Film School
Go for Gold - National
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Details
Union:
Union or Non union
Area of media:
Film School
Network:
Paid?:
Yes
Rates:
Honorarium $300. Flight and accommodation provided to out of province talent to Toronto. ACTRA Student Agreement.
Deadline:
Nov 20, 2024
Auditions:
Self Tapes by request
Callbacks:
Nov 25, 2024 In Person at TMU or Via zoom if out of province.
Shooting starts:
Jan 24, 2025
Shooting finishes:
Jan 26, 2025
Shooting locations:
Toronto, Ontario
Cities for response:
Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Montréal, Ottawa, Regina, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Charlottetown, St. John's, Sudbury, Kelowna
Comments
We can accept union and non-union actors through our student agreement with ACTRA. No permit is required. Actors will receive a copy of the finished film for their demo reel. We are offering meals on set and transportation.
For Actors outside of Ontario, we will be providing flights and accommodation to Toronto.
For Actors outside of Ontario, we will be providing flights and accommodation to Toronto.
Storyline
A Filipina’s long lost son is now a successful Canadian Olympian. Intending to reconnect by posing as his housekeeper, she soon learns that her son has been struggling with a career-damaging slump.
Roles
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | Marilyn Robles | Female 30 - 45 Years old |
Description Filipina, Oliver’s industrious birth mother who had given him up for adoption in the Philippines out of poverty. Though extremely independent, she deeply yearns for her son back in her life. Rediscovering him as an adult after his first Olympic gold, she immigrates to Canada working as a domestic helper in the hopes of revealing the truth to him someday.Bisaya-speakers are preferred. Tagalog-speakers may audition in Tagalog for self-tapes, but will need to learn Bisaya lines if cast. | ||