol Media is a Pioneer Distributor of International Films. Pol Media Presents this Celebration of Iranian Cinema and will continue with Celebrations of Cinema from Around the World.