channelAPA.com has been informed that director Jennifer Thym is casting for her next project in Hong Kong. If you can speak English and some Cantonese, check out the roles below. You could be the next web series star. Her previous web series, Lumina, received was an official honoree at the 2010 Webby Awards and nominated in a bunch of categories at the Streamys, American Soap World Awards, and the Indie Soap Awards. Here’s more on the casting call for new cross-cultural comedy series:

Synopsis:

Mister French Taste (played by Olivier Malet) is an etiquette coach who is faced with the challenge of a lifetime: transforming the unruly Leon into a perfectly groomed gentleman while at the same time, trying to steal the heart of Leon’s sassy girlfriend Lily. Watch Hong Kong and France collide in this hilarious comedy of manners!

Producer: Veronique Girma
Director: Jennifer Thym (LUMINA, Bloodtraffick)
Writers: Arne Venema (Robot Entourage), Olivier Malet
Format: Ten episodes, three minutes each (pilot season)

We are casting for two leading roles and a wide variety of supporting roles, so we are looking for a broad range of actors, male and female, all races and all ages. The leading roles are paid.

LEON – mid 20’s to mid 30’s Asian male who is able to speak English and some Cantonese. 30 years old and still living at home, Leon is the only son of a conservative Hong Kong family and a constant source of scandals and shame. He is loudmouthed and rude, and believes that money and connections can solve everything; he’s insecure in his relationship with his on-and-off-again girlfriend Lily.

LILY – mid 20’s to mid 30’s Asian female who is able to speak English and some Cantonese. Lily is the beautiful young heiress to a Hong Kong fashion empire, educated and smart, and fluent in the art of shopping. She fancies everything French, particularly their language and their luxury goods. Although she is currently dating Leon, she is not sure if he is what she wants for her future.

Please send your headshots and cv to misterfrenchtaste@gmail.com. Once we have reviewed your material, we will contact you to schedule an audition. Auditions will be held between 6 pm and 10 pm on Friday, May 28, 2010, and between 3 and 9 pm on Saturday, May 29, 2010, in North Point, Hong Kong. Shooting dates are currently scheduled from Monday, June 28, 2010 to Monday, July 12, 2010, in Hong Kong.

Here’s an example of director Jennifer Thym’s work in Lumina