Casting Calls

For Rent

Are you tired of your uninspired bachelor apartment? Is it time to take the plunge and finally move out of your parent’s house?

Are you ready to get rid of your housemates and take the plunge on your own? For Rent is currently casting for its second season! Our real estate expert Jodi Gilmour will guide desperate but hopeful renters in the search to find a space that fits their budget, and then we’ll perform magazine-worthy makeovers on a dime.

If you live in Toronto, are looking for a rental property, and want to be on television then write to our Casting Director at forrent@nextfilm.ca.

Please include your story, preferred location, budget, a photo of yourself and your contact information.

A new series from the producers of Holmes on Homes

Are you the victim of a bad home inspection? Well-known television production company in the GTA is looking for homeowners with a story to tell. If you've recently purchased a home based on a positive home inspection and found hidden problems after you moved in please send us your story.

To qualify, homeowners must have:

• Purchased a home in the past 18 months in the Toronto area.
• Used a Home Inspection Service before purchase.
• A written Home Inspection report.
• Found issues with their home that were not accounted for in the inspection report.

Send your story to: inspection.tv@gmail.com

House Poor

New series House Poor is seeking people in the Greater Toronto Area.

Do you have a house that desperately needs fixing? Have you started a reno but run out of money and are unable to finish it?

We want to help fix your finances and your home. Please email us a brief description of your situation, and include a phone number.

casting@franticfilms.com

Income Property

Did you just buy your first home?

Does it have an existing income suite in need of repair? Would you like it to get more rent for it? Or does your new home have the potential for an income suite? Would renter’s income help make your life and mortgage more affordable?

HGTV’s new show Income Property is looking for first-time homeowners that would like to build or renovate an income suite to help pay the mortgage.

If you fit the bill, Income Property may be able to fast track your project from beginning to end.

For more information please visit: www.incomepropertytelevision.com

Property Virgins

Are you a first-time buyer trying to navigate the real estate market? Overwhelmed and needing a helping hand?

Property Virgins is casting for its fourth season! Sandra Rinomato and her team of real estate experts will guide you through your hunt, offer top-notch advice and seal the deal.

If you live in the Greater Toronto Area or neighbouring areas, are planning on buying your home in 2009, and would like to be on the show, then write our Casting Director at:smsconcepts@rogers.com.

Please include your story, preferred location, budget, photos and contact information. You must be pre-approved for a mortgage.

Pure Design

Pure Design is hosted by the fabulously creative Samantha Pynn, design editor for "Style at Home" magazine. Hip and stylish with a passion for eco-friendly design, Samantha creates the ultimate in living spaces that both reflect and stimulate your life, while being mindful of reducing our carbon footprint when possible. Samantha and her design team combine style with sustainability, while using innovative designs to transform a room from dated to divine, into a space that is livable, functional and purely beautiful.

If you are a home dweller who…

• Owns your own home (no renters please)
• Is upbeat, outgoing and between 25-49 years of age
• Has a space that could use Samantha’s help (space should be at least 15 x 15 square feet)
• Is interested in renovating the space between May-August 2009
• Lives inside Toronto’s core (not the outlying GTA)
• Can contribute a minimum of $5000 toward the makeover

...We’d love to hear from you

Please email the following information to puredesign@omnifilm.com:

• A brief description about yourself, other members of your household, and your lifestyle
• Tell us about your home and its character (Please include photos)
• How would you describe your style?
• Describe the room that could use improvement (please include photos). Why has this particular room caused you design grief? What is the size of the room? (This room should have two entrances for filming purposes and be at least 15 x 15 feet).
• Contact info (phone and email)

Realtor vs. Realtor

Looking for your dream home? Why put just one realtor on the job?

On HGTV’s new series Realtor vs. Realtor, two of Toronto’s top real estate agents compete to find you the perfect home in record time. We’ll follow you and a pair of competing agents from start to finish. Once you buy your home, we’ll even give you some cash to cover all those unforeseen expenses.

If you’re planning to buy a house or condo between March and October ’09, email realtor@propertelevision.com or call (416) 598-2500 extension 248 now!

Participant Casting Call

Are you interested in a fabulous COMPLIMENTARY Decorating makeover?

The Decorating Adventures of Ambrose Price is casting for its second season and your home could be next! Ambrose is building his design portfolio and looking for interesting rooms (sunroom, nursery, bedroom, games room etc.) for an exciting makeover.

In order to qualify for the show you must:

• Live in the Greater Toronto Area (Toronto, Ontario, Canada).
• Own the home or space for the desired makeover
• Take some photos and list the dimensions of the room to be made over
• Please list your name, address, and phone number
• Describe your personality and why this room is perfect for an Ambrose decorating makeover in a small paragraph (100 words max).
Send in a current photo of yourself

All applications can be sent to 2010casting@decoratingadventures.ca

Design Assistant

Are you a photogenic, energetic, formally trained designer? In the second season of The Decorating Adventures of Ambrose Price, Ambrose is building his portfolio one client at a time and needs YOUR help to do it. We are looking for an experienced stylist who is not camera shy to help him with decorating makeovers in the GTA

Successful applicants should be:

• based in the Greater Toronto Area (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
• have a strong background in decorating and design
• AutoCAD experienced preferred
• positive and upbeat
• a team player

Please send an updated resume, current photo of yourself and a sample of your decorating work along with a small paragraph describing yourself (100 words max) to 2010casting@decoratingadventures.ca