Details
Union:
Non union
Area of media:
Internet
Network:
YouTube
Paid?:
Yes
Rates:
$300/day flat
Deadline:
Oct 12, 2025
Auditions:
Moving fast on this one so please submit asap!
Callbacks:
Oct 14, 2025 Chosen talent will be selected from self-tape
Shooting starts:
Oct 20, 2025 Shooting Monday to Friday
Shooting finishes:
Nov 4, 2025 Will be either a 10 or 12 day shoot
Shooting locations:
Winnipeg
Cities for response:
Winnipeg
Comments
This project is for a famous YouTuber so anyone involved will receive tremendous exposure!
We are ONLY CONSIDERING MANITOBA LOCALS for this project.
We are ONLY CONSIDERING MANITOBA LOCALS for this project.
Storyline
With the help of the spirit of his recently passed wife Dawn, Ernest tries to keep the traditions of her Winter Wish Festival alive by helping others while teaching them Christmas isn't about getting what you want but rather giving what you have.
Roles
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | HAZEL | Female 17 - 19 Years old |
Description HAZEL (17) - any ethnicity / singing ability an asset / bonus if can play the Ukele / Passionate musician outcast wishes to popular | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | JAMES | Male 17 - 19 Years old |
Description JAMES - any ethnicity / wants the opportunity to modernize the family store and the Winter Wish Festival. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | TIFF | Female 50 - 53 Years old |
Description TIFF - any ethnicity / hard working single Mom wants to feel young again. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | ERNEST | Male 70 - 78 Years old |
Description ERNEST - any ethnicity / kindly businessman, whose heart still grieves from the loss of his wife Dawn; the founder of the Winter Wish Festival. Her spirit guides him to continue her work helping others. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Supporting | LUNA | Female 17 - 19 Years old |
Description LUNA - any ethnicity / Hazel's best friend / also Ernest's grand daughter and James' cousin / she helps Ernest keep Dawn's Winter Wish Festival traditions alive. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Supporting | DAWN | Female 67 - 75 Years old |
Description DAWN - any ethnicity / Fernville's benevolent matriarch / founder of the Winter Wish Festival / comes back in spirit form to help guide her husband Ernest in helping others. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Large Principal | CASSANDRA | Female 17 - 19 Years old |
Description CASSANDRA - any ethnicity / the school’s Queen Bee . | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Large Principal | MARK | Male 34 - 38 Years old |
Description MARK - any ethnicity / very handsome / recent widow and new to Fernville / takes a liking to Tiff. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | MAYOR LEWIS | Male 45 - 55 Years old |
Description MAYOR LEWIS - any ethnicity / likes the traditions of his town's Winter Wish Festival. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | GIRL | Female 17 - 19 Years old |
Description GIRL - any ethnicity / wants to be just like Hazel. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | JEAN | Female 65 - 75 Years old |
Description JEAN - any ethnicity / one of the town elders who helps knit ugly Christmas sweaters as a fundraiser. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | MOM | Female 40 - 50 Years old |
Description MOM - any ethnicity / has her opinions on the direction Fernville's Winter Wish Festival is going. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | HIGH SCHOOL BOY | Male 17 - 19 Years old |
Description HIGH SCHOOL BOY - any ethnicity / seems to have a sweet spot for TIFF | ||