Hiring, seen from the inside
How two feature teams went from script to a full cast and crew, and what they weigh before saying yes to someone.
Your Filmy Network
Artisty × Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Chitrapat Mahamandal present
Crew and Talent Hiring in the Film Industry
An afternoon at FTII Pune with the makers of Ringan and Gondhal on how films find their cast and crew, a live walkthrough of Artisty, and a session on shooting an audition video that does you justice.
DateSunday, 25 October 2026
Time3:00 to 7:00 PM
VenueNew Audi, FTII Pune
Seats in the New Audi are limited. Registration closes once they're full.
Audition Masterclass
Plus a live Artisty demo on the big screen
What you'll take away
A tape you can shoot yourself
Leave ready to record an audition at home that holds up in front of a casting team.
Artisty, end to end
How a profile gets verified with KalaAi, and how a production turns a role into a shortlist.
Free entry, by registration. Seats in the New Audi are limited.
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Session 1
How Film Teams Hire
Team Ringan and Team Gondhal talk through how they cast their actors, put their technical crew together, and where hiring gets hard.
Team Ringan
National Award, Best Marathi Feature Film
Makarand Mane
DirectorWriter-director of Ringan, Youngraad and Kaagar.
Sanjay Dawra
Executive ProducerExecutive producer of Ringan.
Team Gondhal
India's official entry to the 2027 Oscars
Yogesh Sohoni
ActorPlays Anand, the husband at the center of Gondhal's one long night.
Suresh Vishwakarma
ActorPart of the Gondhal ensemble.
Hemant Pharande
ActorPart of the Gondhal ensemble.
Sanket Sawant
Chief Assistant DirectorRan the floor on Gondhal as chief AD.
Session 2
Artisty Demo
Artisty on the big screen. Follow a profile from sign-up to verification, then watch a production post a role and shortlist the people who fit it.
Presented by Prathamesh Kanade and Ipsit Nayak, Artisty · Moderator: Anamika Bhavana Dangre
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Session 3 · Audition Masterclass
How to Make an Audition Video and Upload It on Artisty
An actress, a cinematographer and a casting director take apart the audition tape: how to frame it, light it and record clean sound, how to pick a scene and play it, and what a casting team looks for when it opens your tape. Then see where your tape goes on Artisty when a role asks for one.
On the panel
Ashwini Giri
ActressNSD-trained actress of Shwaas, Vihir and Shala, and a State Award winner.
Vijay Kalamkar
Director, State AwardeeWon the Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Editing for Kurla To Vengurla.
Amol Gole
DOPCinematographer of Stanley Ka Dabba, Hawaa Hawaai and Elizabeth Ekadashi.
Chaitrali Dongre
Costume and Casting DirectorDresses the characters and casts the actors who play them.
Hear all three sessions in person at FTII Pune. Sunday, 25 October 2026 · 3:00 to 7:00 PM
Register nowHow the afternoon runs
- Opening
Inauguration
Our anchor, Anamika Bhavana Dangre, opens the afternoon. Ashwini Dhaygude-Kolekar welcomes Shri Meghraj Rajebhosale, President of the Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Chitrapat Mahamandal, who inaugurates the seminar.
- Session 1
How Film Teams Hire
Team Ringan and Team Gondhal · Moderator: Ashwini Dhaygude-Kolekar
- Session 2
Artisty Demo
Prathamesh Kanade and Ipsit Nayak, Artisty · Moderator: Anamika Bhavana Dangre
- Break
Snack break
- Session 3
How to Make an Audition Video and Upload It on Artisty
Ashwini Giri · Vijay Kalamkar · Amol Gole · Chaitrali Dongre · Moderator: Asawari Nitin
- Session 4
Q&A with the Audience
The floor is yours. Bring your questions on hiring, auditions and getting noticed, and anything you saw in the demo. Moderator: Anamika Bhavana Dangre · With Prathamesh Kanade and Ipsit Nayak, Artisty
Save your seat for the afternoon. Registration takes under a minute.
Register nowWhen and where
DateSunday, 25 October 2026
Time3:00 to 7:00 PM
VenueNew Audi, Film and Television Institute of India, Law College Road, Pune
EntryFree, by registration
Who should come
If you hire for films, want to be hired, or are studying your way in, this afternoon is for you.
See you at the New Audi. Seats are limited and registration closes once they're full.
Register nowWho's hosting
Artisty
Artisty is where actors, technicians and productions find each other. Profiles are verified with KalaAi, productions post roles under their projects, and every hire happens with zero commission.
Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Chitrapat Mahamandal
The body that represents Marathi cinema's artists, technicians and producers.
Can film students attend?
Yes. FTII students and students from other film, media and performing arts institutes are welcome. Choose Student when you register.
Is the seminar only for people in Marathi films?
No. The Mahamandal co-presents it and both films on the panel are Marathi, but casting, crewing up and audition tapes work the same way whatever language you shoot in. Everyone listed under Who should come is welcome.
Do I need an Artisty account to attend?
No. Registering for the seminar is all you need. If you'd like to follow the demo on your own phone, sign up on Artisty before you come.
Can I walk in without registering?
Please register first. Entry runs off the registration list, and it takes under a minute.
How do I get to the New Audi?
Enter the FTII campus through the main gate on Law College Road and head to the New Audi. Keep your registration confirmation handy.
Will I shoot an audition video at the seminar?
No, Session 3 is a talk and live demonstration. You'll leave knowing how to frame, light and record a tape on your own, and how to send it when a role on Artisty asks for one.
Will the seminar be photographed or recorded?
Yes. The afternoon will be photographed and filmed, and Artisty and the Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Chitrapat Mahamandal may use the photos and footage to document the event and promote future ones.
Your filmy network, in one room
Tell us who you are so we can plan the afternoon around the people in it.