Independent film 'Windsor' casting calls for actors, extras, and crew members

Windsor Operating LLC and Turnpike Pictures will begin shooting the indie feature film Windsor on July 28, 2014 in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

Casting directors in Los Angeles and Dallas are accepting photos and resumes from actors to be considered for various speaking roles. People interested in working as fully paid extras and stand-ins can submit to the extras casting directors in Texas. In addition, experienced film crew members can email their info for consideration. Shooting will run through August 23, 2014. All actors, extras and crew members must be legally eligible to work in Texas and in the United States.


Windsor centers on six best friends, who in their last year of high school, prepare to leave their small, struggling hometown of Windsor, a place caught in the slow, fine-grinding wheels of American big business that seem to have no side doors for small town America. One of the six, Maisie, whose father is about to be released from prison, decides she can't leave the town where she has been embraced so lovingly since the dark day that her father nearly killed the man whose company foreclosed on their family farm. The town's patriarch, Gil Denton, a no nonsense, wealthy landowner dying from cancer, loves these six kids, and in his remaining time with them he serves as a sounding board, dependable guide, and sympathetic friend - while providing them a wistful link to a past they will never know.

Starring in Windsor is three-time Primetime Emmy Award nominee Barry Corbin playing the town patriarch Gil Denton, Screen Actors Guild Awards nominee Stelio Savante plays the role of Perry Gandy, Joe Stevens plays Kline Coley, Mark Adam Goff plays Hank Kinsey, and Peyton Clark plays Itchy. Porter Farrell will direct from his own original screenplay. Producers are Porter Farrell, John J Kelly, Allison Graham, and Adam Dietrich.

Casting Calls Details

All talent must and be legally eligible to work in Texas and in the United States.

The 2014 Dallas-Fort Worth Actors Resource Guide eBook includes the documents for adults, minors, and foreign talent who would like to work on films and television productions in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

• Summary of the Texas Child Labor Law
• Child Labor Laws in Texas
• Texas Child Labor Law FAQ
• Texas Limitations on Employment of Child Actors
• Application for Child Actor - Performer Authorization
• Texas Application Exceptions for Child Extras
• Texas Child Labor Complaint Form
• Texas Workforce Commission Teen Application for Certificate of Age
• USA Child Actor Work Permit Requirements
• Immigration Work Permit Information
• Non-Immigrant Visa Application

In addition to the following Dallas-Fort Worth Actors Resources:

• Dallas-Fort Worth Casting Directors List
• Dallas-Fort Worth Extras Casting Directors
• Dallas-Fort Worth Talent Agents List
• General Talent Agent Information
• Dallas-Fort Worth Acting Schools and Teachers List
• Summer Performing Arts Camps
• Dallas-Fort Worth Headshot Photographers List
• Headshot Reproduction Services
• Miscellaneous Dallas-Fort Worth Resources
• Audition Tips
• How To Make an Audition Video
• Sample Actors Resume
• Sample Beginning Actors Resume
• Sample Cover Letters
• Dallas-Fort Worth Actors Unions and Professional Organizations
• Entertainment Industry Terminology
• PDF Users Guides

All 2014 Actors Resource Guide eBooks are available here.

Principal Actor Casting Director Submissions:

Submit photos and resumes by mail only.
No phone calls or personal drop-offs.

If you are in Texas:

Brock Allen Casting
1350 Manufacturing Street
Suite 200
Dallas, TX 75207

All others - Los Angeles:

Gabrielle Evans Casting
420 North Camden Drive
2nd Floor
Beverly Hills, CA 90210

NOTE:

Send your 8x10 color headshot and resume along with the cover letter in a 9 x 12 Clear Full Face Window Envelope with the photo visible in the window.

Click Here to purchase 9 x 12 Clear Full Face Window Envelopes.

Click Here to purchase the best resume and cover letter paper.

The casting directors address should be written in all capital letters on the solid side of the envelope, with the name of the project you are submitting for written directly above the casting directors name. IF the role that you are submitting for is available, it should also be written above the casting directors name.

