All posts tagged with 'Awards'

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

Oscar Nominations: Films cast by ICDN Members feature prominently

The 94th Academy Awards are set to take place in Los Angeles on 27th March 2022, and, excitedly, five films cast by ICDN members have been nominated in various categories. Unfortunately, there is still no Oscar for Best Casting, but the ICDN remains hopeful that this will change going forward: KING RICHARD (Best Picture, Actor Continue reading

Quo Vadis, Aida? dominates European Film Awards

“Quo Vadis, Aida?” was the big winner of the 34th European Film Awards, which took place in Berlin on 11th December 2021. The film won three awards for Best European Film, Best European Director, and Best European Actress. Casting credit on the film is shared by ICDN Casting Director Rebecca van Unen and non-member, Narcisa Cvitanovic. The 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

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