Casting Call for a Paid Feature Film "Import"
NATIONWIDE CANADA CASTING! Feature Film "Import" is currently in need of male actor. Please, see the details below. About the project: "IMPORT" follows an American basketball player whose life comes apart when he gets cut from his Serbian team. This will be the first feature from writer-director Paul Shkordoff, whose short film BENJAMIN, BENNY, BEN played in competition at the Cannes Film Festival in 2020. In addition to basketball THE film deals with the Balkan refugee crisis on the ground in Serbia. As an overwhelming percentage of refugees that have passed through Serbia are of Afghani descent, it’s very important to us to cast this role authentically. Although only in a few scenes, SERAJ has been written, along with other roles in the film, with the ultimate aim of humanizing the depiction of migrants as fully realized people with dreams and lives beyond just their circumstances. Rate: Non union. Travel Days: $300. Hold Days: $300. Per Diem: $65. Shoot Days: $600/day. Travel, Accommodation, Per Diem to be provided by production. Additional information: Start Date(s): 2 Days of Filming April 2026 (Exact dates TBC). Shoot Location: Belgrade, Serbia. WHEN APPLYING, PLEASE SUBMIT HEAD SHOT/RESUME WITH THE SUBJECT LINE": "IMPORT SUBMISSION - YOUR NAME”.
1 role
South Asian (Afghan). In addition to speaking English (it does not need to be perfect English), talent MUST be able to speak one of the following languages: Dari/Farsi/Pashto. Seraj is a young undocumented migrant making his way from Afghanistan to Germany. He is currently in Serbia, having trekked thus far mostly by foot.