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ICDA at 2025 Berlinale Film Festival

ICDA have put together an exciting programme during this year’s Berlinale Film Festival. Please see a few highlights below: Panel, screening and reception on 14th February to celebrate new European Casting Director Award The European Film Academy, ICDA, Filmmakers Europe & Spotlight celebrate the new European Casting Director award with a special event during Berlinale. Continue reading

ICDA and European Film Academy Celebrate New Casting Award with Special Event during Berlinale

BERLIN, 5 FEBRUARY 2025 – The International Casting Directors Association (ICDA), in collaboration with the European Film Academy, will host a special event during the Berlinale on 14 February to celebrate the Academy’s introduction of its new European Casting Director Award. The event, supported by key industry partners Spotlight and Filmmakers Europe, will showcase the 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

ICDA @ Berlinale Film Festival

The International Casting Directors Association (ICDA) was heavily involved in the Berlinale and EFP Shooting Stars programme this year. 41 of our members participated in events from 18th to 20th February in Berlin. Meet & Greet with Ukrainian Actors On 18th February, ICDA organised a speed-dating event for Ukrainian actors who are registered in the Continue reading

ICDA members prominent at 2023 Berlinale

The 2023 Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) will run from 16th to 26th February, and many of our casting director members have films showing . Five of the films cast by our members are showing in competition, of which two are by our recently deceased founding member, former ICDA President and phenomenal casting director Simone Continue reading

Casting directors in the spotlight at Shooting Stars 2022

Numerous ICDN members were involved in this year’s EUROPEAN SHOOTING STARS Award at the 72nd Berlinale, which took place online and in Berlin from the 10th to the 20th of February. The hybrid programme allowed the actors to meet journalists, casting directors, producers and filmmakers, and concluded with an award ceremony in Berlin on February Continue reading

Awards Roundup: Films cast by ICDN members at Golden Globes, Berlinale, British Academy Film Awards, and the Oscars

The ICDN is proud to announce that several films cast by its members achieved nominations and wins at the recent Golden Globes, Berlinale, and BAFTA Awards, with another five films nominated for the upcoming Oscars. Golden Globes The Golden Globe Awards took place on 28th February 2021 and brought wins and nominations for four ICDN Continue reading

EFP’s Shooting Stars at the Berlinale features global casting luminaries

This year’s European Shooting Stars event, an initiative organised by European Film Promotion (EFP) to promote promising acting talents from 37 member states, took place online from 23rd to 25th February prior to the industry-exclusive digital Berlinale programme in March. As part of the online event, ten acting talents were selected by an international jury, 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

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