Toronto Casting Calls & Acting Auditions

CASTING CALL FOR
TWO LEAD ROLES FOR A NEW SERIES
“POPULARITY PAPERS”

SEEKING

• Talent who love comedy!!!
• Identify as Female
• Ages 11 – 14 (if talent are 11 they must be 12 by the shoot. If talent are older they must look 12)

*SEARCHING FOR TALENT WHO ARE CANADIAN
*TALENT MUST RESIDE IN CANADA
*TALENT MUST BE FULLY VACCINATED BY SHOOT

Audition material can be found under the full character descriptions below the details!!!

SYNOPSIS:

Middle school is the new high school. The life of a preteen girl is tough. You’re 12 going on 13, while everyone else in the class seems like they’re turning 20. Everyone else is trendy, sophisticated, and well…popular. This is a story of two girls hilarious struggles to make it through these formative years, where every day is awkward and the most important day of their lives (!!). While the title, Popularity Papers, may suggest a show about how to become popular, at the heart of it this series is about discovering your authentic self and not trying to be someone else just to fit in. It captures the real challenges of being a tween girl and disarms them with humor, love, and friendship. It’s a show that proves failure is an option, humiliation is good for a laugh and middle school is survivable.

Lydia and Julie are best friends on the hunt for answers to history’s question: How does someone become popular? Through pragmatic (and not-so-pragmatic) testing and social experimentation, they’ll figure out what it really means to be popular and finally get answers to questions like, do you really need to ditch your real friends to become popular? Should you quit the things you’ll love just because they’re considered “uncool”

Details

Project: POPULARITY PAPERS (Series)
Episodic: 26 x 30-minute episodes (Scripted comedy)
Rate: Principal ACTRA scale (union or non-union may apply) Production Companies: Aircraft Pictures and WexWorks Media Producers: Anthony Leo, Andrew Rosen, Matthew Wexler
Series Created for Television by: Vivian Lin and Amanda Brooke Perrin Based on the book series by Amy Ignatow

Networks: YTV
Distributor: BBC Studios
Tentative Outside Dates: July 4 – October 21, 2022
Filming Locations: Toronto and Hamilton

AUDITION INSTRUCTIONS AND FULL CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS:

DEADLINE TO SUBMIT: Monday, February 28 by 4:00 EST

***(If you have an agent, please allow them to submit you)***

You do not need permission to submit

ROLE 1:

[LYDIA GOLDBLATT] Female. 11-14 (If talent are 11, they MUST BE 12 by June in order to be considered. If talent are older than 12 they must look 12).

Lydia is energy personified, an EXTRA-extrovert. She’s confident and unabashedly goes for what she wants – and there’s no stopping her. Even if that means making a fool of herself. Sure, potential humiliation and failure cut her to the core – BUT she always manages to get right back up again. Lydia and her best friend in the universe Julie are, if we’re honest, at the fringes of the social hierarchy and have been for their entire lives. As they enter middle school, they have taken up a scientific quest to figure out what makes the popular kids popular. As self-assured as she is, Lydia also has a vulnerable side. While she claims she’s doing the research for science, there’s part of her that secretly hopes she’ll crack the popularity code and get to finally BE popular and feel a sense of importance –
something she hasn’t felt since her parents divorced. Lydia’s biggest flaw is getting carried away and stuck in her own little world, without taking into account everyone else’s feelings – but at the end of the day, she has the biggest heart, truly cares about her friends and classmates and will always do the right thing.

*If talent can sing that is a bonus, but not a requirement*

TALENT WILL BE UNDER A THREE-YEAR OPTION

ROLE 2:

