CASTING CALL: SAVANNAH TOURISTS NEEDED FOR SPOOKY TRAVEL SHOW

A major cable network is looking for tourists to explore a few of Savannah’s spookiest haunts as part of a new travel show!

If you will be in or traveling to Savannah the week of July 31, 2017 and have an interest in the paranormal/unexplained, or just love to experience the unexpected, this show is for you!

Send an email with a photo of yourself and who you’ll be traveling with to: castingsavannah2017@gmail.com

EXTRAS CASTING CALL: CRAZY FOR THE BOYS

The feature film Crazy for the Boys is still looking for background actors!

Looking for New Faces!
Ages: 18-25
All ethnicities and genders needed. Especially seeking Black/African Americans, Asian and Hispanic students.
Shoot Dates: July 12- 30 (May not be needed for all dates, but please indicate if you have open availability for July)
Rate: 64/8 with OT after 8hr
Location: Savannah, GA
*MUST BE ABLE TO WORK IN SAVANNAH AS A LOCAL HIRE*

To be considered, email CFTBextras@gmail.com with the subject line: “School”
Please include the following:
2 current photographs, one full body shot and one medium shot.
Full Name
Phone Number
Age
Days available to work in July

Goodbye Nikki, Hello Catalina!

It’s with bittersweet sadness that we celebrate our Office Coordinator, Nikki Parenti’s last day with us at the Savannah Area Film Office. Nikki has been the organizational glue that has held our office together since we first formed in August of last year and we cannot thank her enough for her tireless energy and the joy she brought to this office. While we will miss her great laugh, bubbly personality, and amazing coordinating skills, we are excited for her next adventure as she moves to Florida.
Despite our sadness, we are very excited to announce that Catalina Alcaraz-Guzman will be joining our team as our new Administrative Assistant. Catalina comes to us after co-producing The First, a feature film about the life of Mary Pickford. She previously graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design with her M.F.A. in Film and Television and will be a fantastic ambassador for our office!

CREW CALL: SET DRESSERS AND ART PAS

Art director for the feature film, Crazy For The Boys is looking for Set dressers and Art Dept. PAs, to start ASAP. Please send resumes to timpopesetdec@gmail.com

EXTRAS CASTING CALL: THE PEANUT BUTTER FALCON

Feature Film, The Peanut Butter Falcon starring Shia LaBeouf (American Honey, Transformers, Lawless), Dakota Johnson (Fifty Shades of Grey, How to Be Single), and twotime Academy Award® nominee Bruce Dern (Nebraska, The Hateful Eight) is seeking PAID EXTRAS to work one and/or multiple days in Savannah, GA. We are looking for ADULTS and a few children of ALL ethnicities, ages and types to play doctors, nurses, water park patrons, and backyard wrestling fans! Filming takes place June 17th through August 2nd, 2017 in the Savannah area. All positions are PAID – $64/8 HR regular rate and $140/12 HR featured and stand ins. Please submit your information ASAP for consideration for featured roles and stand in positions. There will be several positions needed to repeat MULTIPLE DAYS.

TO SUBMIT: Please email your name, phone number, height, city where you live, general availability, and 2 RECENT photos of yourself to:
thecastingoffice.savannah@gmail.com. Photos do not need to be professional but should NOT be in black and white or have a filter. Your face should be clearly visible and the photo should reflect your current look, hairstyle, etc. Please remove hats/sunglasses.

STORY LINE: The Peanut Butter Falcon follows a down on his luck crab fisherman as he embarks on a journey to get a young man with Down syndrome to a professional wresting school in rural North Carolina and away from the retirement home where he’s lived most of his life. Principal Photography will commence on June 17th in Savannah, Georgia. The film is written and directed by Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz (The Moped Diaries) and stars newcomer Zachary Gottsagen (Becoming Bulletproof), who is the inspiration for the film.

PLEASE READ ALL DETAILS CAREFULLY and be checking your email and phone regularly for availability and booking requests, as we do not want you to miss the opportunity to work on this film!

We can’t wait to hear from you! Please email us with any questions.

The Casting Office, Inc.
404.228.7046
thecastingoffice.savannah@gmail.com

CREW CALL: Peanut Butter Falcon

Peanut Butter Falcon movie is hiring for all positions. Principal Photography is set for June 19th – Aug 4th. Please send resumes to pbfmovie@gmail.com with your department in the subject line.

Job Opportunity: Administrative Assistant

The Savannah Area Film Office is currently seeking an administrative assistant.  The position will start in July.  For details about the job, please click here.

Job submissions are now closed.

