Casting Open

Actors (m/f), 25-35, with fluent English, for paid roles in a student short in Piedmont

Production Type: short film

Taking Actors From: Piedmont, Italy

Closing Date: Thursday, 30th April, 2026

Payment: Paid

Casting Overview

"THE MUSHROOM PEOPLE", a student thesis film, seeks English-speaking actors, preferably based in the North of Italy, for the roles of Megan and Phil.

Logline: In a world where the air is becoming unbreathable, a couple seeks refuge in a forest where a community claims to have found a way to live, forcing them to confront whether survival depends on proof or belief.

To be filmed from the 8th to the 13th of June in Casale Monferrato, Piedmont.

Paid roles.

Roles

Role: Megan

Gender: female

Playing Ages: 25–35

Languages: English

MEGAN

f, 25-35, with previous acting experience and fluent English. Applicants from the north of Italy are preferred.

About the character: Alert, skeptical, and perceptive; a grounded woman whose growing distrust drives the emotional tension of the story.

*To audition, please send an introductory self-tape and / or a showreel or portfolio.

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Role: Phil

Gender: male

Playing Ages: 25–35

Languages: English

PHIL

m, 25-35, with previous acting experience and fluent English. Applicants from the north of Italy are preferred.

About the character: Warm, open, and optimistic; a man eager to believe in a sense of safety, even as doubts begin to surface around him.

*To audition, please send an introductory self-tape and / or a showreel or portfolio.

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