Reference Projects
CASTING BY
(full cast unless otherwise indicated)
ONE TRILLION DOLLARS (2023)
Based on the bestselling 2001 novel Eine Billion Dollar by Andreas Eschbach.
Format: 6x50’ SVOD series
Producer: Wiedemann & Berg / A Paramount+ German Original Series
Casting Berlin: Natascha Zimmermann
Casting Associate (IT): Chiara Pattinari
Directors: Florian Baxmeyer, Isabel Braak
Shooting Languages: German, Italian, French, English
MISS FALLACI (2023) – UK Casting
Seven-part series based on the life of iconic female journalist Oriana Fallaci
Format: SVOD series
Producer: Minerva / A Paramount+ Italian Original Series
Directors: Luca Ribuoli, Giacomo Martelli, Alessandra Gonnella
Casting Director: Maurilio Mangano
Shooting Languages: Italian, English
BAD DIRECTOR (2023)
Gregor Samsa is a washed-up director hurtling towards the end of his 50s.
Format: feature film
Producer: Nachtlichtfilm, Amour Fou
Writer/Director: Oskar Roehler
Shooting Language: German
SCHIRKOA (2023)
A bored office worker accidentally sparks a revolution in a bizarre dystopian world.
Format: animated feature
Producer: Dissidenz Films
Writer/Director: Ishan Schukla
Shooting Language: English
BARBARIANS – Casting Italy (S1 & S2)
Germanic warriors halt the advance of the Roman Empire in 9 A.D.
Format: 6x50’ SVOD series (two seasons)
Producer: Netflix Original Series by Gaumont Germany
Directors: Barbara Eder, Philipp Leinemann
Casting Germany: Iris Baumüller
Shooting Languages: German, Latin
EIN HAUCH VON AMERIKA (2022) – UK Casting
In the 1950s a large-scale American military presence opened up a whole new world
Format: 6x50’ limited series
Producer: FFP New Media for Das Erste/ARD/Degeto
Director: Dror Zahavi
German Casting Director: Marc Schötteldreier
Shooting Languages: German, English
FILIP (2022) – Casting Germany
Polish arthouse film set in WWII, based on the biography of cult author Leopold Tyrmand
Format: feature film
Producer: Akson Studio (PL)
Director: Michal Kwiecinski
Awards: Silver Lion at the Polish International Film Festival
Polish Casting Director: Marta Kownacka
Shooting Languages: Polish, German, French, Italian
SISTERS (2022) – US Casting
Latvian/Italian co-production about two troubled teens adopted by an American family
Producers: Fenix Film (LV), Albolina (IT)
Writer/Director: Linda Olte
Premiere: Warsaw International Film Festival (winner of Best Film)
Shooting Languages: Latvian, English
BRENNER (2022) – Casting Germany
Bolzano is the only Italian city in which two different cultures coexist…
Format: 4 x 100’ limited network television series
Producer: Cross Productions for RAI 1
Director: Davide Marengo – Giuseppe Bonito
Italian Casting Director: Barbara Giordani
Shooting Languages: German, Italian
RESILIENT (2022) – Casting Germany
Based on the real-life story of Mario Capecchi, recipient of the Nobel Prize for Medicine
Format: feature film
Producer: Jean Vigo (IT), RAI Cinema
Director: Roberto Faenza
Shooting Languages: German, Italian, English
IL DIARIO DI SPEZIE (2021)
Based on the award-winning novel by Massimo Donati
Format: feature film
Producer: Master Five Cinematografica
Director: Massimo Donati
Shooting Languages: Italian, German, French, English
CURON (2020) – Casting Germany
A mother and her teen kids return to her mysterious hometown village in Northern Italy
Format: 6x50’ SVOD series
Producers: Indiana Productions (IT) for Netflix
Directors: Fabio Mollo, Lyda Patitucci
Co-Casting Directors: Gabriella Giannattasio, Marco Matteo Donnat-Cattin
Shooting Language: Italian, German
CRESCENDO (2019)
Arthouse feature inspired by Daniel Barenboim's West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Format: feature film
Producer (DE): CCC Filmkunst
Director: Dror Zahavi
Shooting Languages: German, English, Hebrew, Arabic
TENSIONE SUPERFICIALE (2019)
Michela, a young Italian mother, crosses the Austrian border to work secretly as a prostitute.
Format: feature film
Producer: Ombre Rosse (IT)
Director: Giovanni Aloi
Shooting Languages: Italian, German
HEAD FULL OF HONEY (2019) – Casting Italy
A man suffering from Alzheimer's embarks on a final road trip with his granddaughter.
Format: feature film
Producers: Barefoot Films (DE), Warner Brothers (DE)
Director: Til Schweiger
Casting Director: Iris Baumüller
Shooting Language: English
ÖTZI AND THE MYSTERY OF TIME (2018)
Ötzi the Iceman magically reawakens and befriends a young boy.
Format: feature film
Producer: One More Pictures (IT), RAI Cinema (IT)
Director: Gabriele Pignotta
Shooting Languages: English, Italian
AMELIE RENNT (2017) – Street Casting of Male Lead
A girl struggling with asthma is taken to a clinic in South Tyrol to be cured.
