Cast & Crew Calls

Updated April 12, 2024

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Crew Calls

Casting Calls

Workshops

CREW CALL: Nexo Latino Inc. is seeking Crew for half-hour HTV TV Show Nexo Latino. Synopsis: Nexo Latino (Latin Nexus), the groundbreaking Spanish-language television series dedicated to empowering Hispanic entrepreneurs, is set to make its highly anticipated debut on HTV, the City of Houston Government Channel. The show promises to provide a platform for business success stories, invaluable resources, and cutting-edge technology tools tailored specifically for the thriving Hispanic business community. Crew Needed: Bilingual Production Assistant. Crew Position is Unpaid. Please send resume/inquiries to mbracamontes2005@gmail.com

CREW CALL: The Texas Southern University (TSU) Film Club is seeking Crew for student short film CUPIDITY scheduled to shoot in Houston in Spring 2024. Synopsis: An eager, beautiful young woman fights for a voice in a lustful patriarchal society. Crew Needed: Prop Master, Lighting/Gaffer, Location Manager, and Costume Designer. Crew Positions are Unpaid. Please submit resume/reel/inquiries to gomez19casting@gmail.com

CASTING CALL: Shaywan Productions is seeking Cast for "He's a Comet" short film scheduled to film in Richmond, TX on Tuesday April 16th, 2:00P-8:00P. Synopsis: A young drifter reconnects with some old friends as he considers moving back to his hometown. Cast Needed: Background actors at a country/bbq style outdoor restaurant. Roles are Unpaid. Please e-mail headshot/resume/inquiries to andrew@shaywanproductions.com

CASTING CALL: Kyra Boldrighini is seeking Cast for short film MARIMBA TWO short film scheduled to film in Houston May 17th-19th. Synopsis: On the night of their last high school concert, two young lovers cope with their diverging futures after one lover secretly invites the other's unapproving parents. Cast Needed: Filipino, Male and Female, 30s-50s. Roles are Paid. Please send headshot/resume/reel/inquiries to kjbold@gmail.com

CASTING CALL: Wall To Wall Media is casting USA based families for a new TV show. Synopsis: Have you ever wanted to test yourself against the challenges of the Old West? Or dreamed of living in a simpler time? Are you and your family ready for the adventure of a lifetime?. Wall to Wall is looking for fun families to journey back in time for 9 weeks over the summer, to experience life on the frontier! For complete information and to apply please visit www.walltowall.co.uk/FAMILY

CASTING CALL: Texas Southern University (TSU) student film is seeking Cast for WHAT YOU TOOK short film scheduled to shoot 4-5 days in April in Houston. Synopsis: Detective Liliana Lopez usually entrusts her son Jacob to babysitter Emma while working overnight shifts. She receives a call about a kidnapping case and is shocked to discover that the missing child is her own son. Liliana defies orders to stay off the case and enlists the help of her team. With time running out and her world crumbling around her, Liliana must confront her inner demons and prove the power of love, determination, and resilience in her quest to bring her son home. Cast Needed: 1 Woman (late 20’s early 30’s), 1 Man (late 20’s early 30s), 1 Man (Late 30’s early 40’s), 1 Young woman (late teens early 20s), 1 young boy (aged 6-8), extras (no specific age for extras, 18yo+). Roles are Unpaid. Please submit resume/reel/inquiries to a.harris2713@student.tsu.edu

CASTING CALL: Black Genius Ent is seeking cast for feature film “Will” scheduled to shoot in Houston in June 2024. Synopsis: This story is about a lifelong friendship between two black female soldiers that developed while deployed to Iraq. Cast Needed: Female early 20s to late 20s, Black/African American attractive, athletic real city girl. Female early 20s to late 20s, Black/ African American, southern bell at heart. Female late 40s, Black/African American, Mother, wife of military man, flirty. Female late 40s, Black/African American, Mother, recently divorced, successful therapist. Female 18-25, Black/ African American, younger sister/ cheerleader. In person audition will be held in Houston March 8-10th. Roles are paid. Please send headshot/resume/reel/inquiries to Blackgeniusent2@gmail.com

