Ghazal Partou is an Iranian-Canadian actress and multidisciplinary artist.
She has been honoured with numerous awards, including the "Lead Actress" Special Mention from the Five Continents International Film Festival, the Best Acting award from the Ark Gate International Film Festival, the Toronto Arts Foundation/TELUS "Newcomer Artist" award, the Persbook Contemporary Art award, and the National Sculpture Biennial award in Tehran. Ghazal earned her B.A. and acting degree in Iran and continued her education at the Toronto Film School.
Her extensive knowledge of visual art and drama has empowered her to broaden her creative horizons. She strives to establish an engaging connection with her audience, sparking fresh inquiries in their minds. By reimagining and transforming familiar concepts, she uses them as a means for fresh expression, an expression deeply rooted in daily life yet ultimately revealing and narrating the concealed layers beneath those familiar themes.
Since she arrived in Canada, Ghazal has actively participated in various thought-provoking artistic projects, serving as an actor, performance artist, director, creative director, and designer. Her overarching aspiration is to fully embrace Toronto's multicultural potential, discover a universal artistic language, and forge connections at the core of humanity that transcend race, language, nationality, and ethnicity. She seeks to narrate and illustrate all those untold stories of human life.
