FAQ about castingvideos

No. The profiles remain online with Schauspielervideos. All data (including videos) is also retained.

For Basic Members, the connection between the profiles on Crew United and Schauspielervideos was cut on 1 August 2023. For Premium and Premium video+ Members, the connection will cease at the latest at the end of the current contract term, from then on the profiles will appear on both portals to the extent of the individual contracts valid at that time.

This depends on your (former) member status for the (former) joint offer of Schauspielervideos and Crew United:

- No, if you are Premium- oder Premium video+ -Member and your current contract period started before 1 August 2023 (i.e. it ends between 1.8.23 and 31.7.2024). You will continue to maintain your Schauspielervideos profile via your Crew United login. Only after the end of the current contract period do you need to log in to Schauspielervideos.

- Yes, if your current contract term for a paid profile with Crew United runs from 1 August 2023 (i.e. ends after 31.7.2024). Then you need a login for Schauspielervideos since 1 August 2023.

- Yes, if you are a former Basic Member. Then you will need a login for Schauspielervideos from 1 August 2023.

We will be happy to provide you with access data for your login to Schauspielervideos on request. To do so, register at Schauspielervideos as "Actor" or simply send us an e-mail.

We recommend the offer „Filmmakers & Schauspielervideos Connected“, which can be booked via Filmmakers. The profile at Schauspielervideos is then updated via the login at Filmmakers.

Don't worry: We will keep the videos for you so that you can opt for "VideoPro" or "Filmmakers & Schauspielervideos Connected" at any time and continue working with your clips and showreels. You can transfer these from your MediaManager at Schauspielervideos to your video tool at Filmmakers with one click, making the switch to the Connected offer very easy.

If you don't do anything, your profile at Schauspielervideos will only appear as a basic entry without videos after the end of your current contract period and you will no longer have access to the MediaManager.

Important: Check, when the contract period for your Premium video+ status ends (you will find the date in your Crew United login under the menu item "Account"). At the end of your contract period, any connection between your profiles on Crew United and Schauspielervideos ends. From then on, your profiles will appear on both portals to the extent of your then valid individual contracts.

It's best to choose from the new offers soon - but at the latest by the end of the current term

Our recommendation: Book the „Filmmakers & Schauspielervideos Connected“ for 159,- Euro/year (BFFS members get a 20% discount) - this covers all your needs around video, visibility and casting!
If you book Connected during the current term, we will count the remaining term, so you won't pay twice.

If you do nothing, your profile at Schauspielervideos will only appear as a basic entry (with only one photo and the other restrictions) after the end of your current contract period.

But don't worry: Your profile at Schauspielervideos will not be deleted, you will be able to continue working seamlessly with the photos and all data.

Important: Check when the contract period for your Premium status ends (if your agency has activated it for you via the status "Agency complete", they know the date). At the end of your contract period, any connection between your profiles on Crew United and Schauspielervideos ends. From this day on, your profiles will appear on both portals to the extent of your then valid individual contracts.

Choose from the new offers by the end of the term at the latest - but preferably soon - and in consultation with your agency.

Our recommendation: Book the „Filmmakers & Schauspielervideos Connected“ incl. video hosting directly for 159 euros/year (BFFS members receive a 20% discount).
If you book Connected during the current term, we will count the remaining term, so you won't pay twice.

For Basic Members, the connection between the profiles on Crew United and Schauspielervideos was cut on 1 August 2023, so your profile will no longer be updated via your Crew United login.

But don't worry: your profile with Schauspielervideos will not be deleted, you can continue working seamlessly with the photo and all data.

Our recommendation: Book the „Filmmakers & Schauspielervideos Connected“ directly for 159,- Euro/year (BFFS members get a 20% discount) - this covers all your needs around video, visibility and casting!

We ask you to maintain your profile from 1 August 2023 via Schauspielervideos or (as a Connected customer) via Filmmakers. You may need new login details for this, which we will be happy to provide on request. To do so, register with Schauspielervideos as "Actor:in" or simply send us an e-mail. At the request of your agency, we may obtain the data for your profile from the VdA pool.

Filmmakers and Schauspielervideos together form the largest platform for casting professional actors in Germany, Austria, Switzerland - and the EU!

- By connecting Schauspielervideos and Filmmakers, we wanted to create the largest platform for casting professional actors in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the EU.
- We wanted to make it possible for actors and agents to be able to manage the profiles including the videos centrally in one place - and at a fair price.

- We believe that almost all relevant fictional casting in Germany, Austria and Switzerland runs through our systems.
- We have made a commitment to the associations to provide fair products and pricing.
- We want to bring transparency to this area of the industry, consolidate our offerings and align them with the needs of actors, agents, casting directors and directors and producers.
- We look forward to more systems connecting to our Connected offering.

- The Bundesverband Schauspiel (BFFS) recommends Filmmakers and actor videos as casting systems.
https://www.bffs.de/2023/04/03/auch-schauspielervideos-geht-neue-wege/

- The Bundesverband Casting (BVC) recommends a full entry in ONE database for all actors.
https://castingverband.de/de/recourses-de/

That's true, we leave very few traces on social media. We prefer to concentrate on our core competence, and that is our casting portal and all our users who hang out there - and not in the various social media channels. But maybe we will become even "better" in this area in the future. Until then, we hope to please you with continuous improvements on our own pages.