TIRANA, ALBANIA. The 2024 Semiramis Award for Excellence in Casting was presented at Tirana International Film Festival, Albania, on 22nd September 2024.
The Award went to Francesco Vedovati, Constance Demontoy, Iman Djionne and Amine Louadni for the award-winning and Oscar-nominated film Io Capitano by Matteo Garrone (2023).
The statues were presented by actress Arta Dobroshi during the opening ceremony of Tirana International Film Festival.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank Spotlight and Filmmakers Europe for their partnership, without which our programme in Tirana would not have been possible. We would also like extend our sincere gratitude to Tirana Film Festival for hosting the 2024 Semiramis Award for Excellence in Casting. Thank you also to this year’s award committee: Ellen S. Michelsen, Kristina Kolytė, Magdalena Szwarcbart, Tusse Lande, Mawuko Kuadzi, Florentina Bratfanof, Catrin Wideryd, Nancy Bishop, Ulrike Müller, Vigfús Gunnarsson, Jemima McWilliams, Tess Joseph, Cassandra Han and Donna Morong.
The six 2024 finalists were chosen out of 23 contenders by a jury consisting of select ICDA members. This year, they were:
Anousha Zarkesh
for
SHAYDA by Noora Niasari
(AUSTRALIA)
Francesco Vedovati
Iman Djionne
Constance Demontoy
Amine Louadni
for
IO CAPITANO by Matteo Garrone
(ITALY)
Rebecca van Unen
Children: Martha Mojet
for
SWEET DREAMS by Ena Sendijarević
(THE NETHERLANDS)
Elin Ström
for
PARADISE IS BURNING by Mika Gustafson
(SWEDEN)
Susan Shopmaker
Location Casting: Lisa Lobel, Angela Peri
for
THE HOLDOVERS by Alexander Payne
(USA)
Celine Engebrigtsen
Additional Casting: Sam Jones (Asim Chaudhry)
for
LISTEN UP! by Kaveh Tehrani
(WILD CARD)
Congratulations to the winner and nominees!
The ICDA’s Semiramis Award for Excellence in Casting was established in 2016. The ICDA’s purpose in creating this award was to shine a light on the pivotal role that casting directors play in the creative process of filmmaking. Read more about our award here.
