$2,000 Health Canada Commercial Casting Call

CASTING INDIVIDUALS WHO LIVE IN SOUTHERN AND EASTERN ONTARIO AND PROVIDE INFORMAL (UNPAID) CARE TO A FAMILY MEMBER OR FRIEND LIVING WITH A SERIOUS ILLNESS.

RECEIVE $2,000 FOR ONE DAY OF FILMING.

Health Canada is seeking caregivers AND the individual receiving the care, who are interested in providing personal testimonials for meaningful PSA that will highlight the benefits of palliative care.

NOTE: Palliative care is not just end-of-life treatment/care. It’s a health service that can be offered at ANY POINT during a serious illness, from the moment of diagnosis through end of life. It’s any care that aims to improve the quality of life, and can be given alongside treatments intended to cure the illness.

CAREGIVERS OF ALL AGES, ETHNICITIES, AND GENDERS, CARING FOR SOMEONE WITH ANY SERIOUS OR TERMINAL ILLNESS, ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. (EXAMPLES INCLUDE ALS, MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, CHRONIC RESPIRATORY/LUNG DISEASES (EMPHYSEMA, COPD, CYSTIC FIBROSIS, ETC.), CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE/HEART DISEASE, END-STAGE RENAL DISEASE, HUNTINGTON’S DISEASE, ETC.)

PLEASE NOTE:

– This is a NON-UNION project. No acting experience is necessary, but BOTH individuals – caregiver AND patient – must be comfortable sharing their stories on camera.

– To apply, BOTH caregiver and patient MUST be legally eligible to work in Canada.

– To participate, the palliative care recipient MUST live in their own home (house or apartment) and be willing to be interviewed in it along with you.

– If shortlisted, BOTH caregiver and care recipient MUST be willing to attend a brief online interview with the creative team on March 10th.

– If selected, BOTH caregiver and patient MUST be available for ONE DAY of filming between March 20-31 in the care recipient’s home.

– If booked, you will receive $2,000 TOTAL (as a duo) for one day of filming.