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Meet the stars of Hetty Feather

April 25, 2015, 4:21 am
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The highly anticipated  brand new ten-part CBBC period drama series Hetty Feather, adapted from the best-selling book by Jacqueline Wilson will start on Monday 11th May on CBBC.

Set in London in 1887, the series centres around the story of our indomitable heroine Hetty Feather as she is returned to the awe-inspiring institution of the Foundling Hospital, the place where she was deposited as an infant and which she is to now call home.

Joining Hetty, played by Isabel Clifton, in her adventures are Dasharn Anderson as her foundling brother Gideon, and Gus Barry as boy's gang leader Mathias, with Polly Allen as bully Sheila.

13-year-old Isabel Clifton (represented by Sandra Singer Associates) stars as Hetty in her first professional screen role. Isabel trains at Singer Stage School in Essex . Isabel said “Sandra told me the news I had been made an offer to play ‘Hetty’ while I was helping at the stage school’s annual audition day. My best birthday present ever”.

14 year old Dasharn Anderson (represented by Galloways and Jessica Elliott Management) from Lewisham, previously appeared in Truckers playing Ashley Walters' son, and he'll also be seen in the new series of Doctor Who.

14 year Gus Barry (represented by A&J Management) from Essex, played the role of Jem in the award winning production of  To Kill a Mockingbird at Regents Park and has an impressive CV with roles in The Escape Artist, Penny Dreadful, and Wolf Hall, as well as feature films Black Sea and Deadly Intent.

TV newcomer Polly Allen (represented by Robert Kelly Associates) from Surrey, stars as Hetty's arch enemy, Sheila Ormsby, Polly has previously appeared on the West End stage as Keeley Gibson and Angela Robson in Billy Elliot, and as Veruca Salt in the original cast of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.



In episode one young Hetty and her foundling brother Gideon must leave their foster family and return to the Foundling Hospital where Matron rules with an iron fist. If that wasn’t bad enough, Hetty also has to content with bully Sheila and her clutch of comrades known as the She Mob. But things look up when Hetty meets up with Mathias and the gang from the boys' wing and they hatch a high risk plan to escape the hospital for good. Can they scale the walls in search of freedom or will Matron and the She Mob catch and punish them?

Hetty Feather starts on Monday 11th May at 5pm on the CBBC Channel.
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Casting call for TV Series

April 27, 2015, 8:02 am
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Casting is currently underway for the children in a fictionalised TV adaptation series of the bestselling memoir, Love, Nina for BBC1.

The memoir was written by Nina Stibbe and adapted for TV by Nick Hornby (About A Boy, Fever Pitch).

Rehearsals will be first week September and shooting period will be for a 6 weeks from 7th September.
Any child that is cast will be required to be fully licensed via the Local Education Authority and, if filming is during school time, they will be provided with tutors and chaperones- as per child licensing laws.

The children we cast in these roles need to be very bright as they have to handle a lot of complicated dialogue so only apply if you think your child is capable of this.

PAUL (10 yrs) (Male)

PLEASE DO NOT APPLY IF YOUR CHILD IS OVER THE AGE OF 12 OR IF YOUR CHILD DOESN’T HAVE AN RP ACCENT

We will be auditioning boys who are between 9 and 12 yrs only (playing age around 10).

 

Oldest son of a successful film director and literary editor (divorced). Incredibly charismatic child – confident and quick-witted, ‘with an extraordinary capacity for happiness. always smiling and joking’. Has Riley-Day syndrome, which affects the development of his vision and nervous system, but his disabilities are not obviously visible in his appearance. 

Although physically frail, he tends to have the upper hand when it comes to verbal battles with his brother. Bolshy, determined and somewhat bloody-minded at times. An ardent West Ham supporter, he has a habit of shouting the name 'Trevor Brooking' whenever he wants to block out an uncomfortable conversation. 

An intelligent, funny, unique child.

Both boys are used to talking about adult subjects, without a complete awareness of what they are saying. Topics range from STDs, nuclear war, religion, neighbour's affairs, literature and art.


Privately educated, RP accent. 

