At this year’s ReActing as a Star, under the motto “Play locally, act internationally!”, twelve talented actors from the region will be able to develop their skills, expand their knowledge of the industry and establish connections on a regional and European level during three days full of activities.
The fourth edition of the international Industry networking training program, ReActing as a Star, launched at the initiative of the Slovenian Film Center, will be held from June 13th to 15th, 2025 in Kranj, organized by Pari Pikul and Secret Arts Cinema. This program will bring together 12 selected actors from the region – from Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia, North Macedonia and Slovenia – with the aim of strengthening their professional skills, connecting with key people from the film industry and the possibility of opening their cooperation on European and international projects.
Among this year’s participants are Milica Janevski and Joakim Tasić from Serbia, Admir Šehović and Helena Vuković from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Marina Redžepović and Janko Popović Volarić from Croatia, Vesna Kuzmic, Jurij Drevenšek and Alen Kermac from Slovenia, Vule Marković and Lidija Kordić from Montenegro and Ana Stojanovska from North Macedonia. Judita Franković Brdar, prominent Croatian actress and participant in the first edition of ReActing as a Star, will also be present this year.
During these three days, through various workshops, the actors will be able not only to get to know each other, but also to introduce themselves to professionals from the film industry. Some of the workshops are designed to allow the participants express their talent and possibilities through practical work, work in front of the camera as well as in individual meetings with top international casting directors, among whom are some of the most relevant names on the European scene (Cassandra Han, Timka Green, Anders Nygaard, Laura Muccino, Sien Josephine Teijssen). Also as part of this international networking training program, a round table is scheduled where talent agents will talk about the possibility of placing our actors on the international market.
During the four years of its existence, ReActing as a Star has had more than 60 actors from the region participate, as well as a number of distinguished international casting directors, directors, producers and agents. Every year, the program attracts a lot of interest from actors, and casting directors value it as a platform for discovering new talents from underrepresented countries in the region.
Since the beginning of the program, the actors participating in it have made important contacts with leading international professionals, and between 2022 and 2024 more than 15 of them have signed contracts with international agents. Every year, one of the participants is engaged in a European production outside their country. The growing success of the program is confirmed by the arrival of distinguished guests, such as Nathalie Chéron (Luc Besson films), Yngvill Kolset Haga (The Worst Person in the World) and Sam Jones (Royal Shakespeare Company).
In addition to its importance for the regional film industry, ReActing as a Star strives to develop a strong cultural and educational dimension. The mentors include such prominent regional directors Teona Strugar Mitevska, Aida Begić and Damjan Kozole as well as renowned actors such as Branka Katić, Leona Lučeva, Jelena Graovac Lučev and Zlatko Burić, whose participation further emphasizes the international importance of this program.
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