Big Talk Productions Announces Living the Dream

Philip Glenister and Lesley Sharp star alongside Kim Fields, Kevin Nash, Leslie Jordan, Paula Wilcox and Jimmy Akingbola

Series filming in Savannah, Georgia

Living the Dream, a brand new comedy drama from the makers of Cold Feet, is coming to Sky 1 in the UK later this year. Starring Philip Glenister (Outcast, Mad Dogs) and Lesley Sharp (Scott & Bailey, Paranoid), the series has been created and written by Mick Ford (Single Father, The Five), produced by Big Talk Productions (Cold Feet, Mum, Rev.) and will be directed by Saul Metzstein (Doctor Who; You, Me and the Apocalypse) and Philippa Langdale (Dickensian, Skins).

The six-part series follows a British family, the Pembertons – husband Mal (Glenister), wife Jen (Sharp) and their two teenage kids, Tina (Rosie Day) and Freddie (Brenock O’Connor) – who decide it’s time to leave rainy England and move to the sunshine state of Florida.

Mal’s bought an RV park with plans for a booming family-run business, but it soon turns out that they are not going to be living the dream they hoped. Before they’ve even settled in, Mal discovers that the park is home to a group of eccentric residents who are not exactly thrilled to meet their new owners. Jen has to learn how to survive American suburbia and the kids have to navigate a US high school.

With culture clashes aplenty, life in Britain soon seems even further away than they’d thought it would. But with the support of each other and their crazy new friends, they begin to learn how to live the American Dream.

Alongside Philip Glenister as Mal and Lesley Sharp as Jen, the series will also star Rosie Day (Prime Suspect 1973) as Mal and Jen’s teenage daughter Tina, Brenock O’Connor (Game of Thrones) as teenage son Freddie, Kim Fields (The Facts of Life) as their larger- than-life neighbour Rhoda, Kevin Nash (Magic Mike) as ex-wrestler and park resident Troy, Leslie Jordan (Will & Grace) as busy-body park resident Aiden, Paula Wilcox (Mount Pleasant) as Maureen and Jimmy Akingbola (Rev.) as fellow Brit, Paul.

The whole series is being filmed on location in and around Savannah, Georgia, with assistance from the Savannah Area Film Office, the Georgia Film, Music & Digital Entertainment Office, and the Savannah Economic Development Authority (SEDA).

Philip Glenister said: “Really looking forward to making Living the Dream a reality! Along with a hugely talented cast and crew! Fire up my trailer park!”

Lesley Sharp commented: “This is an amazing opportunity to work on a warm and witty comedy drama with a great colleague, Phil Glenister. It’s wonderful to be working with him again and the talented and inspired team at Big Talk.”

Adam MacDonald, director of Sky 1, said: “Living the Dream is going to be great fun – a sparky, funny comedy drama that both embraces and punctures the notion of living the great American Dream. I can’t wait to see Phil, Lesley and the Big Talk gang take the Sky 1 viewers on an adventure of a lifetime.”

Luke Alkin, executive producer, Big Talk, added: “We’re delighted to bring Mick Ford’s exciting new series to Sky 1. There are nearly half a million Brits living the dream in Florida so it’s a fantastic setting for this bold, funny and heart-warming show.”

James Dean, producer, added: “It really is special to bring our British cast and crew over to the US to join up with the hugely talented American cast and crew here. We are one of the very few British productions to film in the US, and with the help of the people we’ve worked with in Georgia and Savannah, we’ve been able to put together a fantastic team, and create what we hope will be a series loved by Brits and Americans alike.”

Living the Dream was commissioned by Sky 1’s channel director, Adam MacDonald and Jon Mountague, Sky’s head of comedy. It is created by Mick Ford and produced by James Dean (This Is Jinsy). Executive producers are Luke Alkin, Kenton Allen and Matthew Justice for Big Talk Productions alongside Simon Curtis (Women In Gold, My Week With Marilyn) and Mick Ford. Jacquetta May will write episode five. Saul Metzstein will direct episodes one, two and three and Philippa Langdale episodes four, five and six.

Living the Dream will be available on Sky 1 and online streaming service Now TV later this year. WME is handling US rights and ITV Studios Global Entertainment is handling internationally.

Location Management Symposium – April 21

Interested in learning more about filming on-location in Savannah? Then come to the Location Management Symposium!

Presented by Savannah Area Film Office and the City of Savannah Permitting Office

Includes:
-rules & guidelines
-permitting
-police & support services
-panel discussion
-networking with local location managers

Friday, April 21
9AM – 12PM
Civic Center | Mason Room

Admission is FREE but space is limited

For more information about the event, check out the website:
http://bit.ly/2oS4J7L

RSVP here: http://bit.ly/2oM8tdP

EXTRAS CALL: “Living the Dream”