ICDN is thrilled to announce the nominated films for the 2022 Semiramis Award for Excellence in Casting. The award will be presented at the prestigious Torino Film Festival on 26th November 2022. Congratulations to the nominees, including ICDN members Constance Demontoy, Deborah Aquila and Catrin Wideryd! The nominated casting directors are: Constance Demontoy RISE (EN CORPS) by Continue reading
Events
Venice IFF Round-Up
The 79th Venice International Film Festival, which is currently taking place until 10th September, is organised by La Biennale di Venezia and directed by Alberto Barbera. ICDN is proud to report that several of its casting director members have been nominated in competition. Congratulations to all of the nominees! ICDN Advisory Board member Florentina Bratfanof Continue reading
ICDN films take home wins at Festival de Cannes
The 75th edition of Festival de Cannes took place from 17th to 28th May 2022. Several ICDN members cast films that were in competition, and we are proud to confirm that the following features managed to secure wins this year: The coveted Palme d’Or went to TRIANGLE OF SADNESS (Ruben ÖSTLUND), which was cast by Continue reading
Films cast by ICDN members in competition at Festival de Cannes
Festival de Cannes has confirmed its official selection for the 75th edition of the festival in 2022. And we are very happy to report that numerous ICDN members have cast films that are showing at the festival. Congratulations to Sebastián Moradiellos , who cast CLOSE by Lukas Dhont, which is showing in competition. Well done Continue reading
Films cast by ICDN members snag Oscars
The 94th Academy Awards took place in Los Angeles on 27th March 2022, and, excitedly, numerous films cast by ICDN members were nominated in various categories and three managed to win Oscars. Congratulations to Avy Kaufman, who cast KING RICHARD. The Oscar for Actor in a Leading Role went to Will Smith for his portrayal of Richard Continue reading
ICDN members win Artios Awards
The winners of Casting Society of America’s 37th annual Artios Awards were announced on 23rd March during a virtual ceremony. The event was hosted by Ghosts star Danielle Pinnock, and West Side Story ‘s Ariana DeBose and Steven Spielberg. CODA’s Troy Kotsur also made an appearance. Eight ICDN members were nominated across several categories, with Deborah Aquila winning the category “Studio 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
2022 ICDN General Assembly in Berlin
After last year’s pandemic-compliant virtual general assembly, ICDN was thrilled to host a hybrid meeting at this year’s Berlinale on 12th February. About a dozen ICDN members were able to attend our assembly in person in Berlin, Germany, with the rest of the membership joining us via Zoom. The meeting was followed by an intimate Continue reading
ROCKS Casting Director Lucy Pardee takes home Semiramis Award for Best Casting
TALLINN, ESTONIA. For the first time, the Semiramis Award for Excellence in Casting was announced as part of Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event and Black Nights Film Festival subprogramme Black Nights Stars. The Award was handed out to researcher and BAFTA-winning casting director Lucy Pardee for Rocks by Sarah Gavron (2020). Lucy Pardee had already won a BAFTA, a BIFA Continue reading
“Another Round” wins International Feature Film at the Oscars
“Another Round” – a Danish, Dutch and Swedish co-production cast by ICDN member Tanja Grunwald – managed to win an Academy Award for International Feature Film at this year’s Oscars, whilst also scoring a nomination for Best Director. The film is a comedy drama directed by Thomas Vinterberg starring Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Magnus Continue reading
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