Example:

"Project Name"
"Role of _______"
CASTING DIRECTOR NAME
CASTING DIRECTOR ADDRESS
CASTING DIRECTOR CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE

Extras Casting

Fort Worth:

Send 5x7 color snapshot along with height, weight, clothing sizes, location and all contact information to:

Brock Allen Casting
1350 Manufacturing Street
Suite 200
Dallas, TX 75207

Crew Members

Experienced film crew members who are available to work in the Dallas-Fort Worth area can submit resumes to the following:

WindsorMovie@gmail.com

In the subject line put the position you are submitting for. Example - "FILM CREW: MAKUP ARTIST"

Production Companies:

Do NOT send photos and resumes to the production companies, as they will most likely end up being thrown away. They do not cast the films, rather they hire casting directors who sort through the thousands of submissions.

Windsor Opperating, LLC

Turnpike Pictures
3228 Collinsworth
Fort Worth, TX 76106

Producers:

Porter Farrell
John J Kelly
Allison Graham
Adam Dietrich

Director:

Porter Farrell

Writer:

Porter Farrell

Production Manager:

Melissa Kirkendall

Line Producer:

Melissa Kirkendall

Production Designer:

Adam Dietrich

Director of Photography:

Josh Pickering

Starring:

Barry Corbin – Gil Denton
Peyton Clark – Itchy
Stelio Savante – Perry Gandy
Joe Stevens – Kline Coley
Adam Goff – Hank Kinsey

Story:

A teen fights for her small town, struggles to hold her shattered family together, and stands up to a corporate giant.

Casting call this weekend for starring roles in indie feature film 'Illegal Invisible Ignited'

The director for the independent feature film Illegal Invisible Ignited will be holding auditions in Austin, Texas for starring and supporting roles.

Alexander Stockton Films is prepping the film, which will shoot in the Austin, Texas area from June 16, 2014 through August 01, 2014. Illegal Invisible Ignited is the story of Franky DeLuna, a Hispanic immigrant that was brought to the US illegally when he was a little boy. Franky dreams of being an inventor but is forced to not exist in the country that he calls home. After being deported for contacting the police in order to prevent the rape of one of his coworkers, Franky reunites with his father in Mexico and tries to make a new home in this foreign country that he is technically from. But facing the life-threatening corruption of the cartels which killed his grandfather and forced his mother to bring him to the US years ago, Franky must decide if his home is a country that he doesn't know or a country that doesn't want him.

Illegal Invisible Ignited Open Casting Call Details

Character Breakdowns:

Frank- 25 – Latino
Brit- 25 – White
Ale – 15 – Latina
Paco- 40 – Latino
Anita- 30 – Latina
Letty- 40 – Latina

To set up an audition appointment, submit a headshot and resume to the following immediately:

illegalinvisible@gmail.com

Please put "CASTING-AUSTIN" in the subject line of your email. There are other roles, please e-mail us for full casting breakdown and to schedule your audition time.

Audition Date: April 26, 2014
Audition Start Time: 01:00
Audition End Time: 06:00
Audition Location/Address: 600 River St. Austin, TX 78701

Compensation: Paid. Film Credit, Meals, Snacks and Beverages, Transportation, Lodging.

IMPORTANT

All talent including minors and foreign actors must be legally eligible to work in the state of Texas and in the United States.

The 2014 Austin Actors Resource Guide eBook comes with free quarterly updates and includes the following information and documents for adults, minors, and foreign talent who would like to work as an actor or extra on film and television productions in Texas and the United States:

• Child Labor Laws in Texas
• Summary of the Texas Child Labor Law
• Texas Child Labor Law FAQ
• Texas Limitations on Employment of Child Actors
• Texas Application for Child Actor - Performer Authorization
• Texas Application Exceptions for Child Extras
• Texas Workforce Commission Teen Application for Certificate of Age
• Texas Child Labor Complaint Form
• USA Child Actor Work Permit Requirements
• USA Immigration Work Permits and Visas
• Non-Immigrant Visa Application

In addition to the following Austin Actors Resources:

• Audition Tips
• How To Make an Audition Video
• Austin Casting Directors List
• Austin Extras Casting Directors List
• General Talent Agent Information
• Austin Talent Agents List
• Austin Acting Coaches, Classes, and Schools List
• Austin Headshot Photographers List
• Headshot Mass Printing Photo Labs
• Actors Unions
• Sample Actors Resume
• Sample Beginning Actors Resume
• Sample Cover Letters
• Entertainment Industry Terminology
• Miscellaneous Austin Resources
• PDF Users Guide

The 2014 Actors Resource Guide eBooks are available here.

