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Free Talk: Seeing Stars
In celebration of the new Oscar for Achievement in Casting, NYFF is pleased to convene a panel of casting directors who assembled sterling ensemble casts featured in NYFF64, including Markus Schleinzer (Rose), Allison Estrin (A Statement), and more.
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In 2026, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awarded the first Oscar for Achievement in Casting, an overdue gesture of recognition for a historically overlooked craft that is integral to the collaborative process of realizing a director’s holistic vision, requiring a keen eye for actorly talent, chemistry, and complementary sensibilities. In celebration of this milestone, NYFF is pleased to convene a panel of casting directors whose ingenuity and instincts are on virtuosic display across the sterling ensemble casts featured in NYFF64, including Markus Schleinzer (Rose), Allison Estrin (A Statement), and more.
In 2026, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awarded the first Oscar for Achievement in Casting, an overdue gesture of recognition for a historically overlooked craft that is integral to the collaborative process of realizing a director’s holistic vision, requiring a keen eye for actorly talent, chemistry, and complementary sensibilities. In celebration of this milestone, NYFF is pleased to convene a panel of casting directors whose ingenuity and instincts are on virtuosic display across the sterling ensemble casts featured in NYFF64, including Markus Schleinzer (Rose), Allison Estrin (A Statement), and more.