[JULIE GRAHAM-CHANG] Female. 11- 14 (If talent are 11, they MUST BE 12 by June in order to be considered. If talent are older than 12 they must look 12).
A natural artist, Julie is happiest when she’s drawing and hanging out with her best friend Lydia. Julie’s need for attention on a scale of 1-10 is 0. She’s inhibited, cautious, fearful, and VERY conflict-adverse. She’s the “sensible” brakes to Lydia’s “impulsive” accelerator and is often the voice of reason/protest when it comes to Lydia’s antics. That’s not to say she can’t be convinced – or doesn’t secretly have the absolute time of her life while on these adventures. Underneath Julie’s layer of shyness is a witty and quirky girl with strong opinions – she just doesn’t share them with anyone who isn’t Lydia. Unlike Lydia, Julie doesn’t need to be popular to feel validated; in fact, she thinks the whole thing is just a giant hoax, a social construct that causes anxiety in her peers. It’s Julie’s mission to use her and Lydia’s research to deconstruct popularity, free all middle schoolers from worrying about their “status” and let them be just kids again. Especially Lydia, when she starts getting carried away. There’s nothing Julie wouldn’t do for her best friend – loyalty makes Julie’s world go round and Lydia feels the same.

TALENT WILL BE UNDER A THREE-YEAR OPTION

NOW CASTING TEENS (15-16 YRS) FOR A SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN!

Talent will be visiting an arcade. Must be active and able to participate in the ropes course etc. 

A QR Code vaccine passport is required for entry.

No previous acting experience necessary. Non-speaking roles. This is a non-union project.

Shoot Date: Sunday, February 20th (TBD) in Brampton, ON

Rate: $150 per person/half-day 

Role:

• SOC – ARCADE PARTICIPANT – All – 15-16 years old
• All Ethnicities.

NOW CASTING 

POV:ME

Episodic

NON-UNION
Producer: Awani Kulkarni
Writers: Marushka Almeida, Izad Etemadi, Neha Kohli, Cheyenne Lynn, Rabiya Mansoor
Casting Director: Jesse Griffiths
Casting Associate: Izad Etemadi
Casting Assistants: Tanu Ravi & Leah Galloway

Shoot Date: March 2022

This show will be filmed virtually. All talent must be comfortable filming in their homes.

ROLE

• [HOST] BIPOC, 12-17, Any Gender. Intelligent, funny, unpredictable and authentic, our hosts will be key in bringing the series to life. Real kids with real lived-in experiences that bring their unique personalities and own brand of funny to the table. Our hosts will represent the cultural mosaic of BIPOC cultures and POVs, and be aspirational figures for our 8-12 year old audience. Our charismatic hosts will come in hot with their hilarious anecdotes and hot takes on each episode’s theme, which will range from: language, race, cultural and religious celebrations, food, family, cultural taboos, familial expectations, and life in general – just to name a few.

About The Job

BRON Digital, is a state-of-the-art virtual production and service company, that utilizes the Unreal Engine to develop and produce long-form animation for series television, short-form content, and motion pictures. This division leverages BRON’s extensive experience producing traditional CGI animation to apply and adapt the best practices of linear animation pipelines and marry those with Unreal Engine centered, virtual production workflows. The move allows BRON to broaden and expand its production and produce high quality content with much faster turnarounds.

Requirements

Role & Responsibilities

• Manage overall production schedule including interdepartmental workflow.
• Monitor/oversee department budgets, schedules and priorities, balancing artistic and productivity requirements.
• Assign appropriate manpower (working with Producer) to ensure the completion of production on time and on budget.
• Supervise and mentor production managers, coordinators, assistants and provide guidance and support to department leads.
• Attend all relevant meetings and approval sessions to promote effective communication throughout the production team and provide leadership as needed.
• Communicate creative priorities throughout the production by working closely with Director.
• Suggest production solutions that will allow for needed creative changes to be made.
• Track, document and report on major creative changes that affect budget/schedule to Producer in a timely manner.
• Participate actively in the recruiting and staffing of the team; including assessing the work of prospective candidates through the hiring process and supervising efficient integration of new hires into the project’s process.
• Partner with Producer to guide production personnel’s overall professional development, provide performance feedback, and resolve performance management issues.
• Use interpersonal skills to resolve conflict, promote a collaborative production environment, and foster an atmosphere of cooperation and communication.
• Support development of other projects and assist producers in analyzing most efficient use of resources from one project to the next.