Production Companies:

Do NOT send photos and resumes to the production companies, as they will most likely end up being thrown away. They do not cast the films, rather they hire casting directors who sort through the thousands of submissions.

Alexander Stockton Films

Producers:

Mariana Gonzalez
Alexander Stockton

Writer/Director:

Alexander Stockton

Starring:

To Be Cast

Story:

the story of Franky DeLuna, a Hispanic that was brought to the US undocumented when he was a little boy. Franky dreams of being an inventor but is forced to not exist in the country that he calls home. After being deported for contacting the police in order to prevent the rape of one of his coworkers, Franky reunites with his father in Mexico and tries to make a new home in this foreign country that he is technically from. But facing the life-threatening corruption of the cartels which killed his grandfather and forced his mother to bring him to the US years ago, Franky must decide if his home is a country that he doesn’t know or a country that doesn’t want him.

'Taken 3' casting calls for actors and extras in Los Angeles and Atlanta

Production is now underway on the action thriller feature film Taken 2, and casting calls are now taking place for both principal actors and extras.

Major Europe and French production company Europacorp Films has begun production on the third installment of the Taken film franchise. Shooting will start in Los Angeles, and will move to Atlanta in late April. The two-time Primetime Emmy Award winning casting director in Los Angeles has sent out casting calls and is holding auditions for actors to fill co-starring and supporting roles. The extras will be cast in Atlanta beginning on April 24th, and registration is now taking place. Experienced film crew members in Atlanta can email resumes to the production company. Additional filming will take place in Paris and Spain. Shooting will run through July 9, 2014.

Starring in Taken 3 is Academy Award nominee Liam Neeson reprising his role as former CIA operative Bryan Mills. The Taken films have changed Neeson's image, and he is now a bonafide action film star. He recently starred opposite Amanda Seyfried and Charlize Theron in Universal Pictures' A Million Ways to Die in the West. Other recent films include A Walk Among the Tombstones and the Warner Bros. film Run All Night. Screen Actors Guild Awards winner Maggie Grace also returns as Neeson's daughter Kim, and Famke Janssen plays his ex-wife Lenore. Three-time Teen Choice Awards nominee Jon Gries will again play the role of Casey, while Leland Orser is back playing Neeson's best friend Sam. I have also confirmed that Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker has signed on to return as Inspector Dotzler. Casting calls did indeed go out to all talent agents in Los Angeles for the role of Neeson's daughter Kim, and for Inspector Dotzler, however Maggie Grace and Forest Whitaker successfully negotiated contracts shorty after to return in those roles.

European Film Awards nominee Olivier Megaton returns to direct Taken 3 from an original screenplay written by BAFTA Film Awards nominee Luc Besson and Hugo Awards nominee Robert Mark Kamen. Megaton directed Taken 2, which was made for $45 million and raked in over $140 million at the box office. Luc Besson is producing Taken 3 along with EuropaCorp Films CEO Christophe Lambert. Taken 3 will hit theaters on January 9, 2015.

Taken 3 Extras Casting Call Details

Tammy Smith Casting in Atlanta is casting the extras for Taken 3, and local people can now register with her online database. All ages and types are welcome to apply, and there is no experience necessary.

Those interested should fill out the following talent registration:

Taken 3 Extras Registration

Atlanta filming will begin on April 24, 2014.

IMPORTANT

All talent including children and foreign actors must be legally eligible to work in Atlanta, GA and the United States.

The 2014 Atlanta Actors Resource Guide eBook comes with free quarterly updates and includes the following information and documents for adults, minors, and foreign talent who would like to work as an actor or extra on film and television productions in the State of Georgia and the United States:

• Georgia Child Labor Entertainment Employment Information Sheet
• Georgia Child Labor Summary Sheet
• Georgia Employment Certificate Guide for Minors Under 18
• USA Child Actor Work Permit Requirements
• Immigration Work Permit Information
• Non-Immigrant Visa Application

In addition to the following Atlanta Actors Resources:

• Atlanta Casting Directors List
• Atlanta Extras Casting Directors List
• Atlanta Talent Agents List
• General Talent Agent Information
• Atlanta Acting Classes and Schools List
• Atlanta Actors Unions and Professional Organizations
• Summer Performing Arts Camps
• Atlanta Headshot Photographers List
• Audition Tips
• How To Make an Audition Video
• Sample Actors Resume
• Sample Beginning Actors Resume
• Sample Cover Letters
• Entertainment Industry Terminology
• PDF Users Guides

The 2014 Actors Resource Guide eBooks are available here.