Lead role in all 5 episodes.

Audition info: Please film your child auditioning with the attached script (see below).Can they also introduce themselves to camera briefly with an interesting/clever fact. Once you have taped your child please upload to either vimeo or youtube or any other site where we can stream the audition. Or if the video file is small enough attach it to the email. We do not want to have to download audition videos. If your child is successful we will be in touch to bring them in for a casting in London. Please note we can not respond to each individual audition.

BEN (9 yrs) (Male)

PLEASE DO NOT APPLY IF YOUR CHILD IS OVER THE AGE OF 12, OR UNDER THE AGE OF 9 OR IF YOUR CHILD DOESN’T HAVE AN RP ACCENT

We will be auditioning boys who are between 9 and 12 yrs only (playing age around 9). Please note - we will consider exceptional 8 yr olds, if they will turn 9 before then end of August 2015. 

Youngest son of a successful film director and literary editor (divorced). Physically confident, emotionally more robust and straightforward than his older brother, Paul. 
Un-self-consciously blunt, quick-witted, and always has an answer for everything. Both boys are used to talking about adult subjects, without a complete awareness of what they are saying, including occasionally swearing. Topics range from STDs, nuclear war, religion, neighbour's affairs, literature and art. 
Privately educated, RP accent.
Lead role in all 5 episodes.

Audition info: Please film your child auditioning with the attached script (see below).Can they also introduce themselves to camera briefly with an interesting/clever fact. Once you have taped your child please upload to either vimeo or youtube or any other site where we can stream the audition. Or if the video file is small enough attach it to the email. We do not want to have to download audition videos. If your child is successful we will be in touch to bring them in for a casting in London. Please note we can not respond to each individual audition.

Please send all applications to loveninacasting@gmail.com

The closing date is 22nd May 2015.

Download Ben Audition Sides

Download Paul Audition Sides


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Newcomer to star in Danny And The Human Zoo

May 1, 2015, 8:59 am
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TV newcomer Kascion Franklin has landed the lead role of Danny in Danny And The Human Zoo, Lenny Henry's fictionalised account of his life as a talented teenager in 1970s Dudley.

Kascion (represented by Red Talent Management) from Birmingham, trained at the University of Northampton and Identity School of Acting.

He will star alongside Lenny Henry who will play his dad Samson and Cecilia Noble as his mum Myrtle. Arthur Darvill plays Danny’s Manager Jonesy, Richard Wilson plays promoter James Broughto, Mark Benton plays seasoned entertainer Syd Bolton, and Cherrelle Skeete plays Danny's sister Dee Dee,

BAFTA Rising Star Destiny Ekaragha (Gone Too Far) directs the drama which is being made by RED Production Company for BBC One.

Lenry Henry said: "I can't believe that we're finally shooting my screenplay Danny And The Human Zoo! This is a fantasy memoir of the first two years of my career - my beginnings, working on the Zoo, working men's clubs and all that stuff that happened to me in the mid-Seventies - but crammed into 90 minutes. The script took about three years with the help of Nicola Shindler and Caroline Hollick at RED Productions and now we're going to make it in Dudley - led by a wonderful director Destiny Ekaragha. There's an incredibly talented cast and I feel very lucky to be a part of it all."

Danny’s world is a series of complex minefields which he has to negotiate: his home life - which his ebullient mother rules with an iron fist in an iron glove; his love life - where the Irish girl he's in lust with won't give him the time of day until he wins his first competition; and finally the ups and downs of his emerging career.
When Danny wins a talent competition at the local club, he soon finds himself working the comedy circuit. Audiences can’t get enough and applaud Danny as he effortlessly morphs into Mohammed Ali, Tommy Cooper and Frank Spencer, eventually hitting the big time on TV - an unheard-of achievement for a young black boy. But an unscrupulous manager takes advantage of Danny and forces him to star in a show - Musical Minstrel Cavalcade. Danny hits rock bottom. Having made his name by becoming other people, Danny has to save himself by finding out who he really is.

Danny And The Human Zoo will be filming in and around the Dudley area.


