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Production companies will be added as they register.
Note: Possible pay scales are None/Deferred, Low Pay, Non-union (commercial rates), SAG (Low Budget Agreement), AFTRA (commercial rates), and SAG (commercial rates).
Astrocasters
Box 3405, Falls Church, VA 22043
www.astrocasters.com
Attending: Chris Chang, Paris Bustillos
About: We have worked on features (not enough in the DC area!), programming for local cable TV, concerts, conferences, various webcasts/industrials, and web commercials. We're always looking for actors who can play the part of presenters/hosts/announcers/anchors. We also regularly shoot short films for fun. It gives us a chance to be stretch our creative wings and fly! And to meet and work with cool people. We hope we can work together!
Current & Upcoming Projects: We are always looking for reporters and anchors for various news-format presentations, hosts for talk-show style programming.
Pay Scales: None/Deferred, Low Pay, Non-union (commercial rates), SAG (Low Budget Agreement), AFTRA (commercial rates), SAG (commercial rates).
Austere Films
3322 Jones Bridge Road, Chevy Chase, MD 20815
www.austerefilms.com
Attending: Sam Moussavi, Nikos Liddy
About: Austere films places an emphasis on socially conscious work.
Our main goal is to shift our audience's attention to intellectually stimulating material.
Austere films stands out for its originality of both theme and stylistic treatment. True artistic innovation is of tremendous value, where despite the profusion of independent productions over the past decade; a unique artistic voice remains a rare commodity.
Current & Upcoming Projects: We prepping for a feature film entitled "Amateur Hour"
We are planning to start pre-production in late April and shoot the film during the last two weeks of June.
Pay Scales: None/Deferred, Low Pay, Non-union (commercial rates), SAG (Low Budget Agreement).
BCI Media, LLC
7720 Wisconsin Ave. Suite B101, Bethesda, MD 20814
(website under renovation)
Attending: Cheryl Dolan, Sharan Jayne
About: Mostly produce reality television series work, dramatic webisodes and published DVD instructional for retail and web. Occasional documentary for social issues. Record and produce lots of Voiceover work for various clients.
Current & Upcoming Projects: Five-part dramatic series for the web on drug addiction.
Pay Scales: None/Deferred, Low Pay, Non-union (commercial rates), SAG (Low Budget Agreement), AFTRA (commercial rates), SAG (commercial rates).
Central Casting
623 Pennsylvania Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20003
www.centralcastingusa.com
Attending: Mary Ann Sust, Barsha Swope
About: No information provided.
Current & Upcoming Projects: No information provided.
Pay Scales: Low Pay, Non-union (commercial rates), SAG (Low Budget Agreement), AFTRA (commercial rates), SAG (commercial rates).
Ciscovaras Pictures
13027 Silver Maple Court, Bowie, MD 20715
www.6nonsmokers.com
Attending: Jenna St. John, John Michael Whalen, Francis Abbey
About: Producing short and feature digital films in a variety of genres.
Current & Upcoming Projects:
Currently casting for the feature CONQUERING THE ROSE, written by Jenna St. John and directed by J. Michael Whalen.
Synopsis:
When the coffin of Etta Rose Callahan, a charismatic dance student, is uprooted from the earth after days of rain, the small college town of Remington is haunted with questions involving the young girl’s sudden suicide. Jeremiah Mouthy, a popular art professor reveals his obsession with Etta when he decides to paint a portrait of her for the town’s annual art exhibit. Jeremiah’s act of passion aims to make Etta his and his alone: risking his marriage, friendships, and reputation.
Pay Scales: None/Deferred, Low Pay.
Citra Productions
www.ishukrishna.com
Attending: Ishu Krishna, Mark Pagan
About: I make high quality filmic look shorts and features. I like dark stories typically.
Current & Upcoming Projects: I am finishing up two feature length screenplays and I have a 30 minute short that I am looking to cast.
Pay Scales: None/Deferred, Low Pay, Non-union (commercial rates), SAG (Low Budget Agreement), AFTRA (commercial rates), SAG (commercial rates).
Congress Avenue Productions
P.O. Box 5879, Darlington, MD 21034
Attending: Mark A. Cummins, Amy Burris, Bennie McCoy, Brandi McCoy, Robertta Ragan, Sarah Waldron
About: Congress Avenue Productions is a writing, acting, and production company involved in independent filmmaking.
