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Independent Spirit Awards Request our Talent Again! (Los Angeles, CA)

16 of our Los Angeles talent were recently requested by The Independent Spirit Awards to be models during the pre-show and show. The event is put on every year by the the Indie Movie Execs and our talent have a blast everytime. This year the girls will be escorting the celebrities around the gift lounge.

This year’s nominees have been announced!

BEST FEATURE
(Award given to the producer)
Executive Producers are not listed.
“50/50″
PRODUCERS: Evan Goldberg, Ben Karlin, Seth Rogen
“BEGINNERS”
PRODUCERS: Miranda de Pencier, Lars Knudsen, Leslie Urdang, Dean Vanech, Jay Van Hoy
“DRIVE”
PRODUCERS: Michel Litvak, John Palermo, Marc Platt, Gigi Pritzker, Adam Siegel
“TAKE SHELTER”
PRODUCERS: Tyler Davidson, Sophia Lin
“THE ARTIST”
PRODUCER: Thomas Langmann
“THE DESCENDANTS”
PRODUCERS: Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
BEST DIRECTOR
MICHEL HAZANAVICIUS – “The Artist”
MIKE MILLS – “Beginners”
JEFF NICHOLS – “Take Shelter”
ALEXANDER PAYNE – “The Descendants”
NICOLAS WINDING REFN – “Drive”
BEST SCREENPLAY
JOSEPH CEDAR – “Footnote”
MICHEL HAZANAVICIUS – “The Artist”
TOM McCARTHY – “Win Win”
MIKE MILLS – “Beginners”
ALEXANDER PAYNE, NAT FAXON & JIM RASH – “The Descendants”
BEST FIRST FEATURE
(Award given to the director and producer)
“ANOTHER EARTH”
DIRECTOR: Mike Cahill
PRODUCERS: Mike Cahill, Hunter Gray, Brit Marling, Nicholas Shumaker
“IN THE FAMILY”
DIRECTOR: Patrick Wang
PRODUCERS: Robert Tonino, Andrew van den Houten, Patrick Wang
“MARGIN CALL”
DIRECTOR: J.C. Chandor
PRODUCERS: Robert Ogden Barnum, Michael Benaroya, Neal Dodson, Joe Jenckes, Corey Moosa, Zachary Quinto
“MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE”
DIRECTOR: Sean Durkin
PRODUCERS: Antonio Campos, Patrick Cunningham, Chris Maybach, Josh Mond
“NATURAL SELECTION”
DIRECTOR: Robbie Pickering
PRODUCERS: Brion Hambel, Paul Jensen
BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
MIKE CAHILL & BRIT MARLING – “Another Earth”
J.C. CHANDOR – “Margin Call”
PATRICK DeWITT – “Terri”
PHIL JOHNSTON – “Cedar Rapids”
WILL REISER – “50/50″
JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD
(Award given to the best feature made for under
$500,000; award given to the writer, director, and
producer)
Executive Producers are not listed.
“BELLFLOWER”
WRITER/DIRECTOR: Evan Glodell
PRODUCERS: Evan Glodell, Vincent Grashaw
“CIRCUMSTANCE”
WRITER/DIRECTOR: Maryam Keshavarz
PRODUCERS: Karin Chien, Maryam Keshavarz, Melissa Lee
“HELLO LONESOME”
WRITER/DIRECTOR/ PRODUCER: Adam Reid
“PARIAH”
WRITER/DIRECTOR: Dee Rees
PRODUCER: Nekisa Cooper
“THE DYNAMITER”
WRITER: Brad Inglesby
DIRECTOR: Matthew Gordon
PRODUCERS: Kevin Abrams, Matthew Gordon, Merilee Holt, Art Jones, Mike Jones, Nate Tuck, Amile Wilson
BEST FEMALE LEAD
LAUREN AMBROSE – “Think of Me”
RACHAEL HARRIS – “Natural Selection”
ADEPERO ODUYE – “Pariah”
ELIZABETH OLSEN – “Martha Marcy May Marlene”
MICHELLE WILLIAMS – “My Week with Marilyn”
BEST MALE LEAD
DEMIÁN BICHIR – “A Better Life”
JEAN DUJARDIN – “The Artist”
RYAN GOSLING – “Drive”
WOODY HARRELSON – “Rampart”
MICHAEL SHANNON – “Take Shelter”
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
JESSICA CHASTAIN – “Take Shelter”
ANJELICA HUSTON – “50/50″
JANET McTEER – “Albert Nobbs”
HARMONY SANTANA – “Gun Hill Road”
SHAILENE WOODLEY – “The Descendants”
BEST SUPPORTING MALE
ALBERT BROOKS – “Drive”
JOHN HAWKES – “Martha Marcy May Marlene”
CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER – “Beginners”
JOHN C. REILLY – “Cedar Rapids”
COREY STOLL – “Midnight in Paris”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
JOEL HODGE – “Bellflower”
BENJAMIN KASULKE – “The Off Hours”
DARIUS KHONDJI – “Midnight in Paris”
GUILLAUME SCHIFFMAN – “The Artist”
JEFFREY WALDRON – “The Dynamiter”
BEST DOCUMENTARY
(Award given to the director and producer)
“AN AFRICAN ELECTION”
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Jarreth Merz
“BILL CUNNINGHAM NEW YORK”
DIRECTOR: Richard Press