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She Who Brings Gifts

May 3, 2015, 7:41 am
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Newcomer Sennia Nanua has been cast in the lead role of 10 year old Melanie in She Who Brings Gifts, the feature film adaptation of M.R. Carey's novel The Girl With All The Gifts.

Sennia, from Nottingham is a member of the renowned Television Workshop, and played Skins star Laya Lewis's sister in the short film Beverley.

She was star alongside Glenn Close, Gemma Arterton, and Paddy Considine in the sci-fi film, which will be directed by Colm McCarthy.

She Who Brings Gifts is the story of Melanie, a girl who is full of questions about the world. Every morning, Melanie waits in her cell to be collected for class. When they come for her, Sergeant Parks keeps his gun pointing at her while two of his people strap her into the wheelchair. She thinks they don’t like her. She jokes that she won’t bite. But they don’t laugh. Melanie is a very special girl.

Producer Camille Gatin said, “It’s hugely exciting to combine Mike Carey’s truly original script and Colm McCarthy’s dynamic yet sensitive style, with such a terrific cast.”

Fellow producer Angus Lamont added, “Melanie’s story is a completely unique take on a much loved genre, seamlessly blending together a lonely child’s search for love and family with a terrifying journey where she controls the fate of the last adult humans on earth.”

Will Clarke, co-CEO and chairman of Altitude Film Entertainment, said, “’She Who Brings Gifts’ is a smart take on the sci-fi genre and with a humanity which will draw a young adult audience and those already aware of Mike Carey’s bestselling novel. With the great cast that has come on board we have a highly commercial film which can cut through to a broad audience.

The film is set to start shooting later this month in the U.K.
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Casting call for two American boys

May 13, 2015, 7:56 am
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Casting call for young American girl

May 14, 2015, 6:03 am
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Peter & Wendy casting news

May 14, 2015, 6:45 am
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Screenterrier posted details of open casting calls to find Peter, Wendy and Tiger Lily for a new ITV drama based on the classic children's novel Peter Pan by J.M Barrie, now called Peter & Wendy, and the cast has now been announced.

13 year old Hazel Doupe from Ireland, will star in the joint roles of twelve year old Lucy Rose, a patient at modern day Great Ormond Street Hospital, and Wendy Darling, in her re-imagining of Peter Pan story.

Hazel (represented by Macfarlane Chard), who attends Billie Barry Stage School in Dublin, played Sarah in the RTE docu/drama Titanic, Blood and Steel, and starred in Irish thriller Jack Taylor:Shot Down,


Newcomer Zac Sutcliffe (who attends Yorkshire School of Acting) from Bradford, stars as Peter. Zac has just finished filming on Grimsby, a new film from Sacha Baron Cohen.

Natifa Mai (represented by Identity Agency) has been cast in the role of Tiger Lily in the new ITV film.

Natifa appeared as Maz in the CBBC series The Dumping Ground and will next been seen in the 2015 BBC Drama series The Interceptor.

13 year old Chad Wright (represented by Top Talent Agency) has been cast as Nibs.

The young cast will join  Laura Fraser as Mrs Darling, Stanley Tucci as Hook, and popstar Paloma Faith in a guest appearance as Tinker Bell, alongside brand new characters played by Bjarne Henriksen, Ben Crompton and Rasmus Hardiker.

The drama is a re-imagining of J.M. Barrie’s much loved classic novel, which reinterprets this timeless story for the modern age while remaining faithful to the spirit of the original.

The drama will open in modern day Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) where twelve-year-old Lucy Rose (Hazel Doupe) is awaiting treatment for a serious heart condition. Her mother Julie (Laura Fraser, also doubling up as Mrs Darling) is distraught with the fear of losing her child, and surgeon Mr Wylie (Stanley Tucci, who also plays Hook) assures her he’ll do everything in his power to make the operation a success.

The day before her operation, Lucy reads J.M. Barrie’s novel of Peter Pan to a crowd of sick children in the hospital, and she goes to sleep with thoughts of the classic tale in her head. Lucy dreams this version of Peter Pan into existence and the story is retold through the young girl’s imagination.

