Online film and TV castings in Poland 2026: where to look, how to apply, self-tapes and extra work

Film and TV castings increasingly start online: instead of queuing, you send photos, a short introduction or a self-tape. Below you will find where to look for current castings in Poland, how to apply, how to record a self-tape and what working as an extra looks like. And if you want to earn in front of the camera between castings too — sign up as a creator on Blogger Bank and apply to brands' video briefs.

Where to find current film and TV castings

Film and series productions rarely look for people in one place. You will usually find them across several channels:

• Casting agencies and extras agencies — they keep databases of people and receive requests from productions. Joining a database is a starting point, not a guaranteed role.
• Casting profiles and groups on social media — casting directors and assistants often post calls on Facebook and Instagram, especially for extras.
• Drama schools, theatres and film schools — student films are good first material for a portfolio.
• Production cities — most shoots happen in large centres, so searching for castings in Warsaw or Kraków makes sense: productions look for local people there.

Read every call carefully: who the producer is, when the shoot takes place, whether a fee and contract type are stated. Be careful with calls that charge for taking part in a casting or for a "database entry with a guaranteed role".

How to apply for a casting online

Your application should help the casting director quickly judge whether you fit the role. Usually you need:

• current photos — a headshot and full-length shot, in natural light, without heavy filters or retouching;
• basic details — height, size, hair colour, city, languages, skills (e.g. horse riding, dance, driving licence);
• a short intro video — name, city, a few sentences about yourself, profile and full-length shots;
• experience — a list of productions or recordings if you have them; if not, say so plainly.

Follow the instructions in the call: file format, email subject, video length. Applications that ignore them are often rejected before anyone watches them.

Self-tape: how to record an audition at home

A self-tape is a recording you make yourself instead of an in-person audition. The production sends a script excerpt and notes, and you send the recording back by the deadline.

• Framing — phone in landscape (unless asked otherwise), on a tripod, at eye level; frame from the chest up.
• Light — face a window or lamp, no strong light behind you.
• Background — a plain, light wall with nothing distracting.
• Sound — a quiet room; an external microphone helps but is not essential.
• Reader — someone off-camera reads the other lines, more quietly than you; look just beside the lens, not into it.
• File — name it as instructed (usually name, surname, role) and test the link before sending.

Record several takes and send the best one, unless the production asks for two interpretations. The same skills — working with a phone camera, light and speaking naturally to the lens — are what brands pay for, as we explain in how to become a UGC creator.

Working as an extra: what it involves and how to start

An extra appears in the background of a scene: a passer-by, a restaurant guest, a fan in the stands. No acting experience is needed, but you must be available and patient, because shooting days can be long and takes are repeated.

• How to start — sign up with an extras agency or answer calls in casting groups for your city.
• What to agree before the shoot — time and place, expected working hours, fee, contract type and payment date, required clothing.
• On set — listen to the assistant director, don't look into the camera, don't post photos from set without the production's consent.

Extra work is a good way to see a film set from the inside, but it can be irregular. That is why many people combine it with other on-camera work.

Between castings: video jobs from brands

Castings come in waves, and acting skills are useful to brands too. Companies order short videos with real people: product reviews, short scenes for social media ads, UGC content. It is work that rewards exactly what you practise on a self-tape: being natural, handling a script and the camera. How much you can earn is covered in how much a UGC creator earns in Poland, and how to win briefs in how to apply to a brand brief.

Blogger Bank — on-camera jobs without waiting for a casting

Blogger Bank is a platform where brands post content briefs and creators — including actors, models and extras — apply to them themselves.

• Instead of sending photos around groups — you build one profile with your portfolio and videos.
• Instead of waiting for an agency call — you browse brand briefs and apply to the ones that suit you.
• Instead of verbal arrangements — the contract with the brand is generated automatically.
• Instead of working only in your city — many briefs can be recorded at home on your phone.

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