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The Spotlight Prize 2019 Finalists Announced
Nominees Revealed for the 2019 Spotlight Prize Drama school graduates from across the UK and Ireland have been selected to perform in front of an exclusive industry panel in July at the Spotlight Prize 2019. The finalists will be launching their career to an audience of influential industry professionals on 16th July at 8 Northumberland Avenue, with a live theatre performance…
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BFI Flare: The Complexities of LGBTQ+ Casting
Spotlight recently partnered on Casting Case Studies, an event in BFI Flare: London LGBTQ+ Film Festival’s Industry Programme that explored individual experiences of LGBTQ+ casting, the challenges faced by transgender performers, and the ethics of street casting to reflect real life experiences. The panel on 29th March, hosted by Spotlight’s Emma Dyson, was formed by…
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The Casting Director Guild Awards: The Winners Announced!
Casting directors behind Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool, Bodyguard, Hamilton and Cadbury Advert honoured at the inaugural CDG Casting Awards The UK’s top Casting Directors were honoured tonight, Tuesday 12 February 2019, at the inaugural CDG Casting Awards presented in partnership with Spotlight. Taking place at Ham Yard Hotel London, the event was hosted by Russell Tovey, with…
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How Casting Directors Cast in Voice, Stage and Screen
Spotlight’s Industry Forum provided an insight into the casting process and answered those burning questions about street casting, Spotlight searches, and how to help ‘unknown’ actors stand out. You’re finding the piece of the jigsaw to fit into somebody else’s picture. Dave Peacock The panel, formed of casting directors Dave Peacock (voice), Aisha Bywaters (screen) and Ellie Collyer-Bristow (stage),…
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What is Spotlight?
Wondering what we do here at Spotlight? Here’s an introduction. Welcome to Spotlight, the home of casting. Since 1927, Spotlight has been used to cast some of the biggest film, television and theatre productions. As Europe’s largest casting service, we serve a community of over 65,000 performers, and run world class casting studios in the…
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Spotlight at the BFI: Authenticity in Casting
Spotlight, the BFI and the Casting Society of America collaborated this week to host a discussion on authenticity in casting On Monday 15th October, Spotlight held an event in conjunction with the British Film Institute and the Casting Society of America entitled, ‘Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing: Authenticity in Casting’ to tackle the question…
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The 2018 Spotlight Prize Winners Announced
Lucie Sword and Francesco Piacentini-Smith Scoop Spotlight Stage and Screen Prize. Lucie Sword from RADA has been named Best Stage Actor at this year’s Spotlight Showcase, with Francesco Piacentini-Smith from The GSA being named Best Screen Actor. This year’s stage showcase was judged by acclaimed actors Imelda Staunton, Alex Jennings, Josette Simon, and Pippa Bennett-Warner, along with stage director Robert…
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Spotlight Prize 2018: Directors and Panellists Announced
This year’s Spotlight Prize directors for stage and screen, alongside our panel of judges. The annual Spotlight Showcase judges and directors have been announced today, as follows: Stage Sarah Frankcom (Stage Director) Image credit: Johan Persson After working as a drama teacher in the East End, Sarah started working with new writers and in drama schools.…
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The Spotlight Prize 2018 Finalists Announced
Nominees Revealed for the 2018 Spotlight Showcase Drama school graduates from across the UK and Ireland have been selected to perform in front of an exclusive industry panel in July at the Spotlight Showcase 2018. The finalists will be launching their career to an audience of influential industry professionals on 17th July at 8 Northumberland Avenue, with a live…
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Spotlight and the National Theatre Launch Platform for D/deaf & Disabled Actors
National Theatre’s Creative Diversity Project Announces New Platform for D/deaf and Disabled Actors in the UK Spotlight are thrilled to have partnered with the National Theatre to champion D/deaf and disabled actors by offering industry professionals the opportunity to watch these actors in action on an online video platform. ProFile is a free service, both for performers and industry professionals, tackling…