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English-speakers sought for Bordeaux film shoot
English-speakers are sought for roles as extras in a romantic comedy by American director Archie Borders to be called ‘Under the Eiffel Tower’.

Monaco-based production company Kanzaman Production are looking for sporty young British men to be part of a football team sequence as well as people to play tourists, who could for example be British, Asian or American.
The film takes place in Paris and around Bordeaux and is about an American who falls in love with a French vineyard owner.
Filming will be July 24 to August 11 in the Bordeaux area.
To find out more you can email yanncasting75@gmail.com or call 06 76 70 84 69.
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