June 12, 2025

Jordan & Rae Casting – Casting Assistant

Lucy Jordan and Shenae Rae (Jordan & Rae Casting) are looking for a Casting Assistant to support upcoming film projects for an initial 2 months.

Start date: July

Ideally applicants will have some previous casting experience, though this isn’t essential. We’re looking for someone highly organised with strong admin and communication skills and excellent attention to detail.

This is a hybrid role with a mix of working from home and in the office in East London. Applicants must have their own computer or laptop.

We’re looking for a personable team player – proactive, tech-savvy, eager to learn and passionate about Film and TV.

If interested, please email your CV to office@jordanraecasting.com with your name and CASTING ASSISTANT in the subject line.

May 27, 2025

Gilbert and Covell Casting – Assistants

Gilbert and Covell casting (Ollie Gilbert & Katy Covell) would love to hear from any freelance casting assistants who would be interested in ad-hoc, remote work on a couple of TV/ Feature projects over the next few months.

We’re looking for someone friendly with great organisational and admin skills, who has their own laptop/ computer. Knowledge of Spotlight, Google Drive, editing software (eg.iMovie) and a basic understanding of social media would be a plus, but not essential.

These projects will involve a combination of traditional and street casting approaches, so we’re particularly interested to hear from those with a prior experience in research and open-call casting.

Please email your CV to office@gilbertandcovell.com and include *AD HOC CASTING ASSISTANT* in the subject title.

May 22, 2025

Andy Brierley Casting – Casting Assistant

Andy Brierley Casting is seeking a Casting Assistant based in Wales to support an upcoming BBC six-part series. Prior experience in casting is preferred, particularly with knowledge of Welsh-based talent.
We are looking for someone who is personable, tech-savvy, and a proactive self-starter.

To apply, please send your CV to andy@andybrierley.com with “BBC Wales Assistant” in the subject line.

February 27, 2023

Winners Announced: The CDG Casting Awards 2023

Supported by Spotlight and Headline Sponsor EON Productions The Casting Directors’ Guild are delighted to announce the winners for the 2023 CDG Casting Awards, in partnership with Spotlight. Now in its fifth year, the CDG Casting awards seeks to reward and celebrate the incredible work achieved by casting teams across Film, Television, Theatre and Commercials. This year, a new category was added to champion the success of those casting children across all media types. There was also a special award recognising Ian Smith’s ‘Contribution to Casting’, sponsored by Conway Van Gelder Grant.

This year’s ceremony was held at Ham Yard Hotel and hosted, for a second time, by Jennifer Saunders. This year’s presenters included Bella Ramsey, Asim Chaudhry, Richard E. Grant, Rob Brydon, Harry Trevaldwyn, Laura Donnelly, Rose Ayling-Ellis, Toheeb Jimoh, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Oliver Jackson-Cohen and Gemma Chan.

“It’s been a real privilege for Spotlight to be supporting The CDG, once again, for the 5th annual CDG Casting Awards. Whilst casting is a broad and varied profession across many different art forms, what unites the members of this often overlooked role in the industry is the passion, expertise and creativity required to bring incredible casts together. These awards are not superficial, they are here to remind us of the irreplaceable role of this profession in artistic and commercial successes. A huge congratulations to all the winners this year!”.
Matt Hood, Managing Director at Spotlight.

The 2023 categories and winners can be found here

Press Release
March 2, 2022

2022 CDG CASTING AWARDS WINNERS

The Casting Directors’ Guild are delighted to announce the winners for the 2022 CDG Casting Awards, in partnership with Spotlight. Hosted by the brilliant Jennifer Saunders, the intimate industry ceremony took place at Ham Yard Hotel in London on Tuesday 22nd February. Now in its fourth year, the CDG Casting awards seeks to reward and celebrate the incredible work achieved by casting teams across film, television, theatre and commercials. This year’s presenters included high-profile names from across the industry including; Adjoa Andoh, Emily Barber, Nicola Coughlan, Jamie Demetriou, Sope Dirisu, Clint Dyer, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Ncuti Gatwa, Victoria Hamilton, Tommy Jessop, Adrian Lester, Ralf Little, Pixie Lott, Ambika Mod, James Norton, Jessica Plummer, Giles Terera and Marisha Wallace.

You can download the full list of the winners here.

January 27, 2022

The Stage – NT casting boss: No excuses for exclusionary casting after pandemic.

Increased online auditions during the pandemic means there is now no excuse for failing to cast inclusively, the National Theatre’s head of casting has argued.

Alastair Coomer, who leads the casting department at the NT, said producers and venues – particularly large organisations – should be ensuring that they reach out to actors based in all parts of the UK by offering online auditions. Coomer said having the option of casting remotely also means producers and casting directors must address historic accessibility failings.

Read the full article on The Stage here.

Press Release
January 24, 2022

Star Makers: Casting is the invisible artistry of filmmaking

Movies rely so heavily on a perfectly chosen actor in the leading role. Considering how important it is to get this right, the casting directors who do this are often overlooked. Here, writer Anna Bogutskaya meets some of the most crucial casting directors in modern cinema, and looks back on the people who paved the way for them.

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Press Release
January 17, 2022

2022 CDG Casting Awards

The Casting Directors’ Guild are delighted to announce the nominees for the 2022 CDG Casting Awards, in partnership with Spotlight. Now in its fourth year, the CDG Casting awards seeks to reward and celebrate the incredible work achieved by casting teams across Film, Television, Theatre and Commercial. This year, The CDG are also thrilled to welcome Netflix as a brand new category sponsor, a testament to the continued success and demand for limited series.

You can download the full list of nominees and categories here