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Matt Hood Joins Talent Systems™ as Spotlight’s Managing Director
Talent Systems, the leading technology solution provider for casting and auditioning to the entertainment industry worldwide and parent company of Casting Networks®, has hired Matt Hood as Managing Director of Spotlight, the United Kingdom's premier casting platform....
Empowering Women in Arts and Entertainment in Partnership with TIME’S UP Foundation, featuring Kristen Marston
Photo Courtesy of Kristen Marston Welcome back to our interview series, ‘Empowering Women in Arts and Entertainment’ in partnership with TIME’S UP Foundation. For our third installment, we spoke to Kristen Marston, culture and entertainment advocacy director at Color...
Trailblazers in Entertainment: Casting Director Heidi K. Eklund
Photo Courtesy of Heidi K. Eklund Casting Networks® is thrilled to spotlight female trailblazers in the casting industry who educate and improve the entertainment landscape as a whole. Casting is a pivotal process in storytelling, putting together the worlds we see...
10 Questions With Ross Grant of Act On This
Photo Courtesy of Ross Grant Casting Networks® caught up with Ross Grant of Act On This. Ross explains how he was inspired to create Act On This, how he became involved in the world of casting and what excites him about the future of casting. 1. When did you get...
Empowering Women in Arts and Entertainment in Partnership with TIME’S UP Foundation, featuring Kulap Vilaysack and SuChin Pak
Photo Courtesy of Robyn Von Swank, featuring SuChin Pak and Kulap Vilaysack Welcome back to our interview series, ‘Empowering Women in Arts and Entertainment’ in partnership with TIME’S UP Foundation. We are featuring and celebrating women who are striving to make a...
Trailblazers in Entertainment: Casting Director Leah Daniels-Butler
Photo Courtesy of Leah Daniels-Butler This Women’s History Month, Casting Networks is launching a series to spotlight female trailblazers in the casting industry who uplift, educate and improve the entertainment landscape as a whole. Casting is a pivotal process in...
10 Questions With Session Runner Ezrah Lockwood
Photo Courtesy of Ezrah Lockwood Casting Networks® caught up with Ezrah Lockwood, who as a session runner operates the camera, gives direction to actors and works with casting directors, directors, agencies and members of the production team to ensure that audition...
8 Black Trailblazers Shaping the Industry Behind the Scenes
Photo Courtesy of Erica Hart, featuring Erica Hart Ideally, entertainment both roves and reflects. Viewers should be able to rove through fantastical lands and simultaneously see themselves reflected on-screen. In recent times, Hollywood trailblazers have made sure...
Casting Directors Weigh in on Their Artios Nominations
Photo Courtesy of Eugene Powers / Shutterstock.com, featuring Eric Dawson, Carol Kritzer and Robert J. Ulrich By now, the news that upcoming awards shows are going to look a little different this year has become a familiar narrative. This year’s Artios Awards...
10 Questions With David Waldron & Stephanie DeCourcey of Waldron Casting
Photos Courtesy of Stephanie DeCourcey and David Waldron, featuring Stephanie DeCourcey and David Waldron Casting Networks® caught up with David Waldron and Stephanie DeCourcey of Waldron Casting. David and Stephanie explain their journey working in casting, some of...