“MASTERMINDS” HOSTED BY EMMY NOMINATED CASTING DIRECTOR LANA VEENKER | TWO-DAY CASTING FOR U.S. PRODUCTIONS INTENSIVE

WORKSHOP FORMAT

CASTING FOR U.S. PRODUCTIONS – LEVEL 2 “MASTERMINDS” WITH LANA VEENKER CSA, ICDA | 2-DAY INTENSIVE CASTING WORKSHOP

15 & 16 JULY | 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
(This is a one time fee and is inclusive for all the sessions in this course)

Following Lana’s hugely successful Casting for U.S. Productions course. She is back with a new two-day masterclass aimed at helping actors get clear about their professional goals and lay the groundwork to achieving them. This course is appropriate for those who wish to work on U.S. productions at home or abroad, as well as those who wish to develop the discipline of a Los Angeles or New York actor. Participants will build on self-tape and Hollywood-style live-audition techniques, deepening their understanding of script analysis and optimising the beats in each scene for depth and range.This will involve acting in the room and taking direction from Lana. We will then work on getting clear about our intentions and niches, explore how to make ourselves more valuable to gatekeepers, devise our plans of action—including prep for U.S. “extraordinary artist” visas, for those who are interested—expand our networks, and discover ways to keep ourselves on track and accountable. Bring along a notebook and pen for this two-day crash course, jam-packed with practical, ready-to-use information. Come well-rested, caffeinated, and prepared to install a new way of approaching your craft, whether you intend to branch out overseas or move to the next level in your career at home.

{This masterclass adheres to CDG and CSA guidelines. It is a learning experience, not an audition or employment opportunity, and there is no guarantee of employment.}

Your scenes will be recorded with broadcast quality equipment. Upon request, you have the option to receive your footage after the session for no extra cost!

BIO

Lana Veenker ICDA, CSA is a U.S. casting director, President of the International Casting Directors Association (ICDA) and founder of XB Strategist, helping actors and filmmakers navigate the U.S., U.K. and European markets. An Emmy and Artios Award nominee, she began her career as a stage actor-director before training at Zimmermann Casting in London.

Her casting credits include Dead Deer High (SXSW 2026), Rid of Me and The Auteur (Tribeca premieres), the award-winning shorts In France and Michelle Is a Man's Name, and collaborations with Gus Van Sant, including Paranoid Park, winner of the Cannes 60th Anniversary Prize. As Oregon Casting, her work includes It's What's Inside and Sometimes I Think About Dying (both Sundance premieres), Wild, and the global box-office hit Twilight. She has cast more than 350 episodes of television, including Grimm, Trinkets, Leverage, American Vandal and The Librarians.

Lana divides her time between the U.S. and Europe, lectures annually at Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg's International Screen Acting Workshop, and is a member of the Casting Society (CSA), the Television Academy and the European Film Academy.

Please note all contact or questions regarding this workshop should come through the RAIS office. Please do not contact the workshop leader directly with questions

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