The 2024 Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) will run from 15th to 25th February, and many of our casting director members have films showing .
Films in Competition
Four of the films cast by our members are showing in competition.
- Langue Étrangère by Claire Burger, casting by Leila Fournier, Tanja Schuh and Anja Dihrberg-Siebler (Competition)
- Another End by Piero Messina, casting by Kharmel Cochrane and Maurilio Mangano (Competition)
- Gloria! by Margherita Vicario, casting by Massimo Appolloni (Competition)
- Vogter by Gustav Möller, casting by Djamila Hansen and Gro Therp (Competition)
Berlinale Special, Encounters, Panorama and Generation Kplus
There are also a number of films showing in the categories Berlinale Special, Encounters, Panorama and Generation Kplus:
- Supersex by Francesca Manieri, Matteo Rovere, Francesco Carrozzini and Francesca Mazzoleni, casting by Federica Baglioni, Davide Zurolo and Mathilde Snodgrass (Berlinale Special)
- Treasure by Julia von Heinz, casting by Leo Davis, Lissy Holm and Magdalena Szwarcbart (Berlinale Special)
- Ivo by Eva Trobisch, casting by Susanne Ritter (Encounters)
- The Fable by Raam Reddy, casting by Tess Joseph (Encounters)
- Arcadia by Yorgos Zois, casting by Sotiria Marini and Sofia Dimopoulou (Encounters)
- Verbrannte Erde by Thomas Arslan, casting by Ulrike Müller (Panorama)
- Love by Proxy by Faraz Shariat, casting by Liza Stutzky and Mawuko Kuadzi (Panorama)
- Young Hearts by by Anthony Schatteman, casting by Sien Josephine Teijssen (Generation Kplus)
Congratulations to our members. We look forward to seeing your work in Berlin this month!
Case Study Panel at the Berlinale Co-Production Market
On Saturday, 17th February at 4:30pm, our member Anja Dihrberg-Siebler is part of a panel at the Berlinale Co-Production market:
Case Study: The Challenges of Casting for International Co-Productions –
LANGUE ÉTRANGÈRE by Claire Burger
with Tanja Schuh (casting director), Anja Dihrberg-Siebler (casting director), Claire Burger (director), Josefa Heinsius (actress), Christiane Sommer (Razor Film, Germany)
Moderator: Pippa Harrison (Spotlight, UK)
For LANGUE ÉTRANGÈRE, director Claire Burger and her French and German
producers, together with 3 casting directors, have put together an exciting cast
of famous actors and fresh faces from both countries. The compelling story of a
school exchange can be seen in Competition, and we will hear about its
extraordinary casting process.
ICDA is an official partner of the EFP European Shooting Stars Programme
From 16th to 19th February 2024, seven actresses and three actors will be presented to the international press, industry, and public in an exclusive four-day programme during the 74th Berlinale (15 – 25 February 2024), with major support by Creative Europe – the MEDIA Programme of the European Union. One of the programme’s many highlights will be the European Shooting Stars Awards Ceremony on 19th February 2024 at the Berlinale Palast. ICDA is an official partner of the programme.
