The 2022 Semiramis Award for Excellence in Casting will be presented at the prestigious Torino Film Festival in Italy on 26th November. Running up to the event, we will be posting interviews with all of this year’s nominees. Please meet ICDN member Catrin Wideryd, nominated for the Swedish film COMEDY QUEEN (directed by Sanna Lenken), Continue reading
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2022 Semiramis Award: Meet our nominees – An Dorthe Braker
The 2022 Semiramis Award for Excellence in Casting will be presented at the prestigious Torino Film Festival in Italy on 26th November. Running up to the event, we will be posting interviews with all of this year’s nominees. First up is An Dorthe Braker, nominated for the German film FABIAN – GOING TO THE DOGS Continue reading
ICDN members amongst Artios Awards TV Nominations
The Casting Society (CSA) has announced the TV, theatre, short films and short-form series nominations for its 38th annual Artios Awards. We are proud to report that several ICDN members are amongst this year’s nominees. Congratulations to: Victoria Thomas with THE HARDER THEY FALL, nominated in the category film, non-theatrical release and THE MORNING SHOW, Continue reading
2022 Semiramis Award for Excellence in Casting
ICDN is thrilled to announce the nominated films for the 2022 Semiramis Award for Excellence in Casting. The award will be presented at the prestigious Torino Film Festival on 26th November 2022. Congratulations to the nominees, including ICDN members Constance Demontoy, Deborah Aquila and Catrin Wideryd! The nominated casting directors are: Constance Demontoy RISE (EN CORPS) by Continue reading
End-of-summer news round-up
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
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
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