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Hey, Hallmarkies: Extras wanted for Hallmark movie filming in Buffalo
@Source: syracuse.com
Buffalo, N.Y. — Have you ever dreamed of being in a Hallmark movie?
If so, your Hallmarkie acting fantasy could soon become a reality in Western New York.
A casting agency is seeking a slew of actors to serve as extras in a Christmas Hallmark movie set to start filming this month in the Buffalo area.
In its casting call, Casting Buffalo said the movie — dubbed “Newport Christmas” — is expected to film in Buffalo and Youngstown from St. Patrick’s Day through April 3.
Casting Buffalo is seeking actors to play two featured background roles: a 6- to 8-year-old child and a “gilded” bachelor in his 30s. (The company described the aforementioned bachelor candidate as “handsome & debonaire.”)
Hallmark is also looking for extras to play a range of background roles, including:
Gilded Age reenactorsA violin buskerSanta ClausesCorset-wearing womenTouristsBallroom dancersChristmas formal guestsTuxeoed menWaitstaffParade spectatorsString quartets
The movie is a Screen Actors Guild–American Federation of Television and Radio Artists union feature film, according to Casting Buffalo’s flyer. Synthetic Cinema International is listed as the production company.
Union and non-union actors may apply to appear in the original Hallmark movie. The eight-hour rate is listed as $216 for union background actors and $192 for non-union background actors.
For more information, visit Casting Buffalo’s website.
This isn’t the first time a Hallmark movie has been filmed in Upstate New York.
The charming village of East Aurora has become a particularly popular spot for holiday films. Since 2015, the village’s iconic Vidler’s 5 & 10 store has been featured in at least five Christmas movies.
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