Date: May 1st
Time: 1:00pm-1:45pm

How do you go from self-tape to screen? What makes a performance unforgettable to a casting director? Join Sophie Kingston-Smith for a candid Q&A where she breaks down the do’s and don’ts of casting, demystifies the audition room, and shares what really makes talent stand out.

This session takes place over Zoom. Links will be sent out 60 minutes before the session.

Bio:

Sophie began casting for theatre and commercials, then moved into film and TV casting in 2017. She has worked most closely with Rose Wicksteed, co-casting series 'Jack Ryan' (Paramount), 'Invasion' (Apple+) and 'Black Cake' (Hulu). Other significant projects include 'The Nun' and 'The Nun II' (New Line), 'The Great' (Hulu), 'Homeland' (Fox 21 for Showtime) and New Line's upcoming 'The Conjuring: Last Rites', due for release later this year.

As well as working with Rose, Sophie also collaborated with Lucy Jordan to co-cast Eli Roth's 'The Faceless Lady', a cutting-edge stereoscopic 3D VR horror series playable on Meta's Horizon headset.

She has also cast several short films, including Academy Award and BAFTA qualifying 'Edicius' (dir. Uzo Oleh) and '5 Stars' (dir. Remi Itani), shortlisted at several prestigious festivals including the British Short Film Awards and the BFI London Film Festival. She also voice-cast 'Lusus', a fiction horror podcast series for BBC Sounds which featured voice work from Morfydd Clark, Patsy Ferran and Ncuti Gatwa.

Sophie has just finished working on a series with Karga 7 and is developing an independent feature with Natives Filmworks, scheduled for 2026.