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Websites

The Academy Players

US Casting Directory, based in Los Angeles.

BAFTA

The UK's leading organisation promoting and rewarding the best in film, television and interactive media.

Breakdown Services

New York, Los Angeles and Vancouver.

The Casting Directors Guild

Professional organisation of Casting Directors in the film, television, theatre and commercials communities in the UK who have joined together to further their common interests in establishing a recognised standard of professionalism in the industry, enhancing the stature of the profession, providing a free exchange of information and ideas, honouring the achievements of members and standardisation of working practices within the industry.

Conference of Drama Schools

Comprises Britain’s 22 leading Drama Schools. CDS exists in order to strengthen the voice of the member schools, to set and maintain the highest standards of training within the vocational drama sector, and to make it easier for prospective students to understand the range of courses on offer and the application process.

Directors Guild of Great Britain

Represents directors in all media: film, television, theatre, radio, opera, commercials, corporate, multimedia and new technology. It is a trade union, offering help with contracts, a campaigning voice, formulating policy to influence the future of the industry, and advice for members to meet and share their skills.

Equity

The only UK Trade Union to represent artists from across the entire spectrum of arts and entertainment.

FilmMakers

Germany's biggest database of actors and artists.

National Council for Drama Training (NCDT)

A partnership of employers in the theatre, broadcast and media industry, employee representatives and training providers.

Showcast

Casting Directory for Australasia.

Stage Management Association

Founded in 1954, the Stage Management Association exists to support and represent professional stage management in the UK.

The Stage Online

Online version of The Stage newspaper, featuring the latest industry news and reviews.

UK Film Council

The Government-backed strategic agency for film in the UK. Its main aim is to stimulate a competitive, successful and vibrant UK film industry and culture, and to promote the widest possible enjoyment and understanding of cinema throughout the nations and regions of the UK.

Usefee.tv

Lets performers, their representatives and employers quickly calculate the appropriate use fee for featured players in TV commercials based on the established, industry-endorsed method approved by the Personal Managers' Association, the Association of Model Agents and Equity.