Principal Actor Casting

See the post titled Headshot and Resume Information regarding how to submit to casting directors for acting roles.

No phone calls or personal drop-offs.

Los Angeles and Atlanta:

Deanna Brigidi-Stewart
John Papsidera
Automatic Sweat
5243 W Washington Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90016

NOTE:

I highly recommend that your 8x10 color headshot and resume along with the cover letter be sent in a 9 x 12 Clear Full Face Window Envelope with the photo visible in the window.

Click Here to purchase 9 x 12 Clear Full Face Window Envelopes.

Click Here to purchase the best resume and cover letter paper.

The casting directors address should be written in all capital letters on the solid side of the envelope, with the name of the project you are submitting for written directly above the casting directors name. IF the role that you are submitting for is available, it should also be written above the casting directors name.

Example:

"Project Name"
"Role of _______"
CASTING DIRECTOR NAME
CASTING DIRECTOR ADDRESS
CASTING DIRECTOR CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE

Extras Casting

Atlanta:

Tammy Smith Casting
2870 Peachtree Rd #818
Atlanta, GA 30305

Crew Members

Atlanta:


Experienced television crew members and production staff in Atlanta, GA can submit resumes to the following:

taken3inc@gmail.com

In the subject line put the position you are submitting for, and location. Example - "ATLANTA FILM CREW: MAKUP ARTIST"

Production Companies:

Do NOT send photos and resumes to the production companies, as they will most likely end up being thrown away. They do not cast the films, rather they hire casting directors who sort through the thousands of submissions.

Taken 3 Production Office
Raleigh Studios
5300 Melrose Avenue
East Building
Suite 307
Los Angeles, CA 90038

EuropaCorp Films
345 North Maple Drive
Suite 103
Beverly Hills, CA 90210

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
10201 W. Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90035

Producers:

Luc Besson
Christophe Lambert

Director:

Olivier Megaton

Starring:

Liam Neeson - Bryan Mills
Maggie Grace - Kim Mills
Famke Janssen - Lenore "Lenny" Mills
Jon Gries - Casey
Leland Orser - Sam
Forest Whitaker - Inspector Dotzler

Story:

TBA

Adults and children casting call for 'Boychoir' starring Dustin Hoffman and Kathy Bates

The futuristic action sci-fi film Boychoir is nearing the start of filming, and casting calls for extras and crew calls for experienced production staff and film crew members are underway.

Informant Media and Carol Baum Productions in association with Goldenring Productions and Embankment Film will begin shooting Boychoir on February 24th in the Stamford and Greenwich, CT areas. Connecticut production will run through March 28th, then will move to New York. The film stars Academy Award winners Dustin Hoffman, Kathy Bates, and Sissy Spacek.

Boychoir tells the story of 10 year old small town hellion Stet Cates, who seems bound for a life of trouble and delinquency - except for the fact that he has an angelic singing voice that comes along once in a generation. When Stet's single mother Debbie is killed in a car wreck, his biological father Gerard, whom he has never met, is ready to relegate him to the foster care system without a thought - until Stet's middle school principal Ms. Steele urges Gerard to place Stet in Mr. Carvelle's boys' choir, (fashioned after the actual American Boychoir School) - the top in the country. But whether the renegade Stet can conform to Carvelle, Drake’s And The Headmaster’s rigid discipline and do honor to his innate talent is a very open question, especially when Devon, the top singer in the choir, decides to sabotage his rival in any way he can... Wooly is the one ally at the school who knows the real reason Stet should stay at the school – it's not about the music, it's about becoming a little man, who can face any challenge or foe.

Grammy Award winner Francois Girard is directing Boychoir from an original screenplay written by Ben Ripley. Primetime Emmy Award winner Judy Cairo will produce for Informant Media, Carol Baum will produce for her company Carol Baum Productions, and Jane Goldenring produces for Goldenring productions. Executive producers are Informant Media's Michael A. Simpson and Eric Brenner, Darrel Casalino, and Jarod Becker.