The magical story cuts back and forth between Lucy’s modern day struggles and the fantasy land of Neverland, with the common theme being positivity and belief.

The two hour drama is produced by Headline Pictures with a script by BAFTA winner Adrian Hodges, and directed by Diarmuid Lawrence.

Peter & Wendy is currently in production with filming taking place over a six week period in Luxembourg, London and Dorset.

CGI special effects will be used to create the extraordinary world of The Neverland.

It is expected to screen at Christmas 2015 on ITV.
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The Conjuring II casting call

May 14, 2015, 7:13 am
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SEEKING:

JANET HODGSON
AGE 11 · CAUCASIAN
She is a thoughtful and curious girl from Enfield, London. Working class. We are looking for an exceptional child with emotional intelligence for this role. London or standard British accent.
She must be able to handle dialogue and convey strong emotions.
LEAD ROLE

BILLY HODGSON
AGE 8 · CAUCASIAN
Billy is the youngest of the Hodgson siblings and suffers from a stutter. He is cute and playful – the baby of the family. London or standard British accent.
He must be able to handle dialogue and convey strong emotions.
GREAT SUPPORTING ROLE

MARGARET HODGSON
AGE 14 · CAUCASIAN
Margaret is the oldest Hodgson child. She is a sympathetic and supportive young woman. She is academic and mature. London or standard British accent.
She must be able to handle lots of dialogue and convey strong emotions.
GREAT SUPPORTING ROLE

JOHNNY HODGSON
AGE 10 · CAUCASIAN
He is quick witted and picks fights with his siblings. He is a good footballer – boyish. London or standard British accent. He must be able to handle lots of dialogue and convey emotion.
GREAT SUPPORTING ROLE

To apply for this casting call please visit:

conjuring2casting.com

EVERYBODY MUST APPLY VIA THE LINK ON CAST IT.
No direct emails accepted.
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Best Young Performance at British Soap Awards 2015

May 17, 2015, 3:40 am
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Watch 6 year old Amelia Flanagan (represented by Ology Kids Casting), who plays April in Emmerdale, win Best Young Performance at The British Soap Awards 2015.



The British Soap Awards broadcasts Thursday 21 May at 8pm on ITV.
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Casting call for 3rd series of Hank Zipzer

May 27, 2015, 11:23 am
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KERRIE MAILEY @ KM CASTING IS LOOKING FOR THE FOLLOWING:

HANK ZIPZER SERIES 3

Inspired by the book series Hank Zipzer: The World's Greatest Underachiever, written by Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver and published by Walker Books.

Fast-paced and funny, the series follows 12-year-old Henry 'Hank' Zipzer, a smart and resourceful boy with a unique perspective on the world.

WE ARE LOOKING FOR AN ASIAN ACTRESS AGED BETWEEN 11- 15 ( PLEASE NOTE YOU MUST BE ABLE TO PLAY DOWN IF YOU ARE 15) FOR A LARGE ROLE IN THE NEW SERIES. MUST BE GOOD AT COMEDY.

OVERALL SHOOT DATES ARE 22ND JUNE - 4TH SEPTEMBER 2015.

TO APPLY PLEASE EMAIL casting@kmcasting.com and make sure you include your height, location, age and a current picture.

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Open casting in Brighton for feature film

June 2, 2015, 10:07 am
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Open casting in London for feature film

June 2, 2015, 10:09 am
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Casting for identical twins

June 19, 2015, 8:11 am
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Dixie Chassay Casting are looking for IDENTICAL TWIN GIRLS AGED 7-12YRS for a feature film shooting this summer.

 Professional acting experience is a bonus, but not required.

This feature film will shoot in London 12th July - 8th August. Any applicants must be available during this period and ideally based in London/Greater London.

Suitable applicants, please write to Dixie Chassay Casting via email:
THIS CASTING HAS NOW CLOSED

Please be sure to include a recent snapshot, age, and experience and location.



