Jacob Hayman(I)
- Manager
- Casting Director
- Producer
A freelance Casting Director, and current Lit Manager/Producer with Citizen Skull, Jacob Hayman is the host of the 'First and Third Wednesdays' networking event at The Red Lion Tavern, and was a former participant in the 2020 CSA BIPOC Mentorship Program and 2021 HRTS Mentorship Program, under Artios Award-winner Stephanie Holbrook and Additive Management's Adden Laughlin, respectively. Prior to then, he served as a feature Casting Assistant to Jan Glaser (The Munsters), commercial Casting Coordinator for Clio-winner Terry Berland ('Invader Zim'), unscripted Casting Associate Producer to Artios Award-nominee Katy Wallin ('Wipeout'), and Executive Assistant to Michael Greenwald at Endorse Management Group after spending a fair amount of time as a bartender, projectionist, and server. Features he has cast have won 'Best Drama' and 'New Visions' at Cinequest 2021 (Trust), and Best Actress at the 2023 DTLA Film Festival (This Is Your Song), while Wine Club was nominated for Best Comedy and 2x Best Actor (for Taylor Ortega and Daniel Van Kirk) at Kevin Smith's 2023 Smodcastle Film Festival. He was also the Production Coordinator on Katie's Mom, which won Best Comedy at Dances With Films 2023, while his short film producing debut, Fudgie Freddie, screened at Beyond Fest 2023 and was nominated for Best Midnight Short and Best Actor at FilmQuest 2023. He will be serving as a juror for ScreenCraft's 2024 Drama competition.