Details
Union:
Union or Non union
Area of media:
Short Film
Network:
Paid?:
No
Rates:
$100/ day Honorarium (Leads only)
Deadline:
Feb 20, 2026
Callbacks:
In person callbacks, one day b/w Mar 5 and Mar11
Shooting starts:
Mar 21, 2026
Shooting finishes:
Mar 22, 2026
Shooting locations:
Toronto
Cities for response:
Toronto
Comments
Think 80s/ 90s creature film (Labyrinth, Little Monsters, Halloweentown etc)
Storyline
A young woman with a passion for reading is thrown into chaos when a bird-like Beast, cursed with an insatiable hunger for knowledge, enters her world.
Roles
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | SARAH | Female 18 - 25 Years old |
Description Sarah wants to be viewed as mature as she prepares to head off to university. To do this, she’s started reading more “mature” books instead of the adventure and romance novels she actually loves. All she really wants is to read those books and talk about them with her friends, but instead she hides them and adopts a slightly “better than you” attitude to seem older. Sarah is independent and capable, used to taking care of herself and her books. When The Beast emerges from a story, it feels at first like she’s stepped into one of the worlds she’s read about — terrifying but exhilarating. That excitement quickly fades when reality sets in and she realizes the creature is real… and it’s hungry. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | *THE BEAST | Male 25 - 45 Years old |
Description *Partial nudity (bare chest and arms) will be required for this role.The Beast once lived in a time when being a Scholar was a rare gift. Reading was not common, and he was chosen not only to learn, but to seek out unknown knowledge and document it for the world. His hubris led him to steal from a witch, who cursed him to forever “hunger for knowledge.” Forced to consume the writings he stole, and every book he encountered after , his body slowly changed, taking on bird-like features and losing much of his humanity. What began as a pursuit of knowledge has become survival. He now eats books for sustenance, the learning that comes with it only a by-product of who he once was. Sophisticated, but bird like, he is always aware of his next meal, and has no interest in sharing. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Supporting | VICTORIA | Female 20 - 30 Years old |
Description Having already gone through the song and dance of figuring out who she is, Victoria is now simply looking to enjoy life. She isn’t afraid to make herself known or to speak out against what people say about her. | ||