Reference Projects

BARBARIANS, S1 & 2 – (Casting Italy)

The famous battle of the Teutoburg Forest, in which Germanic warriors

halted the northward advance of the Roman Empire in AD 9. 

Directors: Stefan Ruzowitsky, Barbara Eder, Steve Saint Leger

Producer: Gaumont, Netflix

Casting Germany: Iris Baumüller

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FILIP (Casting Germany)

Filip is a young Polish Jew

who watched his entire family die in a Gestapo shooting.

Two years later, he finds himself in Frankfurt, 

a Jew pretending to be a Frenchman right in the middle of Nazi Germany.

Producer: Akson Studios

Director: Michał Kwieciński

Casting Poland: Marta Kownacka

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EIN HAUCH VON AMERIKA  (UK Casting)

In the wake of World War II, an American military

presence in West Germany opens up a whole new

world, paving the way for personal freedom, 

liberal thought and capitalism. 

Producer: FFP New Media for ARD/Degeto

Director: Dror Zahavi

Casting Germany: Marc Schötteldreier

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FORD VS. FERRARI  (Casting Italy)

The Ford Motor Company challenges Ferrari for the

crown of Formula One racing at Le Mans.

Director: James Mangold

Producer: Twentieth Century Fox 

Casting By: Ronna Kress

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A HIDDEN LIFE (Casting Italy)

The Austrian Franz Jägerstätter, a conscientious objector,

refuses to fight for the Nazis. CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2019

Director: Terrence Malick

Producer: Grant Hill (US), Studio Babelsberg (GER)

Casting Director: Anja Dihrberg

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SCHIRKOA

A bored office worker may have accidentally sparked

a revolution in a bizarre dystopian world.

Based on the first Indian short ever to quality for the Oscars.

Director: Ishan Shukla

Producer: Ishan Shukla, Bich-Quân Tran

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SISTERS 

When the head of the orphanage tells Latvian sisters Diana and Anastasia 

that a family from the USA wants to adopt them, Diana feels as if

she’s won the lottery. Anastasia, on the other hand, has mixed feelings. 

Producer: Fenixfilm (LAT), Albolina (IT)

Director: Linda Olte

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CURON  (Co-Casting)

When their mother mysteriously vanishes shortly after they all arrive in her hometown,

teen twins discover secrets behind the village’s tranquil facade.

Produced by: Netflix and Indiana (IT)

Directors: Fabio Mollo and Lyda Patitucci

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HILL OF VISION (Casting Germany) 

Based on the life of Mario Capecchi, Nobel Prize for Medicine in 2007.

The extraordinary and adventurous story of the transformation of

a “wild” boy into a world-famous scientist.

Director: Roberto Faenza

Producer: Jean Vigo (IT)

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CRESCENDO  

Arthouse feature about an orchestra

composed of Israeli and Palestinian musicians.

Director: Dror Zahavi

Producer: Alice Brauner, CCC Filmkunst (GER)

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RIVALEN UND REBELLEN 

Miniseries about a wildly popular -- and equally

controversial -- South Tyrolean band.

Director: Oliver Sommer

Producer: Peter Trenkwalder (IT)

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TENSIONE SUPERFICIALE  

Michela, a young Italian mother, decides to cross

the Austrian border to work secretly as a prostitute.

Director: Giovanni Aloi

Producer: Ombre Rosse (IT)

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ÖTZI AND THE MYSTERY OF TIME 

Ötzi the Iceman magically reawakens and befriends a young boy

Director: Gabriele Pignotta

Producer: One More Pictures (IT) 

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IN GUERRA PER AMORE (US/UK) 

A tender love story intertwines with the Allied conquering of Sicily during WWII

Award Nominations/Wins: David di Donatello (4); Silver Ribbon

Director: Pierfrancesco Diliberto (Pif)

Producer: Wildside (IT)

Casting Director: Francesca Borromeo

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GRIND (1997) 

Director: Chris Kentis

Producer: Kodiak Productions

Cast: Billy Crudup, Adrienne Shelley

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LOCATION CASTING (SMALL SELECTION)

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HERZOGPARK

Three women from Munich's posh Herzogpark neighborhood

and an outsider want to take down a bully.

Director: Jochen Alexander Freydank

Producer: Letterbox (DE)

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NARCISSUS AND GOLDMUND 

An adaptation of the novel by Nobel Prize winner Herman Hesse

Casting Director: Anja Dihrberg

Director: Stefan Ruzowitsky

Producer: Tempest, Mythos, Lotus

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AMELIE RENNT 

A girl struggling with asthma is taken to a clinic in South Tyrol to be cured.

Award Nominations/Wins: German Film Award, Berlinale Crystal Bear

Casting Director: Uwe Bünker

Director: Tobias Wiemann

Producer: Lieblingsfilm (GER), helios sustainable films (IT)

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ICEMAN 

The first unsolved murder case in the history of mankind

Casting Director: Emrah Ertem

Director: Felix Randau

Producer: Port au Prince (GER), Echo Film (IT), Lucky Bird (GER), Amour Fou (AT)

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THE CORRESPONDENCE 

Focused on the relationship between an astronomer and his lover, who spend their years apart.

Casting Director: Jeremy Zimmermann

Director: Giuseppe Tornatore

Producer: Paco Cinematografica (IT)

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MAIKÄFER FLIEG 

A film adaptation of Christine Nöstlinger’s classic novel.

Award Nominations/Wins: Austrian Film Awards (3); Romy Award (3)

Director: Mirjam Unger

Producer: KGP Kranzelbinder Gabriele Production (AT)

Casting Director: Nicole Schmied

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