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Christopher Evangelou: ‘every successful actor has had a different path’

Christopher Evangelou has made the transition from professional boxer to professional actor. Not only is he in the Devon-based film Card Dead, but Guy Ritchie has also spotted his talents, and he’s already got behind the camera. We caught up with him to find out the difference between life in the ring and life on screen

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Steve Aaron-Sipple: ‘So many brilliant stories to be told’

Steve Aaron-Sipple is in the indie feature Card Dead. Previous roles include getting a bit bawdy in the last One Direction video, being in Cuckoo with Andie MacDowell and Greg Davies and as part of the award-winning web series Horizon. We chat about gambling, acting and joking

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New York US premiere for Kushuthara, starring Devon’s own Emrhys Cooper

Originally from Devon, Emrhys Cooper stars in Kushuthara and is apparently the first Bhutanese Film to Star a Western Actor. The film will get its US premiere at NYC’s Prestigious Rubin Museum of Art, followed by its North American theatrical release (and VOD release) on March 3, 2017.

Actors needed for mystery short to be shot in Plymouth

There’s a call out for actors who are interested in doing a small, no-budget short film in Plymouth.

Indie horror feature needs cast for a day

We’re quite excited about the indie feature, The Devil Lies Beneath. The micro-budget horror, which is shooting in Devon in August, is in need of an old man and an old woman as additional cast for one day.

Casting call for short film The Projectionist, to be made around Exeter

There’s a casting call for a short film called The Projectionist, which is being made with an Exeter Phoenix Digital Short Film Commission.

Cast and crew call for Devon short

Ballet — A ballet-dancing mid-teen is required for a short film

Filmmaker Nichola Tetlow is making a short film with the support of an Exeter Phoenix Bursary and has put out a cast and crew call.

Casting call for dark thriller set in Devon

Cottage Industry Film, looking for two lead roles for its Day Return film

Day Return is a dark thriller set against the backdrop of the rugged Devon coastline. Drawing stylistic and cinematic inspiration from films such as Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds and Steve McQueen’s Hunger it paints a portrait of life at the very edge -where the land meets the sea and where life and death feel almost the same.

Casting call for The Maccabees music video in Devon

The Maccabees: film to coincide with new release to be shot in Devon

Casting call for a short film being made for the release of The Maccabees’ new album. Filmed on Dartmoor and the surrounding areas and directed by rising stars Charlie and Joe, who are looking for the following:

Location and extras needed for sci-fi movie trailer

Blight: filmmaker Ray Smith is re-shooting the trailer for his sci-fi movie Blight

Director Ray Smith is preparing to shoot a new trailer for his sci-fi movie Blight, in Bideford, and Ray is looking for locations and extras.

Still time to audition for epic folktale set on Dartmoor

Chagford Filmmaking Group: still time to audition for its latest film

Chagford Filmmaking Group is holding auditions for its next film, and there’s still time to put your name forward.

Full cast required for animated short in Exeter/Devon area

Still from one of Jed Hart’s films: actors are required for an animated short

The Grobler is a part animation, part live-action, fantasy short, funded by the Exeter Phoenix Bursary 2011. The film is essentially a dark fable, told by an old man to his grandchild, to deter him from entering the gloomy forest alone, complete with tree goblins, forest bugs, and grab happy branches.

Auditions for Chagford Filmmaking Group’s new movie, based on a Dartmoor folktale

Chagford Filmmaking Group: looking for people to audition for its lastest enchanting movie

After last year’s epic and magical French/English movie, for 2011 the Chagford Filmmaking Group are creating a film from a Dartmoor folktale: The Ballad of Mary Whyddon, and are looking for people to fill the roles.

Actors, actresses and crew needed for Tom Austin short in Torbay and Newton Abbot

La Legende Dali: Tom Austin, who was responsible for the award-winning La Legende Dali, is after actors and crew for his latest short

Award-winning Devon filmmaker Tom Austin is making a new short and is looking for a number of actors and actresses to play both small speaking and walk-on parts.

Torbay action thriller shooting this summer needs a leading man!

They’re Coming: John Tomkins’ action thriller, which is shooting this summer in Devon, is still looking for a leading man

Action thriller They’re Coming, the latest project from filmmaker John Tomkins, shoots in Devon this summer. And it’s still looking for a leading man!

Cast needed for short film to be shot on Dartmoor

Mrs Lustleigh’s Fancies: Oddbodies, the team behind the award-winning Mrs Lustleigh’s Fancies, are looking for four female actors for their next short film

Oddbodies, the creative team behind the award-winning Mrs Lustleigh’s Fancies are looking to cast four female parts for their next short film The Nature of Angrove (shooting the first week in July at their base on the edge of Dartmoor).

Auditions for John Tomkins’ new action-thriller They’re Coming

They’re Coming: four leads, five supporting and 40 extra roles are up for grabs

Like An Angel director and all-round good egg John Tomkins will be holding casting auditions this month for his new action-thriller, They’re Coming.

Can you be the next Lily Cole? Casting call for teenage actresses for feature film

Casting Call: Torquay’s Lily Cole was in Sally Potter’s film Rage, now Sally is looking for two teenagers for her next movie

Sally Potter -who directed Torquay’s Lily Cole in her last film -is looking for two teenage girls, aged 14 to 18, for the leading roles in her latest feature film.

Actor Sara Hooppell is on the look out for film roles in the South West

Sara Hooppell: “Because my acting has been so predominately theatre based I am looking to gain experience in acting for film”

Not every up-and-coming actor can boast taking lessons from Sir Peter Hall, or treading the boards with Dame Judy Dench, but that’s exactly what Sara Hooppell can claim as she’s back in Devon looking to build on her experience by finding roles in some of the region’s films.

Casting call for short film in Devon

Tuesday 21st: a male and a female are needed for a new short film to be shot in Devon, which explores friendship, mental well being and suicide

A male and a female actor -both aged 25-35 -are needed for short film to be filmed in Devon, at Budleigh Salteron near Exeter.

Extras needed for North Devon shoot

Trinity X Productionsare on the look out for extras for their latest movie -filming in North Devon in February

Trinity X Productions are shooting in North Devon in February and are finding it hard to get hold of extras.

Characters and crew needed for new sci-fi gangster film

Chelsea Smile: Filmmaker Ray Smith is looking for cast and crew for his dark gangster sci fi movie

Ray Smith is looking for characters for his new film, Chelsea Smile -a revenge thriller with a Delicatessen look and feel, with a dark sci-fi air.

Casting call for short film in Cornwall

Two talented male actors of around 20 are required for the forthcoming short film The Final Word, sponsored by Channel 4 as a part of the My One Word competition.

Actress required for short film on Dartmoor

Actress required: What could be more pleasant than being creative on Dartmoor in a new short film?

Dartmoor holds a magical and creative essence, which is what some people foolishly describe as being ‘cold’ and ‘wet’. That should not deter you female acting types from the prospect of strutting your stuff on the moor for two weekends in November for a new short film. Check out all the details

Actor Chris Hatherall on the challenges and rewards of acting on Dartmoor

The Moon Shines Bright co-director Lawrence McNeela meets up with leading man Chris Hatherall to talk about his experiences of filming in Devon.

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