Contact info for casting agents in Berlin

Im a 20yr old english speaking actress from Ireland. I was just wondering if anyone could give me any tips on where to go or who to speak to about acting work in Berlin or surrounding areas? I have no German and only a few years experiance, nothing fancy! If anyone has any tips would be very greatful:)

To get work here as an actress here it does help to speak good German not always necessary but if you can't speak German you could always try the film Extra agencys

heya,

one of my friends is also looking for something like that - next questions: how to find the film extra agencies? do they charge for registration? should you have a portfolio?

thanks

OK a friend of mine works as at a Casting Agency here in Berlin I could pass on his Email address if anyone is serious PM and I will pass on his details

BC

Hi i'm also an native english speaking actor new to Berlin so any casting director contacts or even extra agency details would be warmly appreciated.

Here are a few links to get you started. For English speakers, there's a pretty good amount of work available as a film/tv extra (Komparsen), small roles/bit parts (Kleindarsteller), voice-over, and unpaid work in student and independent projects. But if you're looking for more serious or well-paying work, it's best to either focus your energy on learning German or go swim in a smaller pond where the fish speak English. Berlin is absolutely crawling with unemployed polyglot actors who will work for free if necessary, and Germany is generally not the place anyone goes looking for exclusively anglophone talent. Still, an Irish accent can be a HUGE asset for voice/theatre work, and a 20-year-old female has about the best chance of anyone at getting a modelling job (which can be handled quite easily in English).

Here you go; good luck!

Iris Muller (Komparsen & Kleindarsteller)

Agentur Filmgesichter

Stemmen - casting for voice actors (English)

Actorscut (German)

Craigslist - often used for English-language casting

English Language Theatre

Can I just say that any Agency that you sign up with on here
if they want money up front to register with them asks them if they will take the fee out of any earnings that they will get you
that way they don't not sign you up just for the fee

as it has been known to happen before

Sorry to say the chances of getting an acting job in Berlin are 0.

Yes I know it's harsh but if you spoke German and could play a confused, 'auslander'... join the list, according to the stats and the fact that the entertainment industry is in a tail spin...

Forget acting jobs, bar jobs and the likes. The only thing you are likely still to find employment in is the, 'Adult Entertainment', sector or debt collection. The other big problem is you won't get a penny from the state here, in fact they won't even give you the paperwork to apply. How do I know all of this you may ask? Best of luck.

Sorry I disagree with the above posting as there is a lot of American films being and have been produced recently at Babelsberg studios
that have been wanting and needing locally based English speacking actors

Aye just rock on up to Babelsberg and ask for a job... happens all the time and they say, 'My goodness this is fantastic! We can't find extras anywhere these days. Would 1000 € a day be OK in cash'?

Blue if you don't have a clue about a question apart from a Google then best leave it.

If you want an idea about English actors in Berlin have a look at...

http://www.friendsconnectionberlin.de/index.php

See what they have done and of course apply to the agency. I must add I know no one who can live from it but good luck.

Sorry but before you go attacking some one on this forum try and find out who that person is as I keep my private life and my work life well away from this forum because of posters like yourself

So I presume that you are an actor who cannot find work here maybe you should try a few other agency that are up and coming as I'm an actor and do know exactly what I'm talking so please lets not turn this topic into something from a Ricky Gervais sit com
and yes it is possible to work and live on acting work here if you have the right contacts here in Berlin but only if you try hard enough
But if you need some tips come down to one off my meet up's and I would gladly discuss this more with you in person

BC

I'd love to come to one of your workshops but I don't think I'm cut out to be in a, 'Milka', ad. as a pantomime cow or consider it as acting.

Hmm can't win an disagreement so you resort to insults

It's not a disagreement, it's quite clear you don't have a bloody clue what you are talking about in any shape or form be that Bovine or Homosapian. If you did you could post a list of the Babelsberg connected Production Companies looking for non-german speaking talent on a full time basis. You can't so you don't because it doesn't exist and you enjoy the idea that people think you do because you can spell, 'Google'. Apart from that you could get on the bus.

So you never got asked along to a Casting for the Roman Polanski film that was shooting recently at Babelsberg
or the Quentin Tarantino production or Valkyrie all requiring English speaking actors

oh and I give up trying to acknowledge you on this tread as you are obviously looking for an argument judging from your other posts on this board as you are clearly right and I am wrong in your head

so you can have the last say as that is what you want