Qualifications

• Proven production experience in film or equivalent
• Superior personnel management and team building skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, particularly the ability to use positive tone and attitude to diffuse conflict, provide solutions, and cultivate a fun and productive working environment
• Working knowledge of production techniques and terminology
• Expert organizational, project management & time management skills
• Ability to anticipate and deal with an ever-changing production environment
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential material
• Ability to work well under pressure/deadlines
• Ability to support artists in all disciplines
• Ability to pull together and focus diverse teams of artists
• Previous computer experience with knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, spreadsheet and database applications required
• Proficiency with production software is a plus

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package, including Extended Health Benefits and Employee Family Assistance Program
• Paid holiday closure between Christmas and New Year
• 7 health days per year (prorated per any partial year, and/or contract length)

BRON Studios

We’ve been retained by our client, a social media gaming unicorn who recently raised a Series A round, in search of a Executive Producer to lead the frontier in the quest to reach one billion players!

As the world’s first Instant Play gaming company, our client is redefining the gaming category through building full games that are packaged into the API of popular social media applications like Facebook, Snapchat, and Viber – allowing users to play without needing to download.

Vertical: Instant Gaming/Mobile Gaming/Social Media Gaming

Salary: $200-300K (Commensurable with experience)

About this Role

As Executive Producer, you are the Visionary and Chief Executive Motivator of our games teams. You set the vision for our games. Every day, you inspire every team member to produce their greatest work. You are steadfast and vigilant, staying fully alert to the weaknesses, strengths, threats, and opportunities facing your games. Your energy is insatiable and contagious, infecting the team with confidence and comradery. Your strong, magnetic personality and charisma shine daily as you excite the team with your game’s potential while being the communication bridge between all stakeholders. Public speaking is second nature to you. You maintain overall planning and budgetary responsibilities for your games and ensure your projects achieve their ambitious goals. You build and lead teams of multidisciplinary people, including other producers, engineers, product managers, and creatives.

Responsibilities

• Run a game, ensuring it’s high quality, on time, and succeeds against business goals.
• Maintain the project’s budget, optimize costs and efficiencies throughout development and provide analysis and reporting to production leadership.
• Support the creation of each game’s schedule, budget, production pathways, and overall plan; continue to provide supervision and support through the full live operations life-cycle.
• Identify risks early and often while suggesting mitigation strategies that are thought through and take into account multiple paths to a solution.
• Manage multidisciplinary people. You can hire, train, and organize a skilled team; be prepared to lead, mentor, and develop future leaders.
• Evaluate and judge gameplay, using data and playtesting. Identify what plays and looks good and how to drive improvements towards greatness by leveraging both quantitative and qualitative assessments.
• Establish and leverage relationships with key stakeholders including Executive Management, Art, Marketing, and Operations.
• Provide creativity and strategic direction to games teams to improve product quality and drive game innovation. Ensure games maintain or exceed creative and technical objectives with each release.
• Create a culture that promotes brainstorming, collaboration, continuous feedback, support, and empowerment. Set clear goals for the team and hold employees accountable for deliverables; recognize and reward employees for strong performance.
• Be knowledgeable about games and trends in the industry, with a focus on mobile free-to-play, casual, and social gaming.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in the gaming industry (in a role working on the game development process).
• 5+ years of experience building, growing, and managing multidisciplinary teams.
• 3+ years of experience at Senior Producer level or above.
• Experience shipping 3+ high-quality titles.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Outstanding Project Management skills and concept development.
• Capacity for analyzing the broader gaming market and adapting games and products to the market.
• A passion for creating and playing video games.

Airswift

Are you a Sage business user? Want to share your thoughts as part of our new campaign? 

Sage accounting are searching for business owners/individuals using or interested in using sage for an advert paying £5k.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdFodXYW0Je-ZxfwAa2DyDKT1bdMwqfoDVMvpbJjL2h8oGNCg/viewform

If shortlisted to be recorded you will receive a £500 fee and additionally if selected for the film you will receive a £5,000 fee (or local currency equivalent) for usage rights. 

