ENGLAND: actors (m) 20-45, Mandarin spkrs, for short film in London [P]

ref # 268315

closing date: This casting is now closed

project title: Mid Autumn
production type: short film
pay: paid

looking for: actors
based in/around: London, England

about the project

Casting actors fluent in Chinese Mandarin for roles in a Chinese Short Film called "Mid Autumn".

Logline: During the Taiwan Strait psychological warfare, a KMT soldier's search for his family is exploited as propaganda. As tensions rise, a covert plan offers hope, but war erupts before reunion.

Shooting in London for two days between March 10-20th 2025.

Paid roles.

 

 


Looking to fill the following roles:
role 1 | actors | male
playing age: 20 - 45
role languages: Chinese
ROLE: LIN JIAXING
m, 20-45, fluent in Mandarin and also in Hokkien/Taiwanese Hokkien, based in England (ideally London)
A conflicted man, torn between duty and longing for home, driven by loyalty and love for family.

role 2 | actors | male
playing age: 20 - 45
role languages: Chinese
ROLE: LIN WANG
m, 20-45, fluent in Mandarin and also in Hokkien/Taiwanese Hokkien, based in England (ideally London)
A hardened soldier, torn between duty and compassion and propaganda and compassion, defies protocol to spare another his own sorrows.

role 3 | actors | male
playing age: 20 - 45
role languages: Chinese
ROLE: LI JIANZHONG
m, 20-45, fluent in Mandarin, based in England (ideally London)
A naive officer, bound by compassion and family ties, quietly resists the Party's cold discipline. 

role 4 | actors | male
playing age: 20 - 45
role languages: Chinese
ROLE: WANG SHUN
m, 20-45, fluent in Mandarin, based in England (ideally London)
A cynical opportunist, using propaganda and family ties to break morale for personal gain.