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
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Festival de Cannes Report

ICDA was prominently represented by our members at Festival de Cannes last month. And we are proud to report that The Zone of Interest by Jonathan Glazer – Casting by Simone Bär, Magdalena Szwarcbart and Alexandra Montag – won the Grand Prix. Here is an overview of a few of the activities that our Casting Directors were involved in: Continue reading
Festival de Cannes

The 76th edition of the Festival de Cannes will take place in France from 16th to 27th May 2023. ICDA is proud to report that numerous members are having films shown. Please see a full list below: In Competition The Zone of Interest by Jonathan Glazer – Casting by Simone Bär, Magdalena Swarcbart and Alexandra Continue reading
Awards round-up

Awards season is in full swing, and what a year this is turning out to be for ICDA members! 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 2023. INTERNATIONAL The Oscars The following films, cast by 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
Simone Bär (1965-2023)

It is with great sadness that we have learned of the passing of long-standing German ICDA member and first ever ICDA President Simone Bär. We have lost one of the truly great amongst us, but are very proud to have called her our own. There was something so reassuring in Simone’s smile and her warm Continue reading
White Lotus, TÁR and Elvis score at Golden Globes

Award season is in full swing, and we are happy to report that several ICDA members had winning films at the Golden Globes this year. TÁR, cast by Avy Kaufman, Simone Bär (location casting) and Jeremy Zimmermann (location casting) took home Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama (Cate Blanchett) New Continue reading
7 ICDA members nominated for 2023 Artios Awards

The 2023 Artios Awards Feature Film nominations have been announced, with ICDN members nominated across the board. Congratulations to the seven nominees! In the category BIG BUDGET – DRAMA, five members have been nominated. Congratulations to Nikki Barrett, who is nominated for ELVIS, Avy Kaufman, Simone Bär and Jeremy Zimmermann, who are nominated for TÁR, 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
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