An awards ceremony specifically to honour the work of casting directors is being launched.
The CDG Awards is being created by the Casting Directors’ Guild and will recognise casting directors in theatre, as well as television, film and commercials.
Casting director Andy Pryor, who is on the awards committee, said his peers had “remained unrecognised” at major awards ceremonies.READ MORE
Lucy Pardee is looking for a London or Brighton-based general casting assistant to support the team with general admin, diary management and audition support. Working across numerous film and TV projects both remotely and in-person. Looking for people with excellent people skills, knowledge of casting systems, and strong communication, organisation and research skills (no AI). Start ASAP for minimum of 4 weeks. Applicants should send CV to casting@lucypardee.com
Lucy Pardee is looking for a casting assistant based in or near the Welsh Valleys for a feature film project. Is a community-facing role focused on both street casting and conventional casting. Applicants need to be good with people, have good knowledge of the valleys and excellent organisational skills.
Would suit people with experience in casting, documentary research, community outreach or youth work, though not essential.
Must have own car.
Starting immediately for 4 weeks with possibility of extending further. Please email your CV to kerry@lucypardee.com to apply.
Emma Garrett Casting is seeking an experienced casting assistant in commercials, to start work ASAP for an initial period of 2 months, with potential for a more long term position in the future.
Applicants must be happy to work solely in commercials and have proven experience and be comfortable working at a very fast pace, across multiple projects.
Must be confident with client facing duties, a strong knowledge of commercial best practice and ideally experience in quoting on usages/buyouts would be a major plus. Being experienced in running commercial casting sessions would also be desirable.
Ideally London based and happy to work remotely, or north of England based.
If you’re interested and fit the above criteria, please email emma@garrettcasting.com, subject line ‘Casting Assistant Position’ with a short intro / experience highlights, along with a CV.
Kharmel Cochrane Casting is seeking a full-time assistant to start work ASAP supporting the team for a minimum of 2 months.
Applicants would ideally have at least 1 year of experience as a casting assistant and a willingness to work in a fast paced office. Applicants would need to be willing to work on a variety of projects but must be happy to start helping the team primarily in the commercials department. We’d be looking for a fast learner with top notch communication skills and an excellent phone manner. Any understanding of casting advice notes and commercial usages would be an added bonus!
Must be London based as the successful applicant will be working in our office in Farringdon.
If you are interested, available and meet the above criteria, please email your CV and a little intro about yourself to lorcan@kharmelcochrane.co.uk with ‘Casting Assistant’ in the subject line.
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