6. Actors Casting gets you with special guest Elaine Del Valle

Today on Casting Confidential the roundtable is joined by special guest Elaine Del Valle. In this unfiltered conversation Elaine and the Casting Confidential Roundtable discuss just how well casting understands the challenges and obstacles actors face in the industry's rabid and ever changing landscape. This episode is a must listen!! Elaine is a native New York, Puerto Rican Casting Director and multi-hyphenate Storyteller. As a bilingual, with a keen eye and her pulse on the Latino community, Elaine was approached to source on-camera talent. Elaine is a member of CSA and has provided casting for high profile brands, agencies, and studios, including for Comedy Central and PBS Kids.Elaine is a recognized leader. She received the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Excellence in Arts award. She was a NY Board of Education Literacy Day Keynote Speaker. Her inspirational journey was featured in the PBS documentary series Beating The Odds and the NYC housing projects, where Elaine grew up named a park bench in her honor, recognizing her outstanding efforts to uplift the community. ​Her awards include the HBO Latinx Director award and from many festivals including SXSW, Urbanworld, Catalyst Stories, and Seriesfest. ​Elaine’s feature film directorial debut is a genre dance-drama-thriller Tubi original, Midnight Hustle. Her second narrative feature, Between Rockaway and Mother Gaston, which she wrote and directed, is currently in post-production. The YA family drama shares Elaine's personal coming-of-age story and was filmed in New York and Puerto Rico. The story is adapted from Elaine's award-winning short film, autobiographical novel and Off-Broadway stage play, Brownsville Bred. Elaine is a WarnerMedia 150 Artist, Sundance Writer & Director Lab alumna, Shondaland Director finalist and two-time Lynn Shelton and Imagen Impact award nominee.Follow ⁠Elaine⁠ & ⁠Del Valle Casting⁠⁠Official Site⁠CASTING CONFIDENTIAL:Join veteran casting director Rose Rosen and her dynamic panel of industry experts in a candid, no-holds-barred virtual round table discussion. Delve into the casting business in each weekly episode of the podcast, where we reveal  insights and stories from the fiercely guarded world of casting.Get ready to laugh, learn, and uncover the secrets behind the scenes that shape the creative content consumed worldwide. What do casting directors truly wish producers understood? What brings them the greatest joy? And how can actors elevate their craft to stand out? "Casting Confidential" pulls back the curtain on the reality of survival in show business. Do you have what it takes? Join the conversation and find out for yourself.Join us on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Casting Confidential Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rose Rosen, CSA ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@roserosencsa⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kimberly Skyrme, CSA ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@kimberlyskyrme⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cheryl Louden-Kubin, CSA ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@loudenkubin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kimberly Ehrlich, CSA ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@kimberlyehrlich4⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Robin Carus, CSA ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@robincarus⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Paisley Baker, CSA ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@coatcheck3⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Artwork by:Ace Anderson ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thestripedheart⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music by:Orville Wright ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ohyeahbeats⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Produced by:Laura Linda Bradley ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@lauralindabradley⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hashtags:#castingconfidential #castingconfidentialpodcast #roseknows #actors**The opinions expressed in Casting Confidential podcast reflect only the opinions of each individual casting director. They do not reflect the opinions of any other official group or entity. Additionally, nothing in this show should be construed as an offer of employment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.