WORKSHOP: Houston Community College is offering a Fundraising for Indie Film workshop over four (4) Saturdays in April (6th, 13th, 20th, 27th) 10A-2P at HCC Alief-Hayes Campus. Synopsis: A 4-week fundraising course focused on strategizing, developing pitch materials and fundraising assets while learning what tools are available and best practices in using them. Guided by award-winning filmmaker, Houston-based Jenny Waldo, who successfully crowdfunded several times for her projects, including her debut feature film Acid Test, which premiered at the 2021 Austin Film Festival. For more informatio and to register please visit https://hcc.idloom.events/film-fundraising-for-indie-filmspring2

WORKSHOP: SWAMP presents the 2024 Young Filmmakers Boot Camp, a three-week intensive workshop (June 17th – July 3rd) designed for creatives age 12yo-17yo. Through a combination of lectures, hands-on exercises, guest speakers, discussions, and workshops, campers will form a basic understanding of the production process, from conceptualization to post-production, and transform their ideas into proper screenplays and short films of their own. Limited to 15 students. For complete information and to register, please visit https://www.swamp.org/summercamp

WORKSHOP: Sara Gaston teaches the dos and don'ts of Self-Taping for commercials, including framing, action, to prop or not to prop, wardrobe, creating a character for your audition, how to approach different types of commercials, how to insure your acting style fits the brand of the commercial, and much more. Actual audition scripts will be used including a variety of formats such as lifestyle branding, voice on camera, spokesperson, and improv.  Feel free to bring a commercial that you’d like guidance on or that has puzzled you in the past. Self-Taping workshop is Saturday April 20th. For more information and to register please visit http://www.saragaston.com/classes-2/

WORKSHOP: A Basic Introduction to Voice Over for Beginners will be held on Saturday, April 27th 3:00P - 7:00P. Basic techniques, lots of practice, and constructive criticism. Covers commercials, industrial narration and audio books. Limited to 4 students for a good student-teacher ratio. For more information and to register please visit https://www.facebook.com/JohnWesleyDowney or e-mail John Wesley Downey at goodkarmajohn@earthlink.net

WORKSHOP: The Texas Film Commission’s Film Friendly Texas program connects media industry professionals with skilled community liaisons across the state to provide local expertise and production support. The Texas Film Commission advises communities to send members of their city or county government, Convention and Visitors Bureau, Chamber of Commerce, Economic Development Corporation or a similar local government entity to attend the training workshop. While all are welcome to attend a workshop, a community’s designated Film Friendly liaison must be employed by a division of the city or county’s local government. The next FFTX workshop is Thursday, May 16th in New Braunfels, TX. For complete information and to register please visit https://gov.texas.gov/film/page/fftx_workshops

WORKSHOP: Jeff "Dock" Dockweiler from Los Angeles holds monthly weekend classes in Houston. With years of experience and success in Hollywood audition rooms and on sets all around the world, his unique approach to the understanding of story structure has proven instrumental in the success of a star-studded client list. His class is a 2 day back to back class (18yo and older). Class is limited in size. To join class you must first have a conversation with Dock via zoom. Upcoming class weekends are: SAT5/25 & SUN5/26 and SAT6/22 & SUN6/23. For more information and to register email coachdock@gmail.com

WORKSHOP: Acting Coach Crystal Martinez presents a new Tuesday night Commercial/Improv Acting Class (OGAC) in a new Montrose location in Houston. Commercial class using current commercial audition request that are heavily based in improv and how to create a unique audition that hits all of the points the audition requests. Improv scenarios that help to build confidence on camera no matter what you confront in your audition. For complete information and to register please e-mail ogaccm@gmail.com or visit https://www.ogaccm.com/

WORKSHOP: John Lansch has helped actors from all types of acting styles, practices and theories, to sharpen their auditioning skills and understand what it takes to book a job. Adult Classes: Tuesday evenings 6:00P - 9:00P, Thursday afternoons Noon - 3:00P. Teen Class (12-17yo): Saturday afternoons 1:30P - 3:30P. Kid Class: Saturday mornings 8:00A - 11:00A. For complete information and to register please visit https://johnlansch.com/

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