As summer is coming to an end, we have rounded up our favourite news from the last few weeks for you. Have a peek below! On 1st September, some of our members attended the 2022 Emmys reception for casting, directing, writing and programming nominees in Los Angeles. It was so wonderful that they included casting Continue reading
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Venice IFF Round-Up

The 79th Venice International Film Festival, which is currently taking place until 10th September, is organised by La Biennale di Venezia and directed by Alberto Barbera. ICDN is proud to report that several of its casting director members have been nominated in competition. Congratulations to all of the nominees! ICDN Advisory Board member Florentina Bratfanof Continue reading
10 for FILM @ TIFF 2022 – Online Meet & Greet with ICDN members

During the Transilvania International Film Festival in Cluj, Romania, ICDN members had the opportunity to meet ten Romanian actors as part of an online event for the annual programme 10 for FILM. Ten of the most talented Romanian stage actors had the chance to present themselves to ICDN casting directors from all over the world Continue reading
ICDN Interviews: Jeremy Zimmermann

The profession of casting director is recognised today thanks to the hard work of passionate, talented people. We are happy to share with you some of their stories, thoughts and experiences. Next in our series of interviews is British casting director and ICDN Board member Jeremy Zimmermann. What I’m wanting is to encourage the casting Continue reading
Emmy nominations for ICDN members

The American Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (Television Academy) has announced this year’s Emmy nominees. Congratulations to casting director and ICDN member Avy Kaufman, who has been nominated in two categories. Avy’s HBO/HBO Max drama Succession made it into the shortlist for Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series, whilst Hulu’s Dopesick is up for Outstanding Casting Continue reading
Isa Bartalini and the Beginnings of Casting in Italy

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
ICDN members invited to join AMPAS

For 2022, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited 397 artists and executives, who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures, to join the organisation, including three ICDN casting directors. Congratulations to Élodie Demey (Happening, Summer of 85), Yngvill Kolset Haga (The Worst Person in the World, One Night Continue reading
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
ICDN films take home wins at Festival de Cannes

The 75th edition of Festival de Cannes took place from 17th to 28th May 2022. Several ICDN members cast films that were in competition, and we are proud to confirm that the following features managed to secure wins this year: The coveted Palme d’Or went to TRIANGLE OF SADNESS (Ruben ÖSTLUND), which was cast by Continue reading
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