Talent scout Amy Rowan is casting her spell

Rowan is on the hunt for the next star of everything from an indie flick to an insurance advert

Amy Rowan, who has just been nominated for the inaugural European Casting Director Award at the Locarno Film Festival Picture: Fergal Phillips

The feature films Adam And Paul and Garage, directed by Lenny Abrahamson; Moone Boy, written by and starring Chris O’Dowd; Stella Days, which featured Martin Sheen – what do all of these productions have in common? Casting director Amy Rowan has worked on all of them.

Now Dublin-based Rowan has been nominated for the first ever European Casting Director award at the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland for her work on the feature ...