Hi all,
Iooking for 3 actors for a short film (a thriller with a comical edge, shot on 16mm and digital) that is being shot in Ryde on the Isle of Wight (only a 20 min ferry trip from Portsmouth).
-The shoot will last around 5 hours or less.
-Unpaid, but food and travel covered.
-The exact date will depend on actor availability, but am aiming for sometime within the next month.
Characters:
Pauline
Aged 25-50. Smart, headstrong, composed.
Paul (husband)
Aged 25-50. Masculine and clean-cut, yet somewhat bumbling and childish. Humble and gentle-natured but overreactive and histrionic when stressed.
Derek (villain)
aged 25-60. Unkempt thug. Driven by anger and contempt.
Storyline:
Pauline receives a call informing her that her husband has been abducted and is being held an at abandoned building. When she arrives there, she falls into the clutches of his kidnapper. The husband tries to save her, but it goes terribly wrong.
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Manchester-Based Casting – “Optical Memory” (Short Film)
A queer, surreal sci-fi short film is seeking performers for a dystopian story centred on memory, obsession and fractured reality.
Logline
In a dystopian future, a recluse uses VR technology to relive the memories of a dead couple — blurring the lines between longing, identity and control.
Project Details
• Genre: Sci-Fi / Romance / Horror
• Location: Manchester (MediaCity + Hulme)
• Shoot Dates (provisional): March 23rd, 24th, 30th, 31st
• Unpaid – Travel and catering covered
Roles
Heather (Early 20s)
In a loving relationship but increasingly convinced her life is artificial and that she is being watched. Emotionally withdrawn, fragile, and psychologically layered.
Ash (Early 20s)
Heather’s girlfriend. Warm, optimistic and supportive, but struggles to fully understand Heather’s internal turmoil.
Oceania (Early 20s)
A depressed woman in 2076 who obsessively watches the couple’s memories through VR, forming a parasocial attachment.
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Period Trial Drama – “DEVILL” | UWE Bristol Student Short Film
A second-year student production is seeking voluntary performers for a historical courtroom drama set in 16th-century North Wales.
Project Overview
“DEVILL” follows Gwen ferch Ellis, a healer whose knowledge of herbal medicine places her outside the control of church and law. As fear and superstition spread through her community, she becomes the target of accusation, exposing a justice system driven more by hysteria and power than truth.
Production Details
• Produced by: UWE Bristol (2nd Year)
• Setting: 1500s North Wales
• Filming: Week commencing 12th March (dates TBC)
• Auditions / Self-tapes: Week commencing 23rd February
• Voluntary roles
Roles
Gwen Elis (42)
A Welsh healer whose independence provokes fear, placing her at the centre of the witchcraft accusations.
Jane Conway (20)
A young woman who betrays Gwen in order to survive, shaped by coercion and fear.
Thomas Mostyn (25–40)
An ambitious politician who weaponises law and religion to consolidate power.
Elin Richard (60)
A grieving neighbour who channels personal loss into accusation.
Robert (25–30)
A young sheriff, impressionable and eager to please authority.
Bishop of St. Asaph (40–65)
A religious authority who legitimises Gwen’s condemnation.
Lewis Richard (20)
Elin’s frail son, whose illness becomes the catalyst for suspicion and blame.
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1950s Magician Drama – Student Short Film | Edinburgh looking for a male and female actor
A period student production set in the 1950s is seeking performers for a stylised drama exploring ambition, illusion, and the cost of imitation within the world of stage magic.
Logline
An aspiring magician attempts to steal tricks from her idol, leading to tragic consequences. As the story unfolds, both the celebrated performer and the struggling protégé become aware that they are trapped within the stereotypes of their own crafted personas.
Project Details
• Location: Edinburgh
• Shoot Dates: 21st – 22nd March
• Unpaid – Catering provided
Role
Clavier (30–50)
A successful but tired magician
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The Old Inn – Student Short Film | Edinburgh
An atmospheric psychological short set in a rural inn is seeking two performers for a surreal character-driven story where reality and delusion blur.
Logline
In a quiet countryside inn, a deluded businessman becomes convinced that a waitress, Rose, is an angel. As she draws him deeper into the night, his longing for connection distorts reality itself.
Project Details
• Location: Edinburgh
• Shoot: Early April
• Unpaid – Food & travel covered
Roles
Rose (18 – Early 20s)
A warm, approachable waitress who gradually transforms into an ethereal projection of the businessman’s desires. Requires subtle emotional range and expressive screen presence.
Businessman (Mid-20s)
Clean-cut, outwardly composed yet internally hollow. A lonely figure whose growing delusion stems from a desperate need to feel alive and connected.
For complete details and submission information, you must be a member.
CASTING CALL for MASZED
Final Year Film, Edinburgh Napier University
Filming: 27–28 February & 3 March 2026
Location: Edinburgh
Unpaid student production. Travel and food provided.
STORY
Polish immigrant Tomasz spent his teenage years in Edinburgh where he experienced bullying and racial abuse.
