Vittoria Puccini, Francesco Scianna, Moira Mazzantini and the stars' agents present guidelines to stop sexual abuse at auditions

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Vittoria Puccini, Francesco Scianna, Moira Mazzantini and many stars' agents presented the guidelines in Rome to say no to sexual abuse during auditions. In Italy there are many cases of reporting violations committed during casting. The victims are almost all women. And the torturers almost always men. For this reason the Italian Union of Casting Directors, the National Union of Theater and Audiovisual Interpreters and other associations have issued an official handbook: Guidelines against abuse during the casting phase . Here are the 'ten commandments' so that sexual blackmail, groping, humiliation or even worse violence, does not happen again. – video

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NO MEETINGS AT THE HOTEL – 1. Auditions and casting meetings should not take place in a hotel room or private residence, and should not take place at night, unless such a request is warranted.
2. If this is proposed, it is legitimate to ask that instead the meeting take place in a studio or in production and during working hours.
3. If this is not possible, it is strongly recommended that you go to the meeting accompanied by your agent or a friend who stays with you at all times.

NEVER WITH A STRANGER – 4. It is advisable to find out who is in charge of the casting and the production for which he carries out his task; if you don't know him, make sure that he is known and that there are no doubts about his professionalism.

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PRETTY IN A BIKINI – 5. It is not permissible to be asked for a full nude, your body can be seen very well even with a swimsuit or underwear.
6. If the audition requires partial nudity or simulated sex scenes, you need to let them know in advance so that you have time to think about it and decide whether you want to do it or not.
7. If the role involves nudity and/or simulated sex you must be informed in advance, the scenes in question must be sent to you in advance. Your agency should always be aware of this and an informed consent should be signed.

PRIVACY - 8. It is not permissible that, during a meeting or an audition, you are asked intimate questions about your private life that are not relevant to the role.
9. At least one other person in addition to the person directing the audition must attend nude and simulated sex auditions, but not more than the strictly necessary people.
10. If, despite everything, you find yourself in ambiguous, dangerous or abusive situations, you can write to [email protected] to get advice, support and, if necessary, legal protection.

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Source: oggi.it