Awards & News
Best Achievement in Casting 2020
WINNER
Schitt’s Creek
Lisa Parasyn, Jon Comerford
2014
Canadian Screen Awards
Best Achievement in Casting
WINNER
Bomb Girls ‐ Guests of Honour
Jon Comerford, Lisa Parasyn
NOMINEES
Flashpoint ‐ Fit for Duty
Marissa Richmond
Rookie Blue ‐ Friday the 13th
Sharon Forrest, Susan Forrest
Saving Hope ‐ I Watch Death
Sharon Forrest, Susan Forrest
Less Than Kind ‐ Fight and Flight
Jim Heber, Susan Forrest
2013
Canadian Screen Awards
Best Achievement in Casting
WINNER
Todd and the Book of Pure Evil
Sara Kay, Jim Heber, Jenny Lewis
NOMINEES
The Firm Pilot
Sara Kay, Jenny Lewis, S. Thomas, S. Bialy
The Yard - The Economy
Jon Comerford, Lisa Parasyn
Blackstone Forgiveness
Rhonda Fisekci
Lost Girl - Barometz. Trick. Pressure
Lisa Parasyn
Gemini Awards
2008
Gemini Award
Best Achievement in Casting
WINNER
The Englishman's Boy
Carmen Kotyk
NOMINEES
Murdoch Mysteries - Belly Speake
Deirdre Bowen
Mayerthorpe
Rhonda Fisekci, Susan Forrest
Rent-A-Goalie
Jenny Lewis, Sara Kay
Durham County - What Lies Beneath
A. Kenyon, M. Richmond, R. Wells, W. O'Brien
2007
Gemini Award
Best Achievement in Casting
WINNER
Intelligence
Lynne Carrow, Melissa Perry
NOMINEES
Shades of Black
Susan Forrest, Sharon Forrest
In God's Country
John Buchan
ReGenesis - Season Three
Deirdre Bowen
Rent-A-Goalie
Jenny Lewis, Sara Kay
2006
Gemini Award
Best Achievement in Casting
WINNER
Heyday!
Jenny Lewis, Sara Kay
NOMINEES
Canada Russia 72
Donna-Rae Gibbs, Sheila Lane, Marjorie Lecker
One Dead Indian
Rosina Bucci, Robin Cook
This is Wonderland - Season III
Marsha Chesley
Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story
Carmen Kotyk
Featured News
PRESS RELEASE - July 1, 2026
The Casting Director Society of Canada is pleased to share the newly published ICDA Guidelines on the Use of AI by Casting Platforms. Developed by the International Casting Directors Association (ICDA), these guidelines establish critical standards regarding the ethical use of artificial intelligence in our casting processes and advocate for the protection of human creativity within the industry.
We encourage all our members to review these documents to better understand the evolving landscape of AI in casting. The full guidelines and the accompanying press release are available for download below.