LIZ ORTIZ-MACKES, Producer/Casting Director/Owner, Casting Solutions and I Ain't Playin' Films
Q&A/Sides with a Reader ONE on ONE
Tuesday, October 4, 2016, 6:30pm ET / 3:30pm PT
This event is in the past.
One of the most actor-friendly casting directors in town, Liz casts for film, theater, television, industrials and digital media.
As a casting director and indie film producer, she's credited on projects which have screened at hundreds of US and International film festivals including: Sundance, BAM Cinemafest, Toronto, Palm Springs, HBO Latino, Urban World, among others, and have aired on CBS, HBO, Showtime and Cinemax.
Casting/producing highlights include: Feature Films "Advantageous" Sundance 2015 premier streaming onNetflix, Independent Spirit Award Nomination,"Lost Revolution" HBO Latino, "Zombie Honeymoon" a cult classic/Showtime.
Short films: "Pop Foul", "Crazy Beats Strong Every Time" & "The Bravest, The Boldest" by director Moon Molson and all official Sundance selections,
TV: The Cycle, CBS, Season One of "Monsters Inside Me" for Animal Planet. Producer/Casting for 2 Latino-centric feature films in development: "Act Your Age" and "Barrio Boy", Director/Producer of feature length documentary in production "And..Scene, a Woman's Journey to Walk Again" and cast the play "Brothers from the Bottom", for Billie Holiday Theatre 2015 season.
Liz was a SAG-AFTRA and Equity franchised talent agent on both coasts and is the author of the acclaimed book "Ace Your Acting Audition, 2nd edition" published by S.O.M.E. productions; former faculty member of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and New York Film Academy. Currently adjunct professor, NYU School of Professional Studies, instructor and private coach for the Performing Option and conducts monthly workshops for the SAG/AFTRA Foundation.
Liz always brings in tons of AC actors for her projects and brought in 5-6 actors for a variety of projects from her last seminar!
www.IAINTPLAYINFILMS.COM, www.imdb.com (Liz Ortiz-Mackes)
After a Q&A she'll see Sides with a Reader ONE on ONE
***The Sides for this seminar are available through your Actors Connection account. A link to the General Sides will appear upon registration.
Liz Ortiz
Liz is a NYC based casting director and award winning indie film producer/director credited on projects which have screened at hundreds of film festivals such as Sundance, BAM Cinemafest, Toronto, Tribeca, Brooklyn, Palm Springs, American Black, HBO Latino, Reel Sisters, Harlem and Urban World among others.
Projects have aired on CBS, HBO, Showtime, Netflix, Lifetime Movies and Cinemax. Casting and producing highlights include: Advantageous (Sundance award winner, Independent Spirit nominee and a top selection on Netflix); Lost Revolution (HBO Latino); Zombie Honeymoon(Showtime cult classic); Barrio Boy (premiering. fall 2022); And... Seen (writer/producer/director) a feature documentary.
Liz cast the pilot for the multi-cultural animated series Mine, official selection of the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival, casting consultant for the LA based series in post, The Wright Turn, attached as producer and casting director for the feature film Become American in development.
Cast the short film Rip Tide for JoLu Productions in post, casting/producer for the feature film, Boys in Summer for Cautious Films in pre-production, casting the shorts Canary and Cub both currently in pre-production.
Liz is on the faculty of NYU/Stonestreet Studios and enjoys giving workshops for the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Actors Connection and other professional actor training programs.
The following disclaimer is provided specifically at the request of and in accordance with SAG/AFTRA: Seminars or classes are for educational purposes only and will not secure or provide opportunity for employment in the field or representation by an agent or casting director.
