The 2023 Semiramis Award for Excellence in Casting was presented at FOCUS in London on 6th Decmeber. We would like to share a few impressions of the award ceremony itself, as well as the surrounding events with you below. On 4th December, the ICDN welcomed its members, as well as the 2023 Semiramis Award nominees Continue reading
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Awards round-up
Awards season is coming up, and we would like to use this opportunity to give a shout-out to our members, many of whom have been nominated for or have already won awards in 2024. INTERNATIONAL Emmy Awards At the 75th Emmy Awards, the following nominated ICDA members managed to secure awards for their work: Outstanding Continue reading
ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT Casting Directors Simone Bär, Constance Demontoy (C0-Casting) and Arwa Salmanova (Co-Casting) take home 2023 Semiramis Award for Excellence in Casting
LONDON. The 2023 Semiramis Award for Excellence in Casting was presented at FOCUS in London today, 6th December 2023. The Award went to Simone Bär, Constance Demontoy (Co-Casting France) and Arwa Salmanova (Co-Casting Czech Republic) for All Quiet on the Western Front by Edward Berger (2022). The film has already won numerous awards, including four Oscars (on nine nominations). The award was Continue reading
2023 Semiramis Award for Excellence in Casting
ICDA is thrilled to announce the nominated films for the 2023 Semiramis Award for Excellence in Casting. The award will be presented at FOCUS in London on 6th December 2023. Congratulations to the nominees, including ICDA members Constance Demontoy, Simone Bär (✝), Sofia Dimopoulou and Lotta Forsblad. Continue reading
ICDA members feature prominently at Venice and Locarno Film Festivals
Both Venice and Locarno Film Festivals will feature an array of films cast by ICDA members. What a great achievement! Congratulations to all of our members, who are having their work shown both in and out of competition this year. Please see a full list below. VENICE FILM FESTIVAL Venezia 80 Competition Bastarden (The Promised Continue reading
Festival de Cannes Report
ICDA was prominently represented by our members at Festival de Cannes last month. And we are proud to report that The Zone of Interest by Jonathan Glazer – Casting by Simone Bär, Magdalena Szwarcbart and Alexandra Montag – won the Grand Prix. Here is an overview of a few of the activities that our Casting Directors were involved in: Continue reading
Festival de Cannes
The 76th edition of the Festival de Cannes will take place in France from 16th to 27th May 2023. ICDA is proud to report that numerous members are having films shown. Please see a full list below: In Competition The Zone of Interest by Jonathan Glazer – Casting by Simone Bär, Magdalena Swarcbart and Alexandra Continue reading
Awards round-up
Awards season is in full swing, and what a year this is turning out to be for ICDA members! We would like to use this opportunity to give a shout-out to our members, many of whom have been nominated for or have already won awards in 2023. INTERNATIONAL The Oscars The following films, cast by Continue reading
ICDA @ Berlinale Film Festival
The International Casting Directors Association (ICDA) was heavily involved in the Berlinale and EFP Shooting Stars programme this year. 41 of our members participated in events from 18th to 20th February in Berlin. Meet & Greet with Ukrainian Actors On 18th February, ICDA organised a speed-dating event for Ukrainian actors who are registered in the Continue reading
ICDA members prominent at 2023 Berlinale
The 2023 Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) will run from 16th to 26th February, and many of our casting director members have films showing . Five of the films cast by our members are showing in competition, of which two are by our recently deceased founding member, former ICDA President and phenomenal casting director Simone Continue reading
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