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. Berlinale Special, Encounters, Panorama and Generation Kplus There are also a number of films showing Continue reading
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2023 Semiramis Award at FOCUS in London – Impressions
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
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
Emmy nominations for ICDA members
The 2023 Emmy nominations have been announced and we are proud to report that several ICDA members are amongst the nominees: Succession – casting by Avy Kaufman and Lilia Hartmann-Trapani – has been nominated for Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series, as well as for an array of other categories, including Outstanding Lead Actor in 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
ICDA is now a member of ARTEF
ICDA is proud to announce that we are now a member of ARTEF, the Anti-Racism Taskforce for European Film. ARTEF’s mission is to address institutional racism in the European film industry and work with stakeholders to create awareness about the existing problems, provide targeted education through training and guide institutions to find their solutions. Their 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
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