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30
May

FEATURE FILM CASTING NON-UNION BACKGROUND ACTORS!!

FEATURE FILM CASTING NON-UNION BACKGROUND ACTORS!!

GOOD OL’ BOY
Feature Film
Brittany House Pictures
Ponca City LLC
SAG-AFTRA

Pay Rate: *$20 cash on set/2 hours + credit + snacks/drinks
*work hours for minors will adhere to state laws

Producers: Anjul Nigam, Frank Lotito, Steve Straka
Director: Frank Lotito
Writers: Anjul Nigam, Paul Quinn and Gregory Scott Houghton
Casting Director: BreakThrough
Shoot: 5/31 or 6/5 or 6/7
Location: Kingston, NY and surrounding vicinities- LOCAL HIRE ONLY!!!!

Seeking:

[Sharmilla]
Female, late 20s-mid 30s, authentic East Indian, beautiful, actors/models. Sharmilla is Older Smith’s (played by Samrat Chakrabarti) betrothed, his wife who dies of an illness he specializes in treating but ironically could not save her from. Models welcome.

Need to capture a beautiful image of talent on the beach, which will be used in the film as a photograph which Older Smith refers to when mourning.

email CURRENT pics/headshots ASAP to: contact@breakthroughcasting.com
subject line: GOB/Sharmilla

28
May

CONGRATULATIONS ON BOOKING THE EDUCATIONAL WEB PROMO VOICE-OVER!!!

Kimberly Tuttle

 

Congratulations to Kymberly T. for booking the Educational Web Promo Voice-over!!! We know you’ll make BREAKTHROUGH proud!!

21
May

Good Ol’ Boy – Week Two!

Good Ol’ Boy

We kick off the second week of principal photography with Jason Lee (“My Name Is Earl”) as our “Butch”. Great to have him on board! Seen here with Steve Straka (Producer), Anjul Nigam (“Bhaaskar” / Producer / Writer), and Frank Lotito (Director/Producer) — with Franco Lotito and 3 others.

21
May

RUSH CASTING NON-UNION COMMERCIAL!!

RUSH CASTING NON-UNION COMMERCIAL!!

PROJECT: Vacuum Company, :30 local spot
LOCATION: Hudson Valley, NY
SHOOT DATE: Week of 6/6
USAGE: Broadcast
RATE: $250/8

SEEKING:

[Worker]
Male, mid-late 20s, any ethnicity, ethnically ambiguous

[Custodian]
Male, late 50s-60s, Caucasian

*Click/copy & paste link for INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO SUBMIT and TO SEND INQUIRIES:
https://breakthroughcasting.com/talentsubmissionguidelines/

*Subject line: N/U Vacuum Commercial

21
May

BreakThrough Welcomes Jake Busey to Good Ol’ Boy Set!

Good Ol’ Boy, Jake Busey

 

Jake Busey joins the cast of Good Ol’ Boy. This selfie from a plane he’s on now heading to join us in NY.

18
May

Good Ol’ Boy – On Location

Good Ol’ Boy, Roni Akurati

Good Ol’ Boy, Roni Akurati

 

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18
May

Good Ol’ Boy Principal Photography Begins!

Good Ol’ Boy Cast

 

After a somewhat winding journey, we are thrilled to announce the start of Principal Photography on our film GOOD OL’ BOY. Starring Jason Lee (“My Name Is Earl”), Anjul Nigam (“Bad Words”), Brighton Sharbino (“The Walking Dead”), Roni Akurati (“Prodigy Bully”), Hilarie Burton (“One Tree Hill”), Poorna Jagannathan (“Delhi Belly”), Shoba Narayanan (“Gossip Girl”), Samrat Chakrabarti (“Midnight’s Children”). Producers: Anjul Nigam, Frank Lotito and Steve Straka. Writers: Gregory Scott Houghton, Anjul Nigam and Paul Quinn. Director: Frank Lotito.

— withRoni Akurati in New York.

15
May

THANK YOU to UPWIFT!!!

UPWIFT

 

THANK YOU to UPWIFT, Heidi Philipsen and the entire Upstate Women in Film & Television board for having us take part in the Casting & How to Be Caught Event. We were extremely honored and jazzed to be in the room with intelligent, motivating creatives from all facets of the industry. So proud to see more and more powerful women North of NYC taking the lead. If you are not yet a member, join forces now and sign up!

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May
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May