A practical session giving casting researchers, assistant producers and producers the confidence to approach and assemble a diverse cast of stellar contributors in productions in factual genres.

This interactive workshop will give casting teams the tools to formulate a successful strategy and find ways to engage effectively with harder-to-access communities. We will consider diversity in its broadest sense - gender, sexuality, ethnicity, disability and social mobility.

The session includes;

• Accessing communities

• Finding the right language

• Navigating social media

This workshop has been designed by Pact and Mel Walden (pictured below), an experienced Casting Executive who has worked in TV since 2000.

This is a workshop specifically designed for production companies who are either Pact members or who supply content to the BBC. We will need to remove you from the list if you are not able to verify the above.