Current & Upcoming Projects: We are participating in the 48 Hour Film Project (Baltimore), and are producing a dramatic short this summer. Finally, two character driven narratives are slated for potential shooting in 2011/2012.
Pay Scales: None/Deferred, Low Pay.
Cyclopean Pictures
8300 Osage Terrace, Adelphi, MD 20783
www.cyclopeanpictures.com
Attending: Alex Bradley, Renee Camus
About: Cyclopean Pictures is an independent studio located in College Park, Maryland, dedicated to creating ambitious productions on a shoestring budget. We are currently working on ads, music videos, shorts, and features using digital video and computer animation.
Current & Upcoming Projects: We are participating in the 48 Hour Film Project in Washington DC this year. In addition, we are currently in pre-production on the short film "Overdrawn," about an artist whose everyday demons take physical form in an epic, life-changing nightmare. Production is tentatively scheduled for summer 2010. We are looking for talented cast as this film is intended for submission to various film festivals.
Pay Scales: None/Deferred.
Dark Matter Films
1252 Washington Drive, Annapolis, MD 21403
www.darkmatterfilms.com
Attending: Raven Black
About: I, Raven Black am interested in making films that speak to a truth often unspoken and in ways that have not been addressed--whether it be social issues or psychological.
Current & Upcoming Projects: The working title is X zero which is a low budget psychological thriller, involving identity and media and the warping nature of reality and perception.
Pay Scales: None/Deferred, Low Pay, Non-union (commercial rates), SAG (Low Budget Agreement).
DC Professional Digital Moviemakers
Attending: Peter Estrada, Nils Granholm
About: DC Filmmakers led by local Filmmaker Peter Estrada, is committed to making quality films with local people. Join us on Facebook @ (DC Professional Digital Moviemakers).
Current & Upcoming Projects: Currently we are in pre-production for the short film Cavus scheduled to shoot on the last weekend in March. We are also entering 2 teams in the DC 48 HFP.
Pay Scales: None/Deferred.
522 Productions, LLC
107 N. Fairfax St., Alexandria, VA 22314
www.522productions.com
Attending: Chad Vossen, Tristan Pelligrino, Alisa Caparso
About: 522 Productions offers a variety of services to small, medium, and large entities, non-profit organizations, and government agencies. We offer everything from script to screen.
Current & Upcoming Projects: 522 Productions is currently involved with a number of projects in need of Talent - from Government training videos to the upcoming 48-Hour Film Fest.
Pay Scales: Low Pay, Non-union (commercial rates), SAG (Low Budget Agreement), AFTRA (commercial rates), SAG (commercial rates).
Hughes Films
1238A Carrollsburg Pl SW, Washington, DC 20024
Attending: Michael Hughes, Bernice Harleston
About: No information provided.
Current & Upcoming Projects: No information provided.
Pay Scales: None/Deferred.
Kimberly Skyrme Casting
4313 Sheridan Street, University Park, MD 20782
www.kimberlyskyrmecasting.com
Attending: Kimberly Skyrme
About: Description from website.
Current & Upcoming Projects: No information provided.
Pay Scales: None/Deferred, Low Pay, Non-union (commercial rates), SAG (Low Budget Agreement), AFTRA (commercial rates), SAG (commercial rates).
MeadowTree Films
2442 Military Rd. NW, Washington, DC 20015
Attending: Mary Jane Williams
About: Up till now I've done mini-documentaries and interviews, short clips of which can be seen on the Meadowtrees channel of youTube. ("Highbrow" stuff you might say. Four interviews and a 7 part debate.)
Am currently shooting and editing a long documentary and writing scripts for near-future drama scripts.
Current & Upcoming Projects: I have two narrative film scripts I hope to shoot soon. I'm also casting a one act playreading to be done May 2.
Pay Scales: None/Deferred.
Mesaper Productions
1934 Old Gallows Rd, Suite 350, Vienna, VA 22182
Attending: Leland Marcus
About: Mesaper Productions is looking to make independent feature films taking advantage of digital filmmaking and smart writing.
