CASTING SYMPOSIUM:

BRITISH ACTORS AND THE AMERICAN MARKET

Sponsored by Spotlight,

and hosted by the London Film Festival

Join a panel of film professionals and casters for a discussion and question and answer session related to the topic of British actors working on American film and TV projects. Topics covered will include:

– British actors have huge success in America, evidenced by the many Brits working on American series, and winning Academy Awards. Why are British actors so successful on the other side of the pond?

– How British actors can break into the American market.

– Legal issues related to working in America.

– The difference between American and British training, acting styles and production practices.

Panel

Moderator: Catherine Shoard. Film critic for The Gaurdian.

Panelists:

Nancy Bishop, CSA, Casting Director (US/Prague) and author of Secrets from the Casting Couch

Duane Clark, (US) Director, (CSI, Crusoe)

Jeremy Conway, (UK) Agent and founder of Conway, Van Gelder, Grant

Priscilla John (UK), Casting Director, (Mamma Mia, Pirates of the Caribbean)

Pippa Harrison (UK) Spotlight, Head of Client Relations

Jeremy Zimmerman (UK) Casting Director. (Hellboy, The Scorpian King.)

Symposium Details

Where: ICA, The Mall, London SW1Y 5AH, London

When: 14 October,

Wed, Time: 2-4pm

Tickets: £11.50 call to reserve: 020 7928 3232 at Festival Box Office from 26th September, Please book soon, seats are limited