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Casting call Details: Roles Needed: Candidate 4 Female Candidate 5 Male Film Title: The Exam Shooting Date: November 20th, 2011 Genre: Suspense Thriller Film Synopsis: five talented candidates have an examination to join a mysterious corporation. The real test is what how they will survive. please respond to this notice with resume and headshot if [...]
Urgent Casting: Actors Needed for short film “The Exam” (Washington, DC)

Project: “The Exam” Casting Calls Category: Short Film Location: Washington D.C. and Surrounding Cities Casting call Details: ACTORS NEEDED ASAP Title: The Exam Short: 5 Minutes Genre: Thriller/Suspense Shooting Dates; November 20th, 2011 Synopsis: Film Synopsis: Eight talented candidates have reached the final stage of selection to join the ranks of a mysterious and powerful [...]
Urgent Casting: Casting Call for short film “The Exam” – Washington, DC

Film News: Argentine banner broadens scope with bigger-budget genre fare — Argentine production house Pampa Films has signed Ricardo Darin of Oscar-winning “The Secret in Their Eyes” to star in “A Chinese Story,” as it pushes into bigger-budget genre pics.

Film News: Company acquires rights to Dupieux pic — Magnet Releasing, the genre division of Magnolia Pictures, has picked U.S. rights to Cannes Critic’s Week offering “Rubber.”

Film News: Spanish genre pics are hotly anticipated — Top Spanish indie distrib Aurum has inked film distribution rights to two of Spain’s most awaited genre movies of the year: Eduardo Chapero-Jackson’s futuristic fantasy “Verbo” and Eugenio Mira’s period thriller “Agnosia.”

Film News: Spanish dramas and genre fare hits mark — Anybody seeking a rapid take on Spanish cinema’s self-image in early 2010 could do worse than watch “Spanish Movie,” Spanish film’s first “Scary Movie”-style pastiche.

Film News: ‘Rites of Spring,’ ‘Slaughter’ kick off genre slate — CP Prods. principals Michael Cerenzie and Christine Peters have started a genre division and will partner with Mississippi-based Ghostrider Entertainment to co-finance a slate of 10 fright films in the next three years.

Film News: Trio seizes on demand for levity — David Gordon Green calls his next movie, the genre-bending musical adventure “Your Highness,” “a filthy, R-rated ‘Princess Bride.’?” Coming off last year’s “Pineapple Express,” an R-rated, action-filled stoner comedy, you start to wonder if this is actually the same person who first became a critical darling with a string of very different leisurely arthouse pics, including “George Washington” and “All the Real Girls.”

Film News: U.K. sales company teams with Pritish Nandy — Indian production company Pritish Nandy Communications has teamed with U.K. sales company High Point Media to create a new genre of Indian horror and paranormal films, described by the companies as I-Horror.

Film News: ‘Green Zone’ results continue genre’s disappointing record — In just one week, war-themed content has spanned the highs (best pic Oscar for “The Hurt Locker”) and lows (“Green Zone’s” opening weekend).