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John

Male - 25 to 40 yrsSupporting Non unionUnpaid
Project title
Stroller (Working Title)
Media
Short Film
Due date
Sunday April 7, 2024
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

John is trying to de-escalate an explosive situation as his wife gets into an altercation with a stranger who questions why she left their baby's stroller unattended. He snaps and bickers with his wife while trying to keep the peace with a relentless stranger who is suspicious of them both.

Collègue 1

Female - 45 to 45 yrsPrincipal (PP) Union or Non union
Project title
DESJARDINS MARS 2024
Media
Commercial
Due date
Monday March 18, 2024
Submissions from
Montréal
Role description

Deux collègues de travail dans la quarantaine (celle-ci doit avoir l'air de 45 ans) Actrice drôle et naturelle

Collègue 2

Female - 40 to 50 yrsPrincipal (PP) Union or Non union
Project title
DESJARDINS MARS 2024
Media
Commercial
Due date
Monday March 18, 2024
Submissions from
Montréal
Role description

Deux collègues de travail dans la quarantaine (celle-ci peut avoir un âge variant entre 40 et 50 ans) Actrice drôle et naturelle

Gars 1 - Look surfer (montre ses photos)

Male - 20 to 30 yrsPrincipal (PP) Union or Non union
Project title
DESJARDINS MARS 2024
Media
Commercial
Due date
Monday March 18, 2024
Submissions from
Montréal
Role description

Celui qui montre ses photos de voyage pourrait avoir une vibe surfer

Gars 2

Male - 20 to 30 yrsPrincipal (PP) Union or Non union
Project title
DESJARDINS MARS 2024
Media
Commercial
Due date
Monday March 18, 2024
Submissions from
Montréal
Role description

TALENT 1: German Pilot #1 & Royal Air Force Pilot #1

Male - 18 to 27 yrsLead Non union
Project title
Open Air Flight Experience
Media
Educational
Due date
Monday March 25, 2024
Submissions from
New York
Role description

Age Appearance: Late Teens - Early 20s Ethnicity: Caucasian Preferred features: Slim build, height from 5”2-5”7. We will be looking for actors of below average height and weight due to historically accurate costuming considerations. Special Skills: Does not require any stunt work or special skills. This is a non-speaking role. Part 1 Description: The Taube is on the airfield, being prepared for flight by a small crew. Show pilot starting the plane, spinning the prop, and taking off. Showing the Taube being flown, the pilot uses the wing warping controls to fly the plane but lack of manoeuvrability and exposure to the elements is clear. Part 2 Description: A pilot and an observer fly over enemy territory. The observer hangs over the edge of the aircraft to point the camera toward the ground. The pilot does his best to avoid “Archie” anti-aircraft explosions while holding the plane steady. The photographer struggles with the camera but ultimately succeeds and signals success to the pilot who turns to fly back to base.

TALENT 2: Royal Air Force Observer #1 & American Pilot #1

Male - 18 to 27 yrsLead Non union
Project title
Open Air Flight Experience
Media
Educational
Due date
Monday March 25, 2024
Submissions from
New York
Role description

Preferred features: Slim build, height from 5”2-5”7 Gender: Male Age Appearance: Late Teens - Early 20s Ethnicity: Caucasian Preferred features: Slim build, height from 5”2-5”7. We will be looking for actors of below average height and weight due to historically accurate costuming considerations. Special Skills: Does not require any stunt work or special skills. This is a non-speaking role. Part 2 Description: A pilot and an observer fly over enemy territory. The observer hangs over the edge of the aircraft to point the camera toward the ground. The pilot does his best to avoid “Archie” anti-aircraft explosions while holding the plane steady. The photographer struggles with the camera but ultimately succeeds and signals success to the pilot who turns to fly back to base. Part 4 Description: A US pilot climbs into a SPAD VII and takes off. A German pilot on patrol in a Fokker DR1. The two aircraft engage one another and a dogfight ensues. Close up shots in the cockpits as both pilots display skill and control over the aircraft despite difficult conditions. The SPAD manages to position itself behind the Fokker and fires, downing the German aircraft.

HUMBLE LEE

All Lead Union or Non union
Project title
The Golden Ax
Media
Musical
Due date
Thursday March 28, 2024
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

A Waiter/Waitress in a restaurant in a magical night market, who is a fairy in disguise. A Bilingual English and Cantonese performer who can sing, and with strong improvisation skills.

BACKGROUND VOCALIST 1 (ONSTAGE)

Female - 20 to 49 yrsLead Union
Project title
TitaniQUE
Media
Musical
Due date
Monday March 18, 2024
Submissions from
Montréal
Role description

Black, female (cis or transgender), 20s-40s - (Vocal range: Soprano, belts to an F, mix/head to high A) Onstage background vocalist of Céline who will also understudy Iceberg Bitch and Molly Brown.