Company Description

Mikros Animation is a global CGI animation studio located in Paris, Montreal, Los Angeles, Bangalore and London, dedicated to feature films and episodic content. Since its inception, Mikros Animation has always put creativity and CG artistry at the heart of its animation and production activities, allowing our artists to work across a great variety of stories with a high level of stylized craft. So far, Mikros Animation has contributed to ten released feature animations and numerous high-quality animated series, for the world’s best-known animation studios, either as a creative studio, line producer or executive producer.

At Mikros Animation, we believe great animation is about making real connections with real people. By partnering with filmmakers to unite their creative visions with our industry-leading craftsmanship and artistry, we create characters that connect with audiences on an authentic and emotional level to bring powerful stories to life.

Job Description

In collaboration with the Head of Production and the Line Producer, the Executive Producer is involved from the very beginning of the project. They take part in the acquisition of new projects thanks to their excellent knowledge in the industry, the Studios and the films in preparation.

They are usually the first point of contact for the client when bidding on new projects. They complete the sales pitch and represent Mikros Animation. They also put together a global schedule that goes with the first bid. Based on the first calls, the EP refines the bid and the strategy (split the work across multiple locations, for example) with the Global Head of Production.

During the pre-production phase, EP’s read scripts, analyze the film’s complexity, and quickly draw an initial estimate. They lead the commercial discussion with the client and refine his estimate as the brief becomes clearer. They also draft an initial global schedule very early on to assess the project’s feasibility. They are the primary contact with the client during this phase.

Once the project is awarded, Executive Producers remains the key contact for the Studio. participate in a high-level meeting to discuss strategy, budget, the artistic direction of the project, recruitment, schedule, quotas…

During the production phase, EP’s works closely with the Line Producer to establish a consistent overall schedule and present it to the client (order of sequences, quotas, milestones, start and end dates of the departments…). They discuss the quotas and targets with the creative team every week.

The EP needs to see the big picture and does not have to go in all the reviews, but has a solid understanding of all the fabrication steps of a CG animated movie.

In collaboration with the Line Producer, you will present a consistent and robust team to the client, solve problems when they appear and communicate solutions to the client. EP’ must keep an overview of the project to anticipate problems.

The EP is deeply involved with the recruitment of the key employees (VFX Sups, CG Sups, Animation Director, Art Director, …) and reports back to the client when they have a say on these positions.

He’s establishing the critical assumptions document with the Line Producer and drafting the cash flow schedule with the Finance team.

The EP will work on the cost report every month and present it to the Studio. When necessary, producing and discussing Change Orders with the client is also part of their task.

Responsibilities

• Bid for new projects/clients
• First point of contact with the client for new projects under bid
• Draft quotes based on scenarios, breakdowns or animatics. Discss with the client to understand the specifics of the film
• Have financial discussions with the client to explain the logic of the quote and refine the financial quotation accordingly
• Create a master schedule based on quotes and discussions with the Head of Production to assess the feasibility of the project
• Provide weekly and monthly progress reports on the work in progress and the remaining work to be produced
• Create a detailed short to medium-term plan for supervisors and artists
• Ensure that the team is aware of and operating to meet the objectives and delivery dates of sequences, R&D projects, etc.
• Work closely with the Supervisors to ensure that the schedule and quality of the project are met
• In collaboration with the studio teams and operations management, plan the material resources of the Studio.

Qualifications

• Five years experience in production management of animated feature film
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and communication skills
• Experience in team management, negotiation and project management
• Fluent in English
• Knowledge of Excel and project management tools

Mikros Animation

Cloud Chamber is looking for an Associate Producer to join our growing internal production team. You will be responsible for supporting the producers as well as the development team to manage various aspects of the systems and feature development for the next BioShock. We are looking for, above all else, a highly organized and curious contributor who’s excited about making great games with an amazing team.

