Tag: casting directors
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Meet the Casting Director: Avy Kaufman
Artios Award-winning casting director, Avy Kaufman, talks about the casting process, acting resumes and how she finds the right actors for parts Avy Kaufman has had a long and hugely successful career, casting for well-loved films and TV shows such as Brokeback Mountain, The Sixth Sense, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, and Life of Pi. Fresh off her Artios Award…
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Tips for Dealing with Rejection
Performers Bella Ramsey, Jennifer Saunders, Laura Donnelly, Rob Brydon, Toheeb Jimoh, Oliver Jackson-Cohen and Asim Chaudhry share their advice for dealing with rejection. We caught up with some of our guest-presenters at this year’s CDG Awards, and asked them how they handle rejection as actors, along with what advice they’d give to others when it comes…
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Casting Society Announces Multi-year Partnership with Talent Systems
CSA partnership launched on 9 March with Spotlight as Presenting Sponsor for the 38th Annual Artios Awards 27 March 2023 Casting Society is proud to announce a multi-year partnership with Talent Systems, the parent company of Spotlight, Casting Networks, Cast It, and other talent discovery platforms. This partnership started with Spotlight’s presenting sponsorship of the 38th Annual Artios Awards on 9 March…
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2023 Artios Awards Winners Announced
Here are all the winners from the 38th Annual Artios Awards For the first time since the 2020 awards, the Artios Awards return to a full house in-person to celebrate the outstanding achievements in casting. Taken from the Greek phrase for ‘perfectly fitting’, Artios symbolises the extreme efforts put in by casting professionals for film,…
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Winners of The CDG Casting Awards 2023
Stuart Burt and Kahleen Crawford among the winners of the 2023 CDG Casting Awards Now in its fifth year, the CDG Casting awards seeks to reward and celebrate the incredible work achieved by casting teams across Film, Television, Theatre and Commercials. The ceremony was held at Ham Yard Hotel on 22 February and was hosted,…
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25 Ways to Raise Your Spotlight Profile
Tips from Spotlight experts about how to make the most of your profile and your membership. Keep your profile professional… it is not a social media account. Updating Your Spotlight Profile 1. Keep your professional credits up to date and spelt correctly. Make sure to fill out every field possible as casting directors will often search by…
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Spotlight Teams Up with WeAudition at Sundance to Discuss the Future of Casting
Spotlight joins WeAudition and CSA Casting Directors at the Sundance Film Festival to discuss the future of casting The Sundance Film Festival is a mainstay of the festival circuit, bringing artists and audiences together to showcase independent filmmakers from across the globe. In addition to sparking bidding wars amongst the studios for films destined to…
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Nominees Announced for The CDG Casting Awards 2023
We’re delighted to announce the nominees for the 2023 CDG Casting Awards The CDG Casting Awards is a celebration of the incredible work achieved by casting teams across Film, Television, Theatre and Commercials. This year, a new category has been added to champion the success of those casting children across all media types. There will…
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7 Headshot Tips from Casting Directors
Casting directors explain what makes for a good headshot and what they look for in a photo. As a professional performer, your headshots are vitally important. They’re how you’re represented on Spotlight and are the first thing a casting director sees when selecting performers to audition so it’s essential that your photo looks like you and truly…
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Meet the Casting Directors: Rosie and James Pearson
Get to know more about husband and wife team James and Rosie Pearson, founders of the award-winning Pearson Casting. When you cast a show that you truly love, it never feels like work to sit and watch extraordinarily talented people singing or reading scenes from the musical. Can you explain a little bit about your background…