Current & Upcoming Projects: Man, Wife, & Marine Corp is a military family drama. He's a Marine Corp officer, she's a liberal elite. They married just after 9/11, but now it's 2004 and he's deploying to Iraq. Can they survive together?
Pay Scales: None/Deferred, Low Pay, SAG (Low Budget Agreement).
Mylominfilms
Attending: Tilahun Selassie
About: Narrative shorts (for now).
Current & Upcoming Projects: No information provided.
Pay Scales: None/Deferred, Low Pay, Non-union (commercial rates).
Nadine Productions
Attending: Nadine Asaad
About: I'm a graduate student at American University in the MFA film & electronic media program.
Current & Upcoming Projects: I'm looking for actors for my thesis film. It's a short film (approximately 20mins), unpaid, characters are in their mid 20s to mid 30s.
Pay Scales: None/Deferred, Low Pay, Non-union (commercial rates), SAG (Low Budget Agreement), AFTRA (commercial rates), SAG (commercial rates).
ONANON Productions/TheDCPLACE
PO Box 28007, Washington, DC 20038
www.thedcplace.com (www.onanonproductions.com)
Attending: Todd Clark
About: I am an EMMY award-winning independent producer of public affairs, documentary, promotional and training videos and also the founder and host of www.thedcplace a co-host driven culture, commerce, volunteerism and go green website in DC.
Current & Upcoming Projects: I often am looking for voice-over talent for many projects as well as actors for training videos requiring a variety of roles. For the TheDCPLACE, I work with co-hosts who serve as on-air personalities that provide commentary and on-air tours of local clubs, restaurants, theaters, and volunteer organizations
Pay Scales: Low Pay, Non-union (commercial rates).
Pasquinade Films
9116 Eton Rd., Silver Spring, MD 20901
www.pasquinadefilms.com
Attending: Dallas Shelby, Aaron Cullers
About: While we have been at this for several years, we are not content to be starving artists. By day we are communications directors, marketing managers, IT professionals, students and teachers. But, we are also writers, directors, producers and actors. We are truly independent filmmakers -- working well outside the studio system. That means working within a budget at which even most independents would scoff. We are a small production company, but we see this as our strength. We are extremely organized and incredibly nimble. We create projects in which we truly believe, and we try to work with people who share our passion.
Current & Upcoming Projects: Pasquinade Films’ fifth feature project, “Perhaps Now a Gunfight,” is a Western comedy that tells the story of the murder of beloved sheriff Hank Barker and how a group of unlikely heroes – an Indian, a gunslinger and a washed-up deputy – come together to avenge Barker's death, woo his widow and free the town from the clutches of a bad man with very bad grammar.
Pay Scales: None/Deferred.
Rhapsody in Green Films
Baltimore, MD
Attending: Adam Gillikin, Jessi Baroody
About: We currently work on short narrative films. Expanding to music videos, corporate videos, and feature films in the not too distant future.
Current & Upcoming Projects: Shooting short adaptation of "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson for student thesis film from April 13th-19th.
Pay Scales: None/Deferred, Low Pay, Non-union (commercial rates).
Rising Phoenix Productions
77 West Main Street, PO Box 434, New Kingstown, PA 17072
www.risingphoenixpro.com
Attending: Larry Slavin, Jaclyn Weyandt
About: We have produced 1 short film for the 48 Hour Film Project. We have also produced a full length feature film as well as numerous other projects.
Current & Upcoming Projects: Our next project is the Washington DC 48 Hour Film Project which is why we are using Stonehenge.
Pay Scales: None/Deferred.
Sapling Pictures
5238 Richardson Dr., Fairfax, VA 22032
saplingpictures.com
Attending: Keith Jodoin, Kristen Teraila
About: Sapling Pictures is an award-winning media company with experience producing content of all lengths and genres, across all media. A premiere destination for both factual and fictional storytelling, Sapling Pictures focuses on stories that entice, inform, educate and entertain audiences worldwide.
Current & Upcoming Projects: We are currently looking for both on camera and voice talent for various projects intended for broadcast, web and mobile media.
Pay Scales: None/Deferred, Low Pay, Non-union (commercial rates), SAG (Low Budget Agreement).
