Talent Coordination

Here is what that looks like on the ground. We supply talent coordinators who handle each practical detail around a production's cast — call times and availability, travel and lodging, on-set liaison, makeup and wardrobe scheduling, and the contract, payment and work-permit admin that keeps performers focused purely on their work. On Belgian shoots our team places coordinators with set up relationships across the Belgian casting agencies in Brussels, Antwerp and Ghent, the language range to work across Dutch, French and English, and the discretion that high-profile talent needs. They set up global cast travelling into Belgium, manage visa and permit support for non-EU performers, and keep cast movements aligned with a shifting shooting schedule.

Here is how the picture comes together. Belgium has a deep acting pool for its size, fed by INSAS, RITCS and the conservatoires and represented by a network of pro agencies. The country has produced worldwide set up performers. Matthias Schoenaerts, Cécile de France, Jérémie Renier, Émilie Dequenne and Benoît Poelvoorde among them — and a strong ensemble bench across both the Dutch- and French-language industries. Talent coordinators here are used to the multilingual casts that Belgian shoots involve, to EU freedom of movement bringing performers from neighbouring countries, and to serving the global features and series funded through the Tax Shelter. We match each talent coordinator to the size of the cast and the logistical demands of the production.