ABFF STAR PROJECT
(New York)
Acting Contest / Open Call
Casting Director: Jandiz Estrada Cardoso
Dates: March 29-30, 2017
Pay Rate: Grand Prize Package
Location: New York City, NY
SEEKING THE FOLLOWING:
Seeking and strongly encouraging performers 18+, of all gender identities who can portray characters including, but not limited to, Black descent.
One winner will receive:
-Roundtrip airfare to Miami, FL to attend the American Black Film Festival June 15-18 2017
-4-night hotel stay in Miami
-SoBe Festival Pass to attend exclusive screening and Opening & Closing Night VIP Parties
-Scholarship to participate in the Tasha Smith’s Acting Workshop
-VIP access to the NBCUniversal Short Film Festival semi-finals in August in New York and the finale in October in Los Angeles (travel & hotel not included)
-Name announcement in the ABFF press release
-Introductions to NBCUniversal Casting Executives
-$1,000 Cash grant towards new headshots or acting classes
NEW YORK OPEN CALL:
WED/ THURS March 29-30, 2017
8am Registration Begins TIME SLOTS ARE LIMITED!!!
9am Auditions Begin
Ripley Grier Studios
520 Eighth Avenue @36th St, NY NY
A/C/E Train to 34th Street PENN Station (Blue Line)
BRING: Current Headshot or Photo & Resume STAPLED BACK TO BACK.
PREPARE: Perform up to 2 Contemporary Monologues, each under 2 minutes in length, dramatic or contemporary in aa film or TV audition tone - NOT a theatrical stage audition. Due to time limits, actors will begin by only performing 1 monologue.
WARNING: In order to see as many talented actors as possible, you will be timed and stopped if exceeding 2 minutes. You may be asked to return and perform again later in the day.
NO WINNER IS ANNOUNCED THAT DAY, ONLY THE WINNER WILL BE NOTIFIED DIRECTLY OF THEIR PRIZE.
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. Void where prohibited. Legal residents of the US or DC who are 18 or older. Begins March 20, 2017 at 9:00 A.M. ET and ends March 29, 2017 at 11:59 P.M. ET. For Official Rules, including odds and prize descriptions, visit http://www.nbcunitips.com/site-content/uploads/2017/02/ABFF-Star-Project-Contest-Official-Rules-2-3-17.pdf.
LOGLINE: As part of its ongoing commitment to diversity, NBCUniversal is sponsoring the American Black Film Festival’s monologue contest supporting opportunities for aspiring actors
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