Format: feature film
Producers: Lieblingsfilm (DE), Helios Sustainable Films (IT)
Director: Tobias Wiemann
Casting Director: Uwe Bünker
Awards: German Film Award, Berlinale Crystal Bear – Special Mention, Golden Sparrow
Shooting Language: German
KÖNIG LAURIN (2015) – South Tyrol Casting
Based on the Dolomite legend of Dwarf King Laurin
Producer: Sparkling Pictures (DE)
Director: Matthias Lang
Casting Director: Daniela Tolkein
Shooting Language: Germany
CASTING DEPARTMENT
FORD VS. FERRARI (2019) – Casting Italy
The Ford Motor Company challenges Ferrari for the crown of Formula One racing at Le Mans
Format: feature film
Producer (US): Twentieth Century Fox
Director: James Mangold
Awards: Four Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture
Casting Director: Ronna Kress
Shooting Languages: English, Italian
A HIDDEN LIFE (2019) – Casting Italy
The Austrian Franz Jägerstätter, a conscientious objector, refuses to fight for the Nazis
Format: feature film
Producers: Grant Hill (US) and Studio Babelsberg (DE)
Writer/Director: Terrence Malick
Awards: In Competition at Cannes 2019
Casting Director: Anja Dihrberg
Shooting Languages: English, German
SAM – A SAXON (2023) – Additional Casting
Based on true events, the miniseries tells the story of Samuel Meffire, the first Afro-German police officer in East Germany.
Format: limited series
Producer: Big Window Productions, Panthertainment for Disney+
Showrunner: Jörg Winger
Shooting Language: German
DAVOS (2024) – Casting Italy
A spy thriller set in the Swiss Alpine town of Davos during WW1
Format: limited series
Producers: Letterbox, Contrast Film / ARD, SRF
Directors: Jan-Eric Mack & Anca Miruna Lazarescu
Shooting Languages: German, Italian
UNSERE WUNDERBAREN JAHRE (2022) – Casting Italy
Season two continues the history of the Wolf family in post-war Germany in the 40s and 50s.
Format: ongoing network television series
Producer: UFA Fiction / ARD
Director: Mira Thiel
Casting Director: Nina Haun
Shooting Language: German
DIE DIPLOMATIN (2023) – Casting Italy
Format: TV series (90’)
Producer: UFA Fiction / ARD
Director: Roland Suso Richter
Casting Directors: Nina Haun, Mai Seck, Lex de Groot
Shooting Language: German, Italian
WHAT WE WANTED (2021) – Casting Italy
A couple facing fertility issues finds their marriage tested on a vacation to a Sardinian resort.
Format: feature film
Director: Ulrike Kofler
Producer: Picture Tree / Netflix
Awards: Austria’s nomination for 2021 Best International Feature Film Academy Award
Casting Director: Rita Waszilovics
Shooting Languages: German, Italian
IN GUERRA PER AMORE (2016) – US/UK Casting
A tender love story intertwines with the allied conquest of Sicily during WWII.
Format: feature film
Producer: Wildside (IT)
Director: PIF (Pierfrancesco Diliberto)
Casting Director: Francesca Borromeo
Shooting Languages: Italian, English
LOCATION CASTING
SNOW (2023) – Development Casting
When the snow is gone old secrets see the light of day
Format :6x50’ SVOD series
Producers: Primary Pictures, X-Filme for ORF
Directors: Catalina Molina, Ester Rauch
Shooting Language: German
NARZISS UND GOLDMUND (2019) – South Tyrol Casting
Based on the 1930 novel by Hermann Hesse.
Format: feature film
Producers: Mythos Film Produktion, Tempest Filmproduktion
Director: Stefan Ruzowitzsky
Casting Director: Anja Dihrberg
Shooting Language: German
VITE IN FUGA (2019) – South Tyrol Casting
Format: Limited series, RAI
Producer: Paypermoon Italia (IT)
Director: Luca Ribuoli
Casting Director: Stefano Rabbolini
Shooting Languages: Italian, German
ICEMAN (2017) – South Tyrol Casting
Writer/director Felix Randau depicts the first unsolved murder case in human history.
Format: feature film
Producers: Port au Prince (DE), Echo Film (IT), Lucky Bird (DE) und Amour Fou (AT)
Director: Felix Randau
Casting Director: Emrah Ertem
Shooting Language: Ancient Rhaetian
THE CORRESPONDENCE (2016) – South Tyrol / German Casting
The relationship between an astronomer and his lover, who spend their years apart
Format: feature film
Producer: Paco Cinematografica (IT)
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore
Casting Director: Jeremy Zimmermann
Shooting Language: English
MAIKÄFER FLIEG! (2015) – South Tyrol Casting
A film adaptation of Christine Nöstlinger’s classic novel Maikäfer flieg!
Producer: KGP Kranzelbinder Gabriele Production (AT)
Director: Mirjam Unger
Casting Director: Nicole Schmied
Award Nominations/Wins: Austrian Film Awards (3); Romy Award (3)
Shooting Language: Germany
ENDABRECHNUNG (2016) – South Tyrol Casting
Format: procedural, ORF
Producer: Allegro Film (AT)
Director: Umut Dag
Casting Director: Nicole Schmied
Shooting Language: Germany
DER BOZEN KRIMI (2016) – South Tyrol Casting
Format: procedural, Das Erste/ARD
Producer: JoJo Films (DE)
Director: Thorsten Näter
Casting Director: Gitta Uhlig
Shooting Language: Germany