[sic] Productions
511 Four Mile Rd, Apt 1205, Alexandria, VA 22305
www.sicproductions.com
Attending: Brian Godwin, Tom Finnegan, Jon Lutz
About: [sic] Productions is a DC-based production company specializing in short form content. In the upcoming year, we look to branch into short festival films and a feature.
Current & Upcoming Projects: Currently, we are registered for the DC 48 Hour Film Race, and we are in pre-production on several comedy sketches and short films.
Pay Scales: None/Deferred.
Soul Story Films
Attending: Cornice Martin, Adrian Harrison
About: Soul Story Films is motion picture production company, whose mission is to provide audiences with high quality, innovative and challenging stories featuring established and emerging talent. Soul Story Films is dedicated to cultivating a creative environment for intelligent, talented and dedicated individuals to realize their fullest story-telling potential.
Current & Upcoming Projects: Currently we're gearing up to compete in at least 3 cities (DC, Baltimore & Atlanta) for the 48 hour competition in 2010. Later on in the year, we're looking to start pre-production on an additional short film.
Pay Scales: None/Deferred.
Team Jabberwocky
PO Box 9790, Alexandria, VA 22304
www.goteamj.com
Attending: Bjorn Munson, Meredith Sims, others tba
About: Team J is interested in character-driven stories, frequently told in an offbeat style or genre. Our motto is "Work hard, have fun, make magic." We also help with casting for other independent productions.
Current & Upcoming Projects: We are on the look out for multiple guests stars for a science-fiction/adventure series, the first season of which will debut online soon. We are also looking for principals for a related mystery series under development and will likely assist casting several projects throughout the year.
Pay Scales: None/Deferred, Low Pay, SAG (Low Budget Agreement).
Tofu Knows Productions
818 8th St. #104, Laurel, MD 20707
Attending: Susan McDonic, Christina Helm
About: We are AU grad students working in documentaries and fiction.
Current & Upcoming Projects: We are currently working on a fictional film about a WWII war criminal. Upcoming projects include a documentary about the process of becoming a professional opera singer, a documentary about epiphanies, and a fictional piece about the world through the eyes of a child. We are currently working on developing additional fiction scripts.
Pay Scales: None/Deferred.
Tohubohu Productions
6461 Honey Tree Court, Burke, VA 22015
www.tohubohuproductions.com
Attending: William R. Coughlan, others tbd
About: Tohubohu Productions is an independent filmmaking collective that works to produce entertainment-oriented shorts, primarily for festival distribution. We are also branching into helping young filmmakers break into the field.
Current & Upcoming Projects: We are currently gearing up for the next 48 Hour Film Project competition; longer-term, we have plans for a web series and some other short films.
Pay Scales: None/Deferred, Low Pay, SAG (Low Budget Agreement).
Traveste Productions
Attending: Jason Baustin
About: We make short films.
Current & Upcoming Projects: No information provided.
Pay Scales: None/Deferred, Low Pay, SAG (Low Budget Agreement).
Unabandoned Works
1716 Kilbourne Pl. NW #2, Washington, DC 20010
Attending: Amy Tasillo, Jocelyn Allen, Shawn Murphy
About: We are a group of filmmakers with diverse backgrounds working to produce inspired, thought-provoking, and innovative films. We are looking for unique, like-minded artists to join our team and help us expand.
Current & Upcoming Projects: In the immediate future, we are looking to cast actors for our 48 Hour Film Project entry (taking place from April 30th-May 2nd).
Also, many of us are frequently seeking actors for short film projects and feature films.
Pay Scales: None/Deferred, Low Pay.
Whazzat Productions
7133 Tyler Ave, Falls Church, VA 22042
www.whazzatproductions.com
Attending: J. Aron Hinson, Michelle Farrell
About: Whazzat Productions is a startup company endeavoring in our first full length feature production called "Jay's Guide." We specialize in LGBT Cinema.
Founded by J. Aron Hinson, Producer/Director of music videos nationally broadcast on the Logo cable network.
Our latest was "Till the End," music by local musician Tom Goss.
Current & Upcoming Projects: We plan to shoot our first feature in the Dupont Circle neighborhood in DC, this summer 2010. The movie is called "Jay's Guide" or "Jay's Guide to Being Gay."
Pay Scales: Low Pay, Non-union (commercial rates).
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