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THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE Casting Directors Take Home the 2025 Semiramis Award for Excellence in Casting

The International Casting Directors Association honoured Tanja Grunwald and Karin Jagd at this year’s Thessaloniki International Film Festival. The 2025 Semiramis Award for Excellence in Casting was presented at ThessalonikiInternational Film Festival in Greece on 1 st November 2025. The Award went to Tanja Grunwald and Karin Jagd for Oscar-nominated and award-winning film The Girlwith the Needle by Continue reading

ICDA Announces Nominees for 2025 Semiramis Award for Excellence in Casting

The International Casting Directors Association (ICDA) today announced its nominees and programme for the 2025 Semiramis Award for Excellence in Casting, to be presented at Thessaloniki International Film Festival in collaboration with the Festival and ICDA’s long-time supporters, Filmmakers Europe and Spotlight. The award ceremony will take place on 1 November at 6pm at the Continue reading

Awards round-up 2024/2025

Awards season is in full swing, 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/ 2025. INTERNATIONAL 2025 Emmys The 77th Emmy nominations are here — and we’re proud to shine a spotlight on the Continue reading

IO CAPITANO Casting Directors Francesco Vedovati, Constance Demontoy, Iman Djionne and Amine Louadni take home 2024 Semiramis Award for Excellence in Casting

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 Continue reading

Venice IFF 2024 Round-Up

The 81st Venice International Film Festival, which will take place from 28th August until 7th September 2024, is organised by La Biennale di Venezia. ICDA is proud to report that thirteen of its casting director members have been nominated in and out of competition. Congratulations to all of the nominees! Venezia 81 Competition Campo di Continue reading

Emmy nominations for ICDA members

The 2024 Emmy nominations have been announced and we are proud to report that several ICDA members are amongst the nominees: Shōgun – casting by Laura Schiff, Carrie Audino, Kei Kawamura, Maureen Webb and Colleen Bolton – has been nominated for Outstanding Casting For A Drama Series, as well as Best Drama Series, Lead Actor Continue reading

2024 Semiramis Award for Excellence in Casting – Nominees

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 prominent at 2024 Berlinale

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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