Job Details

• Assist producers in managing cross-discipline feature pods, priorities, assignments and schedules
• Coordinate the flow of information between departments regarding deadlines, assignments, and priorities
• Manage and maintain internal task tracking system with tasks, assignees, priorities, due dates, meeting/discussion notes, and statuses
• Effectively communicate priorities, blockers, dependencies, and issues to Production and relevant team leadership
• Track, respond to, and delegate tasks and bugs as needed to maintain project integrity and stability
• Establish prioritized sprint and milestone goals for team in conjunction with producers, leads, and directors
• Flexibility and interest in taking on a variety of production tasks as needed to support the production of systems and features

Skills, Experience And Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in video games, in a similar role
• Possess very strong organizational, communication skills, and attention to detail
• Ability to establish priorities and multi-task effectively
• Ability to work with diverse personalities across multiple time zones
• In-depth knowledge of industry trends in interactive storytelling and AAA games
• Familiar with JIRA, Excel, Confluence, Perforce

We are Cloud Chamber: a collaborative team of inspired minds who create games together. We strive to make unique, entertaining, and thoughtful game experiences that engage the world.

We believe in the beauty and strength of diversity, in both the makeup of the studio and the nature of our thinking. Our focus on open communication and overall well-being allows each of us to strive for excellence in our work, and happiness in our lives.

We’re currently making the next BioShock. Our passion and love for this iconic franchise is what brought us together. The thrill and responsibility of creating the next iteration of such a beloved game is what keeps us going.

If all of this sounds as exciting to you as it is to us we’d love to meet you. Join us in creating worlds that move people.

Please note that 2K Games and its studios never use instant messaging apps or personal email accounts to contact prospective employees or conduct interviews. When emailing prospective employees we only use 2K.com accounts.
Cloud Chamber

Milo Casting is seeking Active Families in Vancouver for a SportChek Campaign!

Details

• You are a family of 4 (2 parents, 2 kids) living in Vancouver, BC (or live within a  commutable distance)  
• Looking for diversity of all kinds! All ethnicities, all body types, all orientations! 
• Your kids are aged  5-12yrs 
• Previous on set experience is not necessary, simply looking for real families! 

Details & Submission Information 

Families chosen for this campaign will be paid  $3000 per family of 4 (2 adults, 2 Kids) 

You must be available for the key dates: 

SHOOT: 1-3 days between February 27th – Mar 7th 

• *Note: Mandatory Covid Testing Prior to shoot day
• *BRITISH COLOMBIA RESIDENTS ONLY 
• (*This shoot will be happening in Vancouver & surrounding area)

Jigsaw Casting is seeking 4 Generations of Family Members for a Macy’s Campaign in Toronto and Vancouver!

Looking for the following:

1. Real 4 Generational Male family members consisting of the following:

• Son (no younger than 7 years old)
• His dad
• Grandpa (his dad’s dad)
• Great Grandpa 

2. Real 4 Generational Female family members consisting of the following:

• Daughter (no younger than 7 years old) 
• Her Mom
• Grandma (her mom’s mom)
• Great Grandma
• Please be inclusive of all Adopted/adoptive family members who are welcome to submit as well.

*Note – youngest female or male child  will deliver a line in the script.

IF YOU KNOW OF SOMEONE, PLEASE PASS THIS ON.

If selected: Pay is $4,150 per adult. $3,150 per child with speaking roles. This is a non union campaign. COVID test will be required prior to the shoot, Buyouts are based on survival of the edit and includes all lifts, edits, and versions. This will be filming in Toronto and/or Vancouver, depending on where the selected families are located. If one family member lives out of province from the rest of the family, travel and accommodation could be provided.

Deadline to submit: February 14, 2022 at 11am EST/ 9am PST.

Must be available for these key dates:

ZOOM Recall: February 17, 2022. (approx. 15 mins)

COVID test: TBD.

Wardrobe: March 7th. (Subject to change).

Shoot Date: March 8 or 9th – (Subject to change).

*Production and talent will follow all COVID SAFETY ON SET PROTOCOL.

**Starting Dec 9th, 2022 – the ACCP (association of Canadian Commercial Productions) has mandated that all film crew and Talent over the age of 12 MUST BE fully Vaccinated in order to be on set . Proof of vaccination will be required. Any individual who does not meet this requirement will not be employed. The only permitted exceptions are those who are medically exempt which would excuse them from Vaccination.