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Tom Holland cast as Spider-man

June 23, 2015, 10:27 am
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First portrayed by Tobey Maguire in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man, then portrayed by Andrew Garfield in The Amazing Spider-Man and its sequel, now 19 year old British actor Tom Holland will take on the iconic role of Peter Parker.

Since the new version of Spider-Man was announced, it was clear Marvel was looking for a younger actor who would portray a high school-aged Peter Parker, and Tom has beaten fellow Brits Charlie Rowe and Asa Butterfield to the role, after a world-wide casting search.

Marvel and Sony Pictures, and producers Kevin Feige and Amy Pascal conducted an extensive search for the new Spider-man and the studios and producers were impressed by Holland’s performances in The Impossible, Wolf Hall, and the upcoming In the Heart of the Sea, and by a series of complex screen tests.

Sony Chairman commented "For Spidey himself, we saw many terrific young actors, but Tom’s screen tests were special."

Pascal added, “Sony, Marvel, Kevin and I all knew that for Peter Parker, we had to find a vibrant, talented young actor capable of embodying one of the most well-known characters in the world. With Tom, we’ve found the perfect actor to bring Spider-Man’s story into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.”

Tom (represented in the UK by Curtis Brown) is from Kingston-upon-Thames, and is the son of comedian Dominic Holland, he started his acting career aged 12 when he spent nearly two years playing Billy Elliot in the West End.

The new film is due out July 2017.
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Swallows and Amazons casting news

June 24, 2015, 7:02 am
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Filming is finally underway on the new Harbour Pictures/BBC Films adaptation of Arthur Ransome's classic novel Swallows and Amazons, after a long period in development.

(Pictured left are the The Walker children from the 1960s BBC adaptation – Simon West, Stephen Grendon, Suzanna Hamilton and Sophie Neville.)

The team at Shaheen Baig Casting have discovered six young newcomers to take on the roles of the Walker and Blackett children in the Lake District set adventure.

Dane Hughes will play John Walker, Orla Hill (a pupil at Anna Fiorentini Drama School who appeared in Song for Marion) will play Susan Walker, and Bobby McColloch as Roger Walker, with Lily and Alfie Allen's half-sister 8 year old Teddie-Rose Malleson-Allen, the daughter of actors Keith Allen and Tamzin Malleson playing the the youngest, Tatty Walker.

The two Blackett sisters are to be played by Seren Hawkes as Nancy, and Hannah Jayne Thorp as Peggy.

They will join Rafe Spall as Captain Flint, Game of Thrones' Gwendoline Christie and Boardwalk Empire's Kelly Macdonald as Mrs Blackett and Mrs Walker respectively, with Jessica Hynes and Harry Enfield as local farmers Mr and Mrs Jackson.

Swallows and Amazons follows the Walker children as they dream of escaping a summer holiday with their mother. They set off on a boat to camp on a remote island in the middle of a lake, but when they get there they soon discover they are not alone on the island. As they battle for ownership of the island, they learn the skills of survival and the value of friendship, which helps prepare them for the real danger they must face from the adult world.

"Watching the young actors learn to sail so brilliantly in our Swallow and Amazon, as we prepare for the shoot, has been a great thrill. I can’t wait to bring this world of pure adventure to life," said director Philippa Lowthorpe.

Nick Barton of Harbour Pictures Productions, Nick O’Hagan, and BBC Films’ Joe Oppenheimer are the producers, and the screenplay is by Scottish writer Andrea Gibb.

Filming is currently underway in Yorkshire and the Lake District.


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CBBC Open Casting

July 1, 2015, 11:47 am
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First look at the young cast of The Outcast

July 9, 2015, 9:09 am
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George MacKay, Jessica Barden, Daisy Bevan, and Jessica Brown-Findlay lead the cast of The Outcast, a new two-part drama coming to BBC One, adapted by Sadie Jones from her award-winning novel.

The Outcast is a powerful portrait of small-town hypocrisy and young love, set in 1950s Britain.

Pushed to the fringes of society, Lewis seems to be completely abandoned, but for the one girl whose love might yet save him. Can he summon the courage to overcome his demons and expose the darkness that lurks behind the façade of his picture-perfect village?