BACKGROUND VOCALIST 2 (ONSTAGE)

Female - 20 to 49 yrsLead Union
Project title
TitaniQUE
Media
Musical
Due date
Monday March 18, 2024
Submissions from
Montréal
Role description

White, female (cis or transgender) 20s-40s - (Vocal range: soprano, belts to an E, mix/head to a high A) Onstage background vocalist of Céline who will also understudy Céline Dion, Rose, and possibly other roles.

BACKGROUND VOCALIST 3 (ONSTAGE

Male - 20 to 40 yrsLead Union
Project title
TitaniQUE
Media
Musical
Due date
Monday March 18, 2024
Submissions from
Montréal
Role description

Black, Male (cis or transgender), 20s-40s - (Vocal range: tenor, belts to a Bb, head to high D). Onstage background vocalist of Céline who will also understudy Jack, Cal, and Victor Garber.

Natalie

Female - 30 to 35 yrsLead Non union
Project title
The Dinner Party
Media
Short Film
Due date
Tuesday April 2, 2024
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

Submit all ethnicities. Natalie is an independent and successful photographer. She gets a lot of male attention but has become more and more guarded over her experiences. She presents herself as a polished and well-rounded adult woman, but hides painful and traumatic events inside, including the abuse and suicide of her sister Laura. Her feelings of despair, sadness, disgust, frustration and pure rage have been bottled up for years. But since she recently found Noah, she’s determined to seek revenge for her sister.

Noah

Male - 33 to 39 yrsSupporting Non union
Project title
The Dinner Party
Media
Short Film
Due date
Tuesday April 2, 2024
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

Submit all ethnicities. Noah is a handsome lawyer, who comes from a wealthy family. He was a spoiled brat who abused young girls, but decided to “straighten” his life when his mom passed away, and “erase” those erratic episodes from the past. After that, he seems respectful of women’s desires and space. He is interested in Natalie.

Frederic

Male - 33 to 39 yrsSupporting Non union
Project title
The Dinner Party
Media
Short Film
Due date
Tuesday April 2, 2024
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

Submit all ethnicities. Frederic is an entitled worldly man. He thinks he owns everything and everyone. Never actually listened to a NO his whole life. He has a history of invading women's personal spaces, and getting away with it, because of his charms.

Matt

Male - 27 to 32 yrsSupporting Non union
Project title
The Dinner Party
Media
Short Film
Due date
Tuesday April 2, 2024
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

Submit all ethnicities. Frederic is an entitled worldly man. He thinks he owns everything and everyone. Never actually listened to a NO his whole life. He has a history of invading women's personal spaces, and getting away with it, because of his charms.

Paul

Male - 29 to 36 yrsSupporting Non union
Project title
The Dinner Party
Media
Short Film
Due date
Tuesday April 2, 2024
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

Submit all ethnicities. Paul is obsessive and detailed. He is very smart and likes a few things that would be considered “nerdy”. He is the only one that has slept with Natalie. He usually films his sexual encounters with different partners without their consent.

Mabel

Female - 40 to 55 yrsLead Non unionUnpaid
Project title
Trying Memory
Media
Short Film
Due date
Wednesday March 20, 2024
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

A mother suffering from dementia, she thinks her daughter is a detective trying to figure out her husband’s disappearance. Because of her dementia, she’s irrationally quick-tempered, but has a lot of warmth to her.

Penelope

Female - 18 to 29 yrsLead Non unionUnpaid
Project title
Trying Memory
Media
Short Film
Due date
Wednesday March 20, 2024
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

Mabel’s daughter; loving, caring, has an edge to her because she’s tired of acting as a caregiver but hides it from her mother.

Bren

Male - 40 to 55 yrsSupporting Non unionUnpaid
Project title
Trying Memory
Media
Short Film
Due date
Wednesday March 20, 2024
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

Mabel’s husband; fun but sometimes crass. Can act closed off; deals with his wife’s early dementia diagnosis by focusing on other things as a coping mechanism.

Kamran

Male - 20 to 30 yrsLead Union or Non union
Project title
10 Bucks He's Dead
Media
Short Film
Due date
Monday March 18, 2024
Submissions from
Vancouver, Toronto, Montréal, Ottawa
Role description

Must be able to speak Farsi fairly fluently. A go-getter who is trying to crack into the media industry and pursue his dream of being a news anchor. Soft-spoken and caring but feels a sense of responsibility for being the best he can be in his career in order to take care of his mother.