So you want my arts job: Hollywood casting director

Hollywood Casting Director Paul Weber is visiting Australia. He shares with ArtsHub what it takes to succeed in this role.
Man smiling to camera. So you want my arts job

As the former in-house head of casting and consulting executive for television and motion pictures for MGM Studios for 16 years, Paul Weber CSA has been behind many critically acclaimed and Emmy-nominated series, casting roles for the Stargate franchise, Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, Outlander, Dead Like Me, She Spies, Poltergeist and The Outer Limits, among others.

Weber is a long-standing member of the Casting Society of America and the Writers Guild of America, has served on the host committee for the annual Academy Awards, and was a recent judge for the Emmy Awards.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Instagram: fairleygina