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
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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
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
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
2023 Semiramis Award at FOCUS in London – Impressions
The 2023 Semiramis Award for Excellence in Casting was presented at FOCUS in London on 6th Decmeber. We would like to share a few impressions of the award ceremony itself, as well as the surrounding events with you below. On 4th December, the ICDN welcomed its members, as well as the 2023 Semiramis Award nominees Continue reading
Awards round-up
Awards season is coming up, 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. INTERNATIONAL Emmy Awards At the 75th Emmy Awards, the following nominated ICDA members managed to secure awards for their work: Outstanding Continue reading
ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT Casting Directors Simone Bär, Constance Demontoy (C0-Casting) and Arwa Salmanova (Co-Casting) take home 2023 Semiramis Award for Excellence in Casting
LONDON. The 2023 Semiramis Award for Excellence in Casting was presented at FOCUS in London today, 6th December 2023. The Award went to Simone Bär, Constance Demontoy (Co-Casting France) and Arwa Salmanova (Co-Casting Czech Republic) for All Quiet on the Western Front by Edward Berger (2022). The film has already won numerous awards, including four Oscars (on nine nominations). The award was Continue reading
2023 Semiramis Award for Excellence in Casting
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
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
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