Date: September 15th
Location: Spotlight, 3rd Floor, 16 Garrick Street, London WC2E 9BA
Time: 6.30-9.30pm

Kristina Erdely CSA is a Television and Film Casting Director based in London.

Before the workshop, a curated selection of scenes to prepare will be sent, giving you the chance to arrive ready to dive straight into the work. Following a short introduction, actors will perform their scenes in front of the group, receiving personalised feedback, fresh ideas, and invaluable industry insight directly from Kristina herself — before having the opportunity to apply those notes and perform the scene again.

This is a rare chance to experience the kind of collaborative, professional actor-director process that can transform both your performance and your confidence in the room.

To close the session, Kristina will host an open Q&A, sharing honest, practical advice about the industry and answering your questions on everything from her casting process and what makes an audition stand out, to showreels, contacting Casting Directors, and how to give yourself the strongest possible chance of success.

Each participant will be taped and their tape made available to them afterwards.

Bio:

Kristina Erdely is a London based casting director/producer with over 25 years experience in the industry. Initially beginning as a theatre producer, Kristina migrated into casting features and High-End Television for the international market and has founded her production company Marilla Pictures in 2018. 

Kristina is a voting member of BAFTA and BIFA and PACT and is a founding member of the European/London Chapter of the CSA (Casting Society of America) As an advocate for equality both in front and behind the camera, Kristina is passionate about actively increasing diverse storytelling opportunities, inclusive productions, and has a rolling knowledge of the industry’s emerging talent.

Kristina’s recent television work includes The Brutalist, David Fincher’s BAFTA winning Love, Death and Robots series for Netflix, for which she was nominated for the Artios Awards in 2020. Her last film for Neon ‘The Actor’ directed by Duke Johnson and Exec produced by Charlie Kaufmann premiered in New York this Spring. Kristina is currently working on the House of Night and 2 other feature films.

Other TV includes: The Royals for NBC / Lionsgate, and Blood Drive, a longform series for Syfy in the US, The Drowning for Channel 5 and All3 Meida. Toni_with_An_I received a BAFTA nomination in the short form television category in 2020. Kristina’s recent film work includes the award-winning Eaten by Lions, directed by Jason Wingard, winner of ‘Best Comedy’ at the National Film Awards 2020 and currently broadcast on Sky Cinema. Talent includes BAFTA winner Asim Chaudhry, Johnny Vegas and Antonio Aakeel who received the prestigious ‘Screen Star of Tomorrow’ after the film’s success. Her work on In Another Life, also directed by Jason Wingard, won the 2017 British Independent Film Awards ‘Discovery Award’ and was named ‘Best Film’ at Raindance. Jupiter’s Moon, directed by Kornel Mundruczo (Pieces of a Woman) was included in main competition for the Cannes Palme d’Or 2017.