14 Oct 2025

Join us for an inspiring evening at Spotlight’s legendary studios in central London, hosted in partnership with Shiny. Gain valuable tips and insights on casting from leading casting directors Hannah Marie Williams (Baby Reindeer, The End of the F***ing World, Dominos, Adidas, Red Bull) . You’ll also have the chance to enjoy a special guided tour of the casting studios and see first-hand how some of the UK’s biggest films, TV shows, and theatre productions are cast. This is a unique opportunity to connect, learn, and experience the very heart of London’s casting HQ.

Free entry, free drinks and nibbles, panel discussion, studio tour and networking. 

About Spotlight: Spotlight has been at the heart of casting for nearly a century, connecting performers with casting directors across film, television, commercials, and digital content. As the industry's trusted casting platform, we ensure that screens remain filled with the most talented performers. 

Panellists

Hannah Marie Williams is a Casting Director in Wales and London working across TV, film, commercials and theatre.

Hannah’s experience spans 13+ years and many different applications, from assisting casting directors with more traditional casting and street casting for studio films & documentary projects. This mixture of experience now informs Hannah’s style of outside of the box casting, mixing a discovery process for new talent with the casting of more established talent. All of Hannah’s work is driven by representation, authenticity and attention to detail in world creation.

Hannah’s work as a Casting Director includes BAFTA & BIFA winning projects with the BFI, BBC, Film4 and Sky. In 2022, Hannah received recognition for the international cast of TV series, Carthago which won the ensemble cast award at Canneseries. Hannah’s films have been selected for Sundance, SXSW, TIFF, Berlinale, LFF and more. 

Upcoming work includes Deadpoint, a 5 part TV series with Clerkenwell Films (Baby Reindeer, End of the Fucking World), feature film Rabbit Trap from Spectrevision and Bankside Films, plus feature film projects with the BFI, The Bureau & an exciting debut feature from Anna Fredrikke Bjerke. Alongside casting for screen, Hannah has cast for stage with National Theatre Wales and WMC and casts for commercials with clients including Meta, Dominos, Adidas, Red Bull, HSBC and Grind.