PRODUCER: Philip Gefter
“THE INTERRUPTERS”
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Steve James
PRODUCER: Alex Kotlowitz
“THE REDEMPTION OF GENERAL BUTT NAKED”
DIRECTORS/PRODUCERS: Eric Strauss, Daniele Anastasion
“WE WERE HERE”
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: David Weissman
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
(Award given to the director)
“A SEPARATION” (Iran)
DIRECTOR: Asghar Farhadi
“MELANCHOLIA” (Denmark, Sweded, France, Germany)
DIRECTOR: Lars Von Trier
“SHAME” (UK)
DIRECTOR: Steve McQueen
“THE KID WITH A BIKE” (Belgium, France, Italy)
DIRECTOR: Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne
“TYRANNOSAUR” (UK)
DIRECTOR: Paddy Considine
ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD
(Award given to one film’s director, casting director, and its ensemble cast)
“MARGIN CALL”
DIRECTOR: J.C. Chandor
CASTING DIRECTORS: Tiffany Little Canfield, Bernard Telsey
ENSEMBLE CAST: Penn Badgley, Simon Baker, Paul Bettany, Jeremy Irons, Mary McDonnell, Demi Moore, Zachary Quinto, Kevin Spacey, Stanley Tucci

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Detroit Talen up for Film! (Detroit, MI)

“Imogen the Elephant and Her Friend Twinka” have requested 19 of our Detroit talent for a scene in the film. This is a thesis film about two female photographers in Detroit, one who is 9 years old and the other 90. The producers had the shoot with the kids this past Saturday in Ann Arbor.

The scene the talent will be featured in is about a child’s imagination where all of the children will be dressed as monsters and animals. We will keep you posted on the final project!

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The Arrojo Studio Requested to Audition with Talent! (Chicago, IL)

A New York based hair studio by the name of The Arrojo Studio requested to audition with 11 of our Chicago talent for a show. Auditions took place this past Saturday. The studio is well known for their trend forecasting and fashion-forward hairstyles. They really work on each individual client to create the right look for them.

If booked, models will be compensated competitively; $833.00 for main stage models, and $290.00 for demo models. We want to wish the best of luck to our Chicago talent!

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VH1 “Styled by June” Books Talent! (New York, NY)

Celebrity stylist June Ambrose is headlining her new Reality TV Show called “Styled by June” and requested 36 of our New York talent for an episode about the Shanna Moakler Cosmetic Launch Party. Shanna, a former Miss USA 1995 beauty queen, is known for her recent hosting gig on E!’s “Bridalplasty”. June is known for her work with Jay-Z, Beyonce, Kanye West, and NE-YO.

The docu-soap is set to air soon. We will keep you posted on when the episode feating our New York talent will air!

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Feature Film “Critical Mass” Casting Talent! (Chicago, IL)

The Chicago based feature film “Critical Mass” is in the process of casting talent for the project and selected 15 of our talent for auditions. The film involves a character by the name of Mark Argo who is a journalist and film critic and is haunted by a science fiction character, and is thrown into weird world of fandom and survival of the geekiest people.

Casting directors are looking to fill 2 major roles in the film and we hope our talent land both opportunities!

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Brooklyn Fusion Books Talent (New York, NY)

Brooklyn Fusion, a high end boutique based out of Brooklyn New York was looking for 4 male models and 4 female models of all ethnicity for their print ads, productions, and events for Brooklyn Fusion. 15 of our New York talent were called in for auditions in East Flatbush Brooklyn. If selected the models will help the boutique showcase some of their high quality designs at low prices. The store is also re-launching their website and will be using the models for the website as well.

We wish our models the best of luck for this project! Hope to spot some of them on the advertisements!

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Gatorade Commercial is Booked by Talent! (Dallas, TX)

Dallas talent will be playing soccer fans in the upcoming Gatorade Commercial. 60 of them were chosen for the shoot recently and are excited to participate on Tuesday at the Cotton Bowl Stadium.

Talent will be compensated $110.00 for 10 hours plus $15.00 per hour in overtime if the shoot runs longer than expected. We are very excited for our talent and will make sure to let you know once the commercial airs so you can spot some of our talent!

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The Clutts Agency Requested Talent! (Dallas, TX)

The Clutts Agency in Dallas, a full service licensed Texas Talent Agency and a SAG/AFTRA franchised agency requested 5 more of our Dallas talent to audition with this week. The agency was founded by John Clutts in 1997 and represents tons of models in the industry.

We will keep you in the loop if any of our talent get a contract offered by the agency. This is a great opportunity for any of the talent. 37 of them auditioned last week as well! Good luck to OST!

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Mount St. Mary’s University Video Audition! (Los Angeles, CA)

An upcoming College Tour Music Video being produced for Mount St. Mary’s University requested to audition with 18 of our Los Angeles talent. Mount is a liberal arts private college near Emmitsburg, Maryland. If chosen, talent will be asked to lip synch to a prerecorded song about the bright future Mount St. Mary’s University has to offer.

The shoot will be paid $1,000.00 for each talent per day for 1 to 3 days. Good luck!

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HTC Commercial Auditions with Talent! (New York, NY)

Recently the casting directors for the upcoming HTC Commercial requested to audition with our talent Erich Reyes from New York. The commercial is about a young guy who photographs tandem skydiving. In this particular commercial there will also be a model included.

If Erich is requested for callbacks he will be flown out to LA. There will be a week long training session for Erich which he will be compensated for, along with the two day shoot. The total is expected to come out to $6,750.00.

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