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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

ICDN announces nominees for 2020 Best Casting Award

UPDATE: The 2020 Award Ceremony will now take place in collaboration with Sitges Film Festival on Friday, October 16, 2020. Please see this post for details. (Sarajevo) For the past few years, Sarajevo Film Festival, one of Europe’s most prestigious yearly film events, has played host to the International Casting Directors Network’s annual award ceremony. This year, due Continue reading

Still no casting award in Italy: An open letter from the ICDN

The ceremony for the Italian Film Academy’s David di Donatello Awards took place on May 8, 2020. Italian casting directors have been fighting to be included in the award categories for years, sadly to no avail – even though extremely prestigious awards such as the BAFTAs now have a Best Casting category. Five films and Continue reading

ICDN welcomes new members

During the 70th Berlin International Film Festival, the ICDN welcomed seven new members from around the globe at its annual General Assembly: Florentina Bratfanof (Romania) Celine Engebrigtsen (Norway) Clemens Erbach (Germany) Cassandra Han (Italy) Kei Kawamura (Japan) Sara Törnkvist (Sweden, winner of the 2019 ICDN Casting Director Award), and Saida van der Reijd (Netherlands). The Continue reading

ICDN members recognised for excellence in casting

The ICDN proudly commends its many members whose excellence has been recognised across the globe this past year, through the following awards and nominations:  The 2019 Subtitle Festival in Kilkenny, Ireland, honoured Patricia Vasconcelos (Portugal) with its Angela Award. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts introduced a Best Casting category for the first time in Continue reading

The new CDG awards for casting directors

The 11th February has become a new date in the awards season – THE ANNUAL CDG AWARDS. This year we celebrated the 2nd annual Casting Directors Guild UK awards. The idea was first mooted several years ago and after a great deal of hard work the first award ceremony came together at the glamourous Ham Continue reading

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