ICDN member Lilia Hartmann-Trapani remembers her mother, casting director Isa Bartalini, one of the first Italian women to work in cinema. In Italy, the casting director’s craft started in the 1960s, very slowly and almost incognito. In Italy, casting had always been left partly to pure chance, partly to the personal relationships between directors and Continue reading
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New members round-up
ICDN is excited to announce that we have welcomed seven new members during the first half of 2022, including our first two members from the African continent, making our organisation 100-strong with members from 30 different countries! Please meet our latest additions below: Christa Schamberger (South Africa) Christa Schamberger, is one of very few casting Continue reading
Danish Film Academy welcomes first casting director as a board member
Congratulations to ICDN member Rie Hedegaard, who, on 14th June 2022, became a board member of the Danish Film Academy. Having worked in casting since 1984, Rie has vowed to work towards better recognition of the casting profession within the Danish film industry. The Danish Film Academy is the preeminent film and TV society in Continue reading
Films cast by ICDN members in competition at Festival de Cannes
Festival de Cannes has confirmed its official selection for the 75th edition of the festival in 2022. And we are very happy to report that numerous ICDN members have cast films that are showing at the festival. Congratulations to Sebastián Moradiellos , who cast CLOSE by Lukas Dhont, which is showing in competition. Well done Continue reading
Workshop with Intimacy Coordinator Ita O’Brien
On 17th January, ICDN hosted a workshop with Intimacy Coordinator Ita O’Brien for its members. ICDN’s Best Practice Casting Guidelines for Nudity and Sexual Content is based on Ita’s work, which is why we were thrilled to welcome her for an interesting and extremely useful discussion on the subject matter. Ita has worked in the Continue reading
Films cast by ICDN members snag Oscars
The 94th Academy Awards took place in Los Angeles on 27th March 2022, and, excitedly, numerous films cast by ICDN members were nominated in various categories and three managed to win Oscars. Congratulations to Avy Kaufman, who cast KING RICHARD. The Oscar for Actor in a Leading Role went to Will Smith for his portrayal of Richard Continue reading
ICDN members win Artios Awards
The winners of Casting Society of America’s 37th annual Artios Awards were announced on 23rd March during a virtual ceremony. The event was hosted by Ghosts star Danielle Pinnock, and West Side Story ‘s Ariana DeBose and Steven Spielberg. CODA’s Troy Kotsur also made an appearance. Eight ICDN members were nominated across several categories, with Deborah Aquila winning the category “Studio Continue reading
Casting directors in the spotlight at Shooting Stars 2022
Numerous ICDN members were involved in this year’s EUROPEAN SHOOTING STARS Award at the 72nd Berlinale, which took place online and in Berlin from the 10th to the 20th of February. The hybrid programme allowed the actors to meet journalists, casting directors, producers and filmmakers, and concluded with an award ceremony in Berlin on February Continue reading
2022 ICDN General Assembly in Berlin
After last year’s pandemic-compliant virtual general assembly, ICDN was thrilled to host a hybrid meeting at this year’s Berlinale on 12th February. About a dozen ICDN members were able to attend our assembly in person in Berlin, Germany, with the rest of the membership joining us via Zoom. The meeting was followed by an intimate Continue reading
ICDN stands by Ukraine: how you can help
The ICDN stands firmly with the citizens of Ukraine in their plight to defend their rights and their country against war, terror and aggression. Every human being should have the right to live and work freely, respectfully and in peace. And we will do everything in our power to provide as much support as possible. Continue reading
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