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![NOW CASTING
IMPORT
Feature Film
NON-UNION
Lead Producer: Jason Aita
Producer: Emily Harris, Rosalie Chicoine Perreault
Writer/Director: Paul Shkordoff
Casting Director: Jesse Griffiths
Casting Assistants: Leah Galloway, Brian MacDougall
Start Date(s): 2 Days of Filming April 2026 (Exact dates TBC)
Shoot Location: Belgrade, Serbia
Rate of Pay / Contract:
Travel Days: $300
Hold Days: $300
Per Diem: $65
Shoot Days: $600/day
Travel, Accommodation, Per Diem to be provided by production.
CASTING FOR:
[SERAJ] Male, Age 18-25 (must be 18 or older) South Asian (Afghan). In addition to speaking English (it does not need to be perfect English), talent MUST be able to speak one of the following languages: Dari / Farsi / Pashto. Seraj is a young undocumented migrant making his way from Afghanistan to Germany. He is currently in Serbia, having trekked thus far mostly by foot. Though he has an undeniable charm to him — instantly likeable with a mischievous sense of humour — he’s the unlikely leader of a group of young men journeying to Western Europe together.
Storyline: IMPORT follows an American basketball player whose life comes apart when he gets cut from his Serbian team. This will be the first feature from writer-director Paul Shkordoff, whose short film BENJAMIN, BENNY, BEN played in competition at the Cannes Film Festival in 2020.
In addition to basketball our film deals with the Balkan refugee crisis on the ground in Serbia. As an overwhelming percentage of refugees that have passed through Serbia are of Afghani descent, it’s very important to us to cast this role authentically. Although only in a few scenes, SERAJ has been written, along with other roles in the film, with the ultimate aim of humanizing the depiction of migrants as fully realized people with dreams and lives beyond just their circumstances.
INTERESTED APPLICANTS SHOULD SEND THEIR HEADSHOT/RESUME TO assistant@jessegriffithscasting.com WITH THE SUBJECT LINE “IMPORT SUBMISSION - YOUR NAME”](https://scontent-iad6-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/642036030_18307133578286096_367403578087226803_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=106&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiRkVFRC5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=hx4Tkknam3YQ7kNvwHwY1OS&_nc_oc=AdpkX_S0PuvUxrNnAQae2922CqXxpBnmTcgL3SIDdxw_W-EkMeM6vnp_zW3mDTxL08w&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-iad6-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=wLwCMnAQOORfyGDacxm2XA&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQGj7skBe_TzVboIhvBkj-FUvtEjHxI6FGafeKi4PmAjoSco-pBSMTfHpRlk-sP_LPUZAXS1NTSM&oh=00_Af2nUPTcedNBEfdefdVrWzrb2uguvU41PzvMX31DWqlh9g&oe=69ECCF1C)
![🚨 OPEN CASTING CALL 🚨
STILL SEEKING THE FOLLOWING ROLES...
[YASMEEN’S MOTHER] Female, late 50s, South Asian (Pakistani-Canadian, must speak Urdu)
[YASMEEN’S FATHER] Male, late 50s, South Asian (Pakistani-Canadian, must speak Urdu)
[SABIHA] Female, 40s-60s, Pakistani (must speak Urdu)
[NOOR JAVED] Female, 50s (Pakistani-Canadian, must speak Urdu)
[IMRAN JAVED] Male, 50s - early 60’s, South Asian (Pakistani-Canadian, must speak Urdu).
Now casting for the CSA Winning Series: GOOSE POINT/ STREAMS FLOW FROM A RIVER SEASON 2
The series will also be versioned into an arthouse feature film for international festival play
Director: Maya Bastian
Casting Director: Jesse Griffiths
Casting Assistant: Leah Galloway, Brian MacDougall
Shoot Date(s): February 16 - March 6, 2026
Rate of Pay: ACTRA New Media Tier D IPA - 35%
Discount. 0% Use Fee
Location: Hamilton, ON
Click the link in our bio to learn how to submit!](https://scontent-iad6-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.71878-15/588721201_2025114831664546_2257371335020947546_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=100&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiQ0xJUFMuYmVzdF9pbWFnZV91cmxnZW4uQzMifQ%3D%3D&_nc_ohc=miHgvStBolcQ7kNvwGdZEDH&_nc_oc=Adq0AL_35n_xZ_i72hYLbb70TrDkCJOYD34J-xsg38HbnC1wyP1PmT1X0nuELQKEg4k&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-iad6-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=wLwCMnAQOORfyGDacxm2XA&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQFr_lKXkRUXp4tqB7FrDoYxJ_4NzGb70f5yn8qbyJjAmBEF_axxS5XH7c3MGUj-_QMuw-hzmGdp&oh=00_Af2stBSmOLZnryYPTNAfxOvjDrw4Shb3wDnxczqZiRxyGw&oe=69ECD018)
![CLARA AND VANESSA
FEATURE FILM / WORLD WIDE CASTING
ACTRA - OPEN TO UNION AND NON-UNION PERFORMERS
NO ACTING EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
Shoot Date: Nov 1 - Dec 7, 2025
Rate of Pay: ACTRA -25% CIPIP
Location: Halifax, Canada
Travel, Accommodation, Per Diem Provided
PLEASE READ DESCRIPTION CAREFULLY
[SAMUEL] Any ethnicity, 70 - 99, transgender male. Retired and living in Halifax. He has been married to Clara for over 30 years, and they are confronting the realities of aging. The character is a transgender male. Performer MUST have the lived experience of a transgender male. TO NOTE: Transgender people are people whose gender identity is different from the gender they were thought to be at birth. A transgender man lives as a man today, but was thought to be female when he was born.
Storyline: Clara and Samuel, a senior couple married for over thirty years, face the challenge of dementia.
Please email assistant@jessegriffithscasting.com to apply or shoot us a DM](https://scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/566344208_18289893628286096_4542153008444412307_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=108&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiRkVFRC5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=ot9l4uuK1hoQ7kNvwHr29AF&_nc_oc=AdpdHmMd8NZyCnNwkPzaHQtl_vPhSnGPga5-Y5xOaeiazORUk8qaLRBogLs_uxOHIj4&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=wLwCMnAQOORfyGDacxm2XA&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQH442Rr_ICYxtEfKcME1sS8h-zvOap7T45Q6BregR2nPSNGMk-jiAog0wWaNJT5RxeTRdY9h_U_&oh=00_Af1fignvjK0-2qq5IPc2Wc16XZKbnneoKn9cmVHAyLVNAg&oe=69ECEC94)
