Audition as Networking

Audition as Networking is a two-day workshop intended for actors who want to get a better understanding of the audition process and how to use it to network and present themselves and their work to directors, casting directors and producers. During the workshop, under the guidance of actress Katarina Madirazza, participants will cover self-tape techniques, receiving feedback on auditions, headshots, and showreels, as well as other key aspects of the audition process. In this year’s eighth edition of the AKN workshop, actors will present their work to director Sophie Vuković and producers Danijel Pek and Katarina Prpić, who will share tips on how to best prepare for auditions and what is expected of them.

Find more information about the workshop on Instagram: @audicijakaonetworking and @petit.teatar

language: English | the workshop is open to spectators

workshop leader

Katarina Madirazza

Katarina Madirazza is a professional actress. She graduated from ADU in Zagreb and the Prague Film School. She is active in theatre, film and television, in Croatia and abroad. She is the founder of the Petit Theatre, where she conducts the workshop “Audition as Networking”. She had the idea for the workshop after attending numerous domestic and foreign workshops herself, where she recognised a problem plaguing numerous actors, as well as film and TV productions – a lack of auditions and a constantly repeating handful of actors! With its unique concept, the workshop offers actors the opportunity for networking with producers, directors and casting directors through the audition process, introducing them to fresh and undiscovered talents.

Producer

Danijel Pek

Danijel Pek is a Croatian film and television producer and the founder of the production company Antitalent (2007). He studied Production at the Academy of Dramatic Art and Political Science at the University of Zagreb. He produced Murina, which won the Caméra d’Or at Cannes in 2021, and The Man Who Couldn’t Stay Silent, awarded the Golden Palm in 2024. Since 2022, he has served as the artistic director of the Pula Film Festival.

Producer

Katarina Prpić

Katarina Prpić is a Croatian producer and co-founder of the production company Antitalent. She graduated in Marketing from the Faculty of Economics in Zagreb and previously worked at HAVC as Head of Promotion and Distribution. She was the coordinator of the RE-ACT initiative and has produced The Last Well, Northwest Wind, Tutto il mio folle amore, and The Man Who Couldn’t Stay Silent, which won the Golden Palm at Cannes.

writer/director

Sophie Vuković

Sophie Vuković is a director and screenwriter based in Stockholm. She has made a number of award-winning shorts and the critically acclaimed feature documentary Shapeshifters (2017). She has a master’s degree from the Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm. Recently, she directed the first season of the young adult drama comedy Dumpad. She is currently developing her first feature film My Best Friend’s Baby with production companies Grand Slam Film in Sweden and Antitalent in Croatia.