SEARCH FOR EAST AFRICAN FILM STARS IN BRUM!

TALENT scouts will be in Birmingham on Tuesday (Sept 29) in a bid to find some children of East African origin who could star in a new World Cup film called Africa United.

Children aged from nine to 16 from countries like Rwanda, DRC, Burundi and Southern Uganda are invited to audition at The Salvation Army Citadel, 24 St Chad's Queensway,
Birmingham from 4pm-7pm on Tuesday, September 28.

Potential actors should be from the Great Lakes Region of Africa, and will ideally have some experience of that area, even if they are British-born.

They need to be able to speak English with an authentic East African accent.
No acting experience is necessary - the producers are looking for unknown talents to star in the movie.

Director Debs Gardner-Paterson said: "Africa United will be a heart-warming adventure story of a raggle-taggle team of Rwandan kids who walk from Rwanda to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

"The story is basically going to be a love-letter to African kids."

Africa United will be shot on location in Africa later this year and is set for release in late summer 2010 to tie in with the World Cup.

The film will also launch a series of charitable initiatives to help the children and communities who inspired it, and will include a web community for viewers moved by the film.

East African teenagers from the West Midlands are invited to try out for the following roles:

Dudu (age 12-14) - a fun, smart, imaginative street kid.

Fabrice (age 14-16) - a slightly spoiled Rwandan middle-class kid, who is a great footballer.

Beatrice (age 9-11) - wise beyond her years, pragmatic and desperate to study but still a lot of fun, Dudu's sister.

Foreman George (15-17) - an ex-child soldier, strong and has had a hard life, but starting the road to recovery.

Celeste (15-17) - an ex-bar worker in Burundi, beautiful - she has royal blood and can be a bit proud.

Albino Pete (11-14) - as the name suggests, Pete is albino, and quite shy but a very important member of the cast!

For more information and to book an audition place email AUcastinglondon @gmail.com, or call 020 3369 1966. Please note all under 16's should be accompanied by a parent or guardian

Africa United is being produced by Footprint Films (www.footprintfilms.co.uk) and Link Media (Rwanda), and will be distributed by Pathe Pictures (www.pathe.co.uk)
For more details on the project www.africaunitedmovie.com