military training Afghanistan

Casting director Rhonda Fisekci is holding an open casting call for 18 to 60 year-old members of the Afghan, Muslim and Amputee communities interested in participating as civilian role players to enact a variety of different village scenarios during various military training sessions in Alberta this fall from August 21 – November 1, 2010.

The Casting Call will be held in Vancouver on August 4 & 5, 2010 at the Holiday Inn, Metrotown, 4405 Central Blvd. Burnaby BC. The casting will run from 2:00pm – 9:00pm.

The roles for both men and women will include village leaders, religious leaders, interpreters and police chiefs in addition to various other community members to populate the “virtual village”. Training will be provided for all participants. The daily rate of pay will be between $195.00 and $290.00 per day, including days off and training days.

Travel from Edmonton & Calgary, meals and accommodation will be provided. A $150.00, return travel allowance will be given to participants from outside of Alberta. These are peacekeeping exercises between civilians and military personnel. No weapons or live fire will be used.

For the Amputee Role Players: Can be of any ethnicity as we will provide the necessary hair, make-up and wardrobe to make you look Afghan. The production does hold what we call “Heavy Casualty Days”. By using special effects make-up etc we are able to re-create a very real aftermath of a bombing which the soldiers come in to deal with. We ask that the applicants not be faint of heart as these scenarios can be very intense and dramatic. Our Amputee participants will be a very important element on these particular training days.

In its commitment to provide military support to stabilize Afghanistan, the Canadian government has engaged the film industry to re-create Afghan villages in Wainwright. By having the motion picture industry re-create dramatic village settings with real civilian and real dramatic situations, military recruits will come to understand cultural, religious and political issues that will help them assist the Afghan people on their own terms. U.S. and British training forces estimate that after recruits have participated in three of these training sessions before traveling to Afghanistan, the casualty rate, civilian and military, dropped from 50 to 4 percent.

* All participants, male and female, must be between 18 and 60 years-old of Afghan or Muslim descent. Farsi, Dari and Pashto speakers are definitely needed.
* All Amputee participants must be between 18 and 60 years-old and can be of any ethnicity as we will provide the necessary hair, make-up and wardrobe to make you look Afghan.
* Separate accommodation is provided for the women.
* Meals and accommodation will be provided by the production.
* Travel is provide from Edmonton and Calgary to the military base
* $150.00 return travel allowance is provided to participants coming in from outside of Alberta
* All participants must complete and pass a security clearance.
* Paid training will be provided.
* Our next sessions are: August 21 – 29, 2010

Sept 13 – Oct 4, 2010

Sept 23 – 30, 2010

Oct 25 – Nov 1, 2010

* The daily rate of pay will be between $195.00 - $290.00 per day – including days off and training days.
* These are peacekeeping type exercises between civilians and military.
* No weapons or live fire will be used.
* All interested participants should bring their BC Care Card, Drivers License, Social Insurance Number and addresses of their place of residence for the past 5 years.
* ALL APPLICANTS MUST HAVE LIVED IN CANADA FOR A MINIMUM OF 5 YEARS.
* NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED.

Casting Call

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Thursday, August 5, 2010

2:00pm – 9:00pm each day

Holiday Inn, Metrotown,

4405 Central Blvd.,Burnaby BC.

For further information, contact Rhonda Fisekci at email rfisekci@canadafilm.com