NYFF Live: Casting Panel
54th New York Film Festival
September 30 - 11, 2016
Join three of New York’s foremost casting directors as they shine a light on the intensely creative and collaborative art of casting.
Join three of New York’s foremost casting directors, Gayle Keller (Certain Women, Louie), Henry Russell Bergstein (Manchester by the Sea, Mozart in the Jungle) and moderator Richard Hicks (Zero Dark Thirty, Hell or High Water, President of the Casting Society of America), as they shine a light on the intensely creative and collaborative art of casting. Topics will include the casting process for the festival films listed above, finding and advocating for that perfect match of actor to role, and opportunities and pitfalls surrounding casting in the digital age.
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