Events

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

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

ROCKS Casting Director Lucy Pardee takes home Semiramis Award for Best Casting

TALLINN, ESTONIA. For the first time, the Semiramis Award for Excellence in Casting was announced as part of Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event and Black Nights Film Festival subprogramme Black Nights Stars. The Award was handed out to researcher and BAFTA-winning casting director Lucy Pardee for Rocks by Sarah Gavron (2020).  Lucy Pardee had already won a BAFTA, a BIFA Continue reading

“Another Round” wins International Feature Film at the Oscars

“Another Round” – a Danish, Dutch and Swedish co-production cast by ICDN member Tanja Grunwald – managed to win an Academy Award for International Feature Film at this year’s Oscars, whilst also scoring a nomination for Best Director. The film is a comedy drama directed by Thomas Vinterberg starring Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Magnus Continue reading

Prominent wins at 2021 Artios Awards by ICDN members

This year, the Casting Society of America’s casting awards – the Artios Awards for Excellence in Casting – took place virtually on 15th April. ICDN is proud to confirm that three of its members managed to win awards in various categories, while two others secured nominations. Continue reading

ICDN Members shine brightly at Tallinn’s Black Nights Stars programme

From November 23rd to 25th, 2020, Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event hosted some fascinating panel discussions featuring several ICDN casting directors, as well as other esteemed colleagues from around the globe. The Black Nights Stars programme was designed to support young actors from the Baltic Sea region seeking to break into the international arena by connecting Continue reading

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