The iFilmGroup team is excited to announce the addition of an Accredited Intern Mentoring Student for the coming school year. Kia Diaz is a talented, emerging Filipino Latin-Canadian actor interested in learning more about the acting, and film industry.
Read full story: https://www.ifilmgroup.org/kia-diaz-accredited-intern-mentoring-student
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London ■ St. Thomas ■ Chatham-Kent
Ontario - Canada
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Actor Cindy Leigh
Actor Cindy Leigh playing a part of a nervous actor having ‘second thoughts’.
The iFilmGroup team recently wrapped production on a short film called “Audition Waiting Room” featuring the talented Cindy Leigh in the lead role of the short film. Cindy was actually cast a few months ago by the iFilmGroup team. Together Cindy and iFilmGroup’s Head of Film Production Matthew Marshall have been working on the script and the concept since her casting. When Cindy was asked about her reaction to being cast in the role, her response was “Ecstatic and looking forward to working on this exciting project.”
Cindy Leigh playing a nervous actor prior to audition.
The short film is part of the “Audition Room” series of short films by iFilmGroup, and serves a dual purpose of being a film, and fitting into the iFilmGroup’s ‘Online Learning Platform’ (an aspect that Leigh likes).
She feels the film is very relatable to anyone that has been through the auditions process for acting. iFilmGroup and Leigh both agree that a film like this will also be relatable for those just breaking into the acting industry on what they can expect. “I relate to the role as I have been through and had the thoughts and feelings at auditions that my character is having,” said Leigh.
Cindy Leigh playing with lots of tension as an actor prior to auditions.
The “Audition Waiting Room” film centres around an actor named Kaiah Lucas waiting to go in for her auditions. “All the thoughts and feelings that go through her head while she waits. The anxieties she experiences and the self-doubt on if she is good enough” Leigh adds.
In the earlier part of spring, the iFilmGroup casting team was working on narrowing down the selections for this film while still casting for other films in the series. The casting team was impressed with the top four candidates. “In the end, Cindy checked all the boxes for us,” says Community Engagement Manager and iFilmGroup co-founder Don Hickey.
Leigh who was originally based in Melbourne, Australia, is now in Toronto, Ontario pursuing her passion and furthering her professional career in acting. She comes to Canada with an impressive resume of acting experience. Leigh has played a wide range of roles in television series, music videos, short films & theatre productions.
Leigh also landed the leads for several projects including playing ‘Amy’ in the newly released short film 'Your Face' directed by Alex Thompson. Also with ‘Revolving Door Productions' short film 'Earth' where she played lead ‘Lani’ and Drama King Theatre Company's play 'Bad Habits' where she played the lead ‘Ally’.
Leigh graduated from the Full-Time Program at ‘The Australian Film & Television Academy’ in 2019. Training with the likes of John Orcisk, Mick Preston, Huw Higginson, John Preston & Kym Valentine.
When she’s not auditioning or on set, she's singing, dancing & learning Spanish. Leigh has the special skill of accents and dialects from Australian, General American, Southern American, South African, and General British. “During auditions, Cindy flipped from her native Australian accent to a standard American in just a few lines of dialogue”, says Marshall.
Leigh is excited to expand her skills and further her professional career and looks forward to landing lots of leading acting roles in Canada.
Actor Cindy Leigh in make-up department onset of ‘Audition Waiting Room’ with iFilmGroup.
Along with the lead role in the film, Leigh recorded a training segment for the iFilmGroup ‘Online Training’ that deals with the theme of the film. Marshall says that footage from the film along with other footage will make up the images of the segment that Leigh gives great advice to actors.
The film now moves to the Post-production stage for editing.
iFilmGroup Cast and Crew onset of ‘Audition Waiting Room’ with Cindy Leigh.
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iFilmGroup
London ■ St. Thomas ■ Chatham-Kent
Ontario - Canada
WEBSITE - www.ifilmgroup.org