Ed Arenas
- Casting Director
- Casting Department
- Producer
Ed Arenas has been in the film business for over 25 years. He left the
world of professional consulting at Deloitte Touche after 3 years as
a CPA and Small Business Consultant. He immediately became immersed in
every aspect of the film industry creatively as well as "hands on".
After working as a production assistant, production coordinator,
earning a "best boy" crew member credit, he then became personal
assistant to director Russell Mulcahy (Highlander). It was during that
period where he got involved with the casting process. Ed has had the
privilege of working with directors such as Oliver Stone (Any Given
Sunday), Darren Arronofsky (The Fountain), Michael Bay (Bad Boys II),
Jerry Bruckheimer/Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean, Confessions
of a Shopahollic), Steven Soderbergh (Che), Luc Besson/Louis Letelier
(Transporter 2), David Mamet (The Spanish Prisoner), David Frankel
(Devil Wears Prada), John Badham (Drop Zone), Alison Anders (Things
Behind the Sun), Robert Townsend (Playin for Love) to name a few.
Always a champion of independent filmmakers, Ed Arenas has had the privilege to have had two award winning films go to Sundance Film Festival (2000 "Things Behind the Sun" - Allison Anders, and 2004 "Inside Deep Throat" - Brian Grazer). Also Tribeca Film Festival (2014 "Sunlight Jr." - Laurie Collyer) and most recently best film winner at the Liverpool Film Festival (2018 "Off the Rails" - Damian Fitzsimmons)
Ed Arenas shares his time between Miami, New York and Los Angeles. He enjoys dwellings as well as offices in these cities and resides wherever his work takes him. Affiliation with such notable projects has allowed Ed to cultivate synergistic relationships with the more notable casting directors such as Denise Chamian, Bonnie Timmerman, Kerry Barden, Billy Hopkins, Mary Vernieu, Ellen Chenoweth, Marjorie Simkin, Roger Mussenden, Fern Orenstein, Todd Thalor, Bonnie Zane. Ed has enjoyed growth in helping build projects using his time earned relationships. Recently he has been working to quickly build package and help produce cost effective quality films using private equity which have quick turnaround in distribution.
Always a champion of independent filmmakers, Ed Arenas has had the privilege to have had two award winning films go to Sundance Film Festival (2000 "Things Behind the Sun" - Allison Anders, and 2004 "Inside Deep Throat" - Brian Grazer). Also Tribeca Film Festival (2014 "Sunlight Jr." - Laurie Collyer) and most recently best film winner at the Liverpool Film Festival (2018 "Off the Rails" - Damian Fitzsimmons)
Ed Arenas shares his time between Miami, New York and Los Angeles. He enjoys dwellings as well as offices in these cities and resides wherever his work takes him. Affiliation with such notable projects has allowed Ed to cultivate synergistic relationships with the more notable casting directors such as Denise Chamian, Bonnie Timmerman, Kerry Barden, Billy Hopkins, Mary Vernieu, Ellen Chenoweth, Marjorie Simkin, Roger Mussenden, Fern Orenstein, Todd Thalor, Bonnie Zane. Ed has enjoyed growth in helping build projects using his time earned relationships. Recently he has been working to quickly build package and help produce cost effective quality films using private equity which have quick turnaround in distribution.