20 years later, he ends up working with Shelley, one of his former abusers.
WE CURRENTLY ESPECIALLY NEED:
Teen Bullies
Featured roles
Must be 18+
Playing age 16–17
Scottish
Shoot dates 27 and 28 February
OTHER ROLES
Secretary
Small speaking role
Any age, gender, ethnicity
Shoot date 1 March
Supporting artists - extras (school)
Must be 18+
Playing age 16–17
Required 28 February
Party Supporting Artists - Extras, Halloween party
Any gender
Shoot date 3 March
All filming takes place in Edinburgh.
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SHORT MOCKUMENTARY FILM
We are casting speaking roles and male athlete extras for RAPID, a 10-minute mockumentary graduation film produced as part of the BA Filmmaking course at UWE Bristol.
The film will be shot in Bristol from 2nd–6th March 2026. This is a student project, unpaid with travel expenses and food provided, intended for university assessment, portfolio use, and festival submission.
STORY:
RAPID follows a small documentary crew as they capture former sprint star Ian Hitchworth’s attempted comeback through a chaotic charity race.
Told in a deadpan mockumentary style, the film blends awkward comedy with moments of vulnerability.
Humour comes through stillness, micro-expressions, and uncomfortable silences — very performance-led and character-driven.
SPEAKING ROLES:
SHOP CUSTOMER
Female, 60+
Small speaking role confronting Ian in the sports shop where he works. Dry, natural delivery.
SAM – CHANGING ROOM ATHLETE
Male, 20s
Sarcastic and cynical. Quietly undermines Ian with dry interrogation and subtle looks to camera. Comedy comes through restraint.
DUNCAN – CHANGING ROOM ATHLETE
Male, 20s
Slow-witted but fascinated by the camera. Emotionless, slightly odd presence. Competing in the trial with no real passion — just wants something to do.
EXTRAS:
MALE ATHLETE EXTRAS – CHANGING ROOM & RACE SCENES
Male, 18–35
Looking for male extras to play track athletes in changing room and race scenes.
Comfortable in sportswear and performing in a natural mockumentary-style environment. Strong reactions and subtle on-camera presence important.
Great opportunity to gain on-set experience, receive a screen credit, and obtain showreel material.
KEY INFO:
Location: Bristol
Shoot dates: 2nd–6th March 2026 (likely one day only for most roles)
Payment: Voluntary (travel expenses & food provided)
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Casting Call - Male supporting role
Hello! We are casting a male supporting role for our short film All included, written directed by an award-winning LFS graduate director. The film is being produced with festival submissions in mind!
The film follows Rob as he searches for a place to live, only to find that each viewing becomes an audition disguised as conversation. Minimal, dry and quite comic, the film explores how a contemporary city can feel reasonable on the surface while steadily shrinking space, privacy, and the right to be convenient.
27 Feb, 16:00-19:00, Ruislip HA4 0LN, ( West London)
Any ethnicity welcomed, age 20-35
The pay is 20£+travel expenses.
Great portfolio-building opportunity for someone just starting out in acting
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Paid Acting Roles – RCS Graduation Film | Glasgow
A Royal Conservatoire of Scotland graduation production is casting three key roles for a countryside thriller shooting this March.
Logline
After witnessing a violent crime deep in the Scottish countryside, an injured father and his son must attempt to escape with their lives.
Shoot Details
• Location: Whitelee Wind Farm, South of Glasgow
• Dates: 10th – 13th March 2026
• Paid Opportunity
Roles
Michael (40–60)
A stoic, deeply religious father driven by devotion to God and protective love for his son. Requires emotional depth and grounded intensity.
Adrian (40–65)
Outwardly friendly but inwardly cruel and unempathetic. Carries a dark edge balanced with flashes of humour.
Alasdair (30–60)
Adrian’s right-hand man. Professional, controlled, and quietly menacing. Less volatile but equally formidable.
For complete details and submission information, you must be a member.
Hospital Drama Short Film – Manchester | Actor Opportunities
A new emotionally driven short film is seeking performers for a family-centred hospital drama exploring vulnerability, love, and the strain of impending surgery.
Logline
A daughter and her family anxiously await a life-changing operation that brings buried fears, emotional fractures, and deep love to the surface.
Project Details
• Location: Salford, Manchester
• Filming Dates: TBC (between 1st – 12th April)
• Unpaid – Travel expenses covered
Roles
Diana (Late 40s – Early 50s)
A devoted wife and mother holding her family together during crisis. Strong, nurturing, but quietly unraveling under fear and uncertainty.
Doctor Evans (30s)
Robby’s surgeon. Professional and compassionate, tasked with delivering devastating medical realities while trying to preserve hope.
Natalie (Late Teens – Early 20s)
A guarded yet deeply emotional daughter watching her family struggle. Requires strong on-screen presence and the ability to carry heavy dramatic beats.
Robby (50s)
A stubborn but warm father facing serious surgery. Attempts to remain the family’s pillar of strength even as his health declines.
For complete details and submission information, you must be a member.