The Casting Guild of Australia (CGA) is a

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, founded in 2013 in

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. It consists over 90% of all Australian

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s for film, television, and theatre.

Formation

According to Nick Hamon, casting director and Vice President of CGA that the idea of setting up a casting guild was in minds of Australian casting directors committee quite sometime. But it was not actualised until in 2013, committee member Mel Mackintosh wrote an email, emphasising on the need of the guild.

Casting Guild of Australia Awards

In 2015, the CGA launched an annual awards ceremony to recognise excellence in Australian casting across film, television, advertising, theatre and online productions.

2015

The first ceremony was held on 23 November 2015 in Sydney and was co-hosted by

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. Filmmaker George Miller presented the Sirius Award for New Talent of the Future.

2016

The nominations were announced on 9 October 2016 and saw the introduction of the Best Casting in a Short Film category. The ceremony was held at the Holding Redlich offices in Sydney on 18 November. It was hosted by

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2017

The nominations were announced on 20 October 2017. The ceremony was held at the Holding Redlich offices in Sydney on 17 November.

Sirius Award

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's Shooting Stars initiative. In 2015

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, Olivia De-Jonge, Odessa Young, Mark Coles Smith, Benedict Hardie,

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References

External links

Casting Guild of Australia WebsiteCasting Guild of Australia at IMDB
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