ANOUSHA ZARKESH
AACTA and Casting Guild Award (CGA) winner, Anousha Zarkesh has been a Casting Director for over 25 years, specialising in Australian TV and film for a wide range of genres including political satire, drama, comedy, tele-movies, documentary series and film.
Productions include: Firebite, Total Control, Rake, High Ground, Mystery Road, Sweet Country, Black Comedy, Operation Buffalo, Hounds of Love, Deep Water, Cleverman, The Principal, Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door, Redfern Now, Suburban Mayhem, Beautiful Kate, Underbelly Series, Mabo, Mary Bryant, Jasper Jones to name a few.
Thomas Wright’s recent feature film, The Stranger, will be in competition in Uncertain Regard at Cannes Film Festival 2022.
Anousha is currently Vice President of the Casting Guild of Australia (CGA),Vice President of Screen Illawarra and an active member of Diversity and Inclusion Committee of the CGA.
AWARDS/NOMINATIONS
2021
AACTA – Best Casting in Feature film – HIGH GROUND - Winner
CGA – Best Casting in TV series – TOTAL CONTROL – Winner
2020
CGA – Best casting comedy – BLACK COMEDY - Winner
CGA – Best Casting Drama – OPERATION BUFFALO - Winner
2019
AFI/AACTA – Best Casting – TOTAL CONTROL
CGA – Best Casting – TOTAL CONTROL - Winner
2018
AFI/AACTA – Best Casting – SWEET COUNTRY
CGA – Achievement in Casting – WRONG KIND OF BLACK - Winner
CGA – Best Casting in TV Comedy – BLACK COMEDY – Winner
CGA – Best Casting in Feature – SWEET COMEDY - Winner
CGA – Best TV Miniseries – CHOPPER
CGA – Best Casting in TV Drama – RAKE - Winner
2017
CGA – Best Casting in Feature – HOUNDS OF LOVE – Winner
2016
CGA – Best Casting in TV Drama – CLEVERMAN - Winner
CGA – Best Casting in Tele movie – THE PRINCIPAL – Winner
CGA – TV Drama – READY FOR THIS – Winner
CGA – Best Casting for TV Comedy – RAKE
