Casting Society of America to be Honored by SAG Foundation's LifeRaft Program

The Casting Society of America (CSA) will be honored by the SAG Foundation's LifeRaft Program with a variety of casting panels to celebrate this year's Artios Award nominees. The goal of the panels is to provide a treasure trove of well-earned advice for actors from esteemed CSA members and industry professionals in film and television, as well as stories and anecdotes from the films that were nominated.

The Features panel takes place on Wednesday, October 30 at 7:00PM. Panelists include Denise Chamian, Lora Kennedy, John Papsidera and Ronnie Yeskel. The moderator is Steve Chagollan, Senior Feature Editor at Variety.

The TV Comedy panel takes place on Tuesday, November 12 at 7:00PM. Panelists include Susan Edelman, Felicia Fasano and Lisa Miller Katz. The moderator is Jessica Gardner.

The TV Drama panel takes place on Wednesday, November 13 at 7:00PM. Panelists include
Sara Isaacon, Nancy Perkins and April Webster. The moderator is Matthew Lessall.

All panels take place at the SAG Foundation Actors Center at 5757 Wilshire Blvd in Los Angeles. They will be streamed live at http://www.sagfoundation.org/livestream. Videos will be archived immediately after the event at http://youtube.com/sagfoundation

The 2013 Artios Awards will take place on Monday, November 18, with award ceremonies to be held simultaneously at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles (reception will commence at 6:00 p.m. PDT) and at XL Nightclub, Cabaret & Lounge in New York (reception will commence at 6:00 p.m. EDT).