Iran megastar launches film studio in US

Iranian megastar Shahab Hosseini has established a film studio in the US.

The studio titled 'Nedaye Haft Aseman' (meaning Call of Seven Skies) is seeking to discover and support talents in cinema and theater, Hosseini said in an Instagram post on Friday.

He also said that the studio has as its twin sister Seven Skies Entertainment in the US, which intends to produce films and plays based on “rich Persian culture and literature in order to achieve a high status for the culture and literature in the global market.”

Hosseini has produced 'Midnight Sun' directed by Shobeir Shirazi on Romanian playwright Matei Visniec’s 'The Story of the Panda Bears Told by a Saxophonist Who Has a Girlfriend in Frankfurt'.

The movie had its premiere at the Roxie Theater in San Francisco on May 12. It was also screened in Los Angeles, San Jose and Sacramento.

Born in 1974, Hosseini started his TV career with hosting the TV show 'Oxygen' and then appeared in TV series such as 'After the Rain' in 2000.

His cinematic debut was in 'Rokhsareh'. His acting career took off with his performance in movies such as 'Fifth Reaction' for which he was nominated for a Golden Statue from the Iran Cinema Celebration.

His great performance in 'Candle in the Wind' saw him nominated for the Golden Statue for best actor in a supporting role from the Iran Cinema Celebration and a Fajr International Film Festival's Crystal Simorgh.

In 2009, his outstanding performance in 'Superstar' won him a Crystal Simorgh from the Fajr International Film Festival .

In 2011, he won the prestigious Silver Berlin Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival for his memorable role in 'A Separation'. The role also earned him a nomination for the Chlotrudis Award at the Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film.

Hosseini won the best actor award at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival for his role in Asghar Farhadi’s ‘The Salesman’.

In 2013 he experienced directing with 'The Resident of the Middle Floor' and later he directed 'Come with Me' in 2015.

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