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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...

Empowering Women in Arts and Entertainment in Partnership with TIME’S UP Foundation, featuring Ngoc Nguyen, TIME’S UP’s Head of Entertainment
Time is up on sexual harassment, assault and inequality in the workplace. In our new interview series, 'Empowering Women in Arts and Entertainment' we are partnering with TIME’S UP Foundation to feature and celebrate women who are striving to make a difference in our...

Talent Systems Acquires Spotlight
LOS ANGELES, Calif., and LONDON, United Kingdom, January 12, 2021 – Talent Systems, the leading technology solution provider for casting and auditioning that connects talent and their representatives with casting directors in film, television, theater, print,...

Remembering Casting Legend Mike Fenton
Photo Credit: Casting Society of America If you’re a fan of classic titles such as "Chinatown," "One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest," "E.T.," "The Godfather: Part 2," "Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark," "The Goonies," "Footloose," "Aliens," "Back to the...

TIME’S UP: Pushing for Safety, Equity and Power in Entertainment
In the isolation 2020 has brought to all of us, it is easy to lose track of the rest of the world. For large swathes of this year, it has felt like the entire world was frozen, waiting for someone to press play again. In spite of much of the entertainment industry...

Casting Networks® Proudly Presents Best Casting at AACTA Industry Awards 2020
Casting Networks was thrilled to be part of the 10th annual AACTA Industry Awards ceremony held virtually on December 2, 2020. Presenting the award that evening for Best Casting presented by Casting Networks was notable actress, writer and producer, Rachel Griffiths....

A Day On Set During COVID with Evan V. Washington
Casting Networks® caught up with Evan V. Washington, key/PA and producer of “For Evan’s Sake,” on his recent experience working on set during the COVID-19 pandemic. Evan has worked since March on numerous sets, from awards ceremonies to commercials, and has had his...