George MacKay (represented by Gordon and French) stars as Lewis Aldridge (from the age of 16), who is only ten years old when he witnesses the death of his beautiful, doting mother. Left alone with his emotionally distant father Gilbert (played by Greg Wise), Lewis is forced to bury his grief. Lewis is neglected until his suppressed rage boils over into an explosive act of defiance.

12 year old Finn Elliot (represented by Curtis Brown) plays the ten year old Lewis.



Jessica Barden, (represented by Curtis Brown), plays Kit one of the neighbouring Carmichael girls, and Lewis' only ally, but with her sister Tamsin, she has problems of her own, bullied by their father (played by Nathaniel Parker), an apparent pillar of the community who hides his true tendencies. Jocelyn MacNab, Topsy in CBeebies Topsy and Tim, plays Kit as a young child.


23 year old Daisy Bevan, a member of the Redgrave acting dynasty, plays Kit's older sister Tamsin., a fun and sparky character. When Lewis returns in part two, the whole village sees him as ‘the outcast’, but she’s intrigued by him and takes him under her wing.

Jessica Brown-Findlay (represented
by Troika), star of Jamaica Inn,  plays Alice, Gilbert's new wife. When Gilbert marries Alice, a needy younger woman, Lewis becomes prone to disturbingly self-destructive behaviour.


Directed by Iain Softley, the first episode of The Outcast is on BBC One on Sunday 12th July at 9pm.

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Open Audition for Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them

July 13, 2015, 7:57 am
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The hunt is on to find an 8 - 12 year newcomer to star in the Harry Potter spin-off Fantastic Beasts And Where to Find Them.

Eddie Redmayne has already been cast as Newt Scamander in the three-film series which will be set 70 years before the Harry Potter story begins, They're based on the charity book released in 1997 for Comic Relief by JK Rowling.

Warner Bros Pictures and the makers of the Harry Potter films are now casting for a new role in the film.

They are looking for a girl between the ages of 8- 12 yrs for the role of ‘Modesty’.

‘Modesty’ is a haunted young girl with an inner strength and stillness. She has an ability to see deep into people and understand them.


If you would like to apply to be considered for this role and you fit the criteria below, please come along to make an application and to meet a member of the Casting Team and have a photo taken on:



Saturday 18 July 2015 

Excel Centre Hall 
Royal Victoria Dock 
1 Western Gateway 
London E16 1XL

Queue will open at 9:00am and will close promptly at 1:00pm. No one will be permitted to join the queue after 1:00pm.

Application process will begin at 10:00am.

There are no facilities for overnight queuing and camping is strictly prohibited.

Please‎ wear comfortable shoes and dress appropriately for the weather on the day. Even if sunny it may be advisable to bring a sweater for air conditioned areas.

Application Criteria/ Restrictions.

- All girls between the ages of 8-12yrs may apply.

- All applicants must be available for the shooting dates between August 2015 – January 2016.

- All applicants must be eligible to work in the UK

- All applicants must be accompanied by one parent or legal guardian over the age of 18 yrs.

- Additional guests cannot be admitted into the venue.

- Unaccompanied minors will not be permitted to make an application.

- Travel expenses will not be reimbursed.


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Casting for child actor for major role in new BBC TV Drama in Northwest

July 14, 2015, 10:55 am
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Short Film casting call for 8 - 12 year olds

July 22, 2015, 9:16 am
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SHORT FILM AUDITION OPPORTUNITY: 

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Seeking Arabic speaking boys/girls aged 8-12yrs for a paid short film for BFI.
Director is Nimer Rashed.  His short film, 'Touch', won the grand prize Virgin Media award.
The film will shoot in the last week of August 2015 (during school summer holidays)

Role Brief:

- We welcome boys/girls with little or no acting experience
- Any children submitted MUST be fluent in Arabic
- Preferably Syrian, but we are happy to audition Arabic speaking children from other countries too
- Ideally based in London, but we will consider children from outside London too
- Football skills are a bonus but not essential

If you wish to put your child forward, please email ASAP with a recent snapshot, age and location to:

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