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Australian Actors meet “24″ Casting Director

Gary Robinson — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:49:44 +0000

Last week, Bond University in Australia hosted the TVI Actors Studio event on their campus with 2 time Emmy winner, Debi Manwiller, casting director of “24″. Pictured Left to Right, “Quiet on Set” publisher and talent agent Lee Donehue, casting director of “24″ Debi Manwiller and TVI Actors Studio founder , Alan S Nusbaum.

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Australian Talent Agent

Gary Robinson — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 08:15:19 +0000

Talent Agent Lee Donehue reported back that she represents all talent except in Western Australia,

13 Australian Documentaries Screening

Heather Nichols — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 07:29:03 +0000

On 19th, November, in Amsterdam, the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam will screen 13 Australian documentaries.

In the Competition section of the festival, a record of seven Australian films have been to selected to compete;

“Contact”
“The Miscreants of Taliwood”
“The Snowman”
“The Matilda Candidate”

Screening in the Short Documentary Competition section are:
“My Uncle Bluey”
“Salt”

This is the first time that seven Australian films have been selected to screen in Competition since IDFA began in 1988.

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Quiet on Set becomes Queensland Talent Agent

Heather Nichols — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:44:08 +0000

Lee Donehue, founder and publisher of one of Australia’s leading on-line casting informational newsletters “Quiet on Set” has recently formed a new Queensland Talent Agency, representing talent of all ages.

Ms. Donehue has extensive experience and industry contacts since publishing the newsletter, hosting the Quiet on Set events throughout Australia, producing a TV series based on the industry and also has extensive acting experience.

To subscribe to the newsletter.

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LA Casting Director in Sydney on Bridge

Heather Nichols — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:15:08 +0000

Did fearless Los Angeles casting director Debi Manwiller (partner of Pagano/Manwiller) of “24″, 2 time Emmy winner and mother of 3 think she was Jack Bauer? After arriving in Sydney at 7:00am last Friday, she was on top of the Harbour Bridge by noon!

And this was just the start of her Sydney expedition! Saturday, in North Sydney she conducted a question and answer seminar for close to 150 Sydney actors and in the afternoon lead a master class for some of Australia’s finest.

Bet Jack Bauer could not do that after a 15 hour flight form Los Angeles.

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Great quote from Heath Ledger

Gary Robinson — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:38:42 +0000

If you are just safe about the choices you make, you don’t grow. ~ Heath Ledger

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American Auditions wrap in Sydney

Gary Robinson — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:24:05 +0000

350 Australian actors in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and the Gold Coast completed an intensive week of auditions for America’s TVI Actors Studio 16 week Hybrid Conservatory at TVI in New York and Los Angeles. Auditions wrapped today at TAFTA/Sydney.

Devised by founder Alan Nusbaum, the immersion course offers English speaking International and American actors the opportunity not only to be able to study in NY or LA, but industry presentations after completing a professionally produced TV webisodic screened at professional industry screening rooms and a live performance at prominent theatres in NY and LA.

Student housing and Student Visa’s are available for those that need them.

Australian actress puts Acting + Yoga together

Gary Robinson — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 05:55:38 +0000

Jemma Rivera is an Australian actor and presenter of Asian and Spanish descent and has been working professionally since 1990. Represented by Sophie Jermyn Management

Beginning her career early as a dancer in an independent and professional dance ensemble and later joined several professional stage musical productions, one of which she played the lead ‘LIAT’ in the International Production of South Pacific Musical opposite Phillip Gould and produced by Gordon Frost Productions.

Ms. Rivera has created a unique and rare Yoga studio in the Paddington section of Sydney which opened last Monday with great response from actors, actresses, even casting directors and talent agents. “Jing Life”

Call the Jing Life Studios at 04 10628 884

Getting a part on Home and Away

Heather Nichols — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 05:25:25 +0000

“Being an actress was what every Australian girl wanted to be, so getting a part in “Home and Away” was like a dream come true, though I have been defined by it ever since.” ~ Melissa George

Queensland Actors meet LA Casting Director

Gary Robinson — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:11:51 +0000

One hundred plus actors and Queensland talent agents and casting directors converged at Bond University in Robina, Australia tonight to meet and hear two time Emmy Award winning casting Director Debi Manwiller speak about casting the Hit TV series “24” and about the casting process in Los Aneles.

Special guests that showed up included Lee Donehue from the popular industry newsletter “Quiet on Set“, former American Casting director Tom McSweeney who has been casting the past 12 years in Australia and John Stewart from TAFTA in the Gold Coast,TVI’s Alan S Nusbaum moderated the event this evening.

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