Boychoir Extras Casting Call Details

The casting director in Alabama for the feature film Boychoir is seeking the following for paid background extras to work various dates between February 24th and March 28th:

• Boys and Girls, 11-13 years of age. Latino. Union or Non-union. Shoot is Thursday 2/27.
• Males and Females. All ages. Union or Non-union.

Shooting primarily in the Stamford and Greenwich, CT

To be considered, submit a clear recent color snapshot (no hats or glasses, no one else in the photo), age, location, and all contact information to:

BoychoirNUcasting@gmail.com

For NY filming, all talent including minors and foreign actors must be legally eligible to work in the state of New York and in the United States.

The 2014 New York Actors Resource Guide eBook comes with free quarterly updates and includes the following information and documents for adults, minors, and foreign talent who would like to work as an actor or extra on film and television productions in New York and the United States:

• New York Child Performer Information Sheet
• New York Child Performer Permit Combined Application
• New York Child Performer Trust Accounts Information
• New York Verification of Satisfactory Academic Performance
• New York Child Performer Employer Certificate Combined Application
• USA Child Actor Work Permit Requirements - State Statues
• USA Immigration Work Permits and Visas
• USA Non-Immigrant Visa Application

In addition to the following New York Actors Resources:

• Audition Tips
• How To Make an Audition Video
• New York Casting Directors List
• New York Extras Casting Directors List
• New York Talent Agents List
• General Talent Agent Information
• New York Acting Classes List
• New York Headshot Photographers List
• Actors Unions
• Sample Actors Resume
• Sample Beginning Actors Resume
• Sample Cover Letters
• Entertainment Industry Terminology
• Miscellaneous New York Resources
• PDF Users Guides

The 2014 Actors Resource Guide eBooks are available here.

Principal Actor Casting

See the post titled Headshot and Resume Information regarding how to submit to casting directors for acting roles.

No phone calls or personal drop-offs.

Los Angeles:

Deanna Brigidi-Stewart
Automatic Sweat Casting
2656 S. La Cienega Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90034

NOTE:

I highly recommend that your 8x10 color headshot and resume along with the cover letter be sent in a 9 x 12 Clear Full Face Window Envelope with the photo visible in the window.

Click Here to purchase 9 x 12 Clear Full Face Window Envelopes.

Click Here to purchase the best resume and cover letter paper.

The casting directors address should be written in all capital letters on the solid side of the envelope, with the name of the project you are submitting for written directly above the casting directors name. IF the role that you are submitting for is available, it should also be written above the casting directors name.

Example:

"Project Name"
"Role of _______"
CASTING DIRECTOR NAME
CASTING DIRECTOR ADDRESS
CASTING DIRECTOR CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE

Crew Members

Connecticut:

Experienced film crew members and production staff available to work in Connecticut can email resumes to:

boychoir2014@gmail.com

In the subject line of your email, please indicate that it is a Crew resume and the department you are seeking to work in. For example, "Crew – Camera Department".

Production Companies:

Do NOT send photos and resumes to the production companies, as they will most likely end up being thrown away. They do not cast the films, rather they hire casting directors who sort through the thousands of submissions.

Boychoir Production Office
12 Peveril Road
Stamford, CT 06902

Informant Media, Inc.
10866 Wilshire Blvd.
4th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90024

Carol Baum Productions
8899 W. Beverly Blvd.
Suite 712
Los Angeles, CA 90048

Goldenring Productions
11271 Ventura Blvd.
Suite 506
Studio City, CA 91604

Embankment Film
Westbourne Studios
WE 020, 242 Acklam Road
London W10 5JJ
UK

Executive Producers:

Jarod Becker
Eric Brenner
Darrel Casalino
Michael A. Simpson

Producers:

Judy Cairo
Carol Baum
Jane Goldenring

Director:

Francois Girard

Starring:

Dustin Hoffman - Master Carvelle
Eddie Izzard - Drake
Kathy Bates - Headmistress
Sissy Spacek - TBA

Story:

Stet, a troubled and angry 11-year-old orphan from a small Texas town, ends up at a Boy Choir school back East after the death of his single mom. Completely out of his element, he finds himself in a battle of wills with a demanding Choir Master who recognizes a unique talent in this young boy as he pushes him to discover his creative heart and soul in music.