Changelog

Castora is officially live. After months of development and beta testing, the platform is now available to all casting professionals.

What's included

• Async Auditions — publish audition briefs, set deadlines, and collect self-tape submissions from performers on their own schedule.
• Collaborative Scoring — define custom scoring criteria with weighted importance. Your team scores independently, and Castora calculates weighted averages automatically.
• Audition Room — discuss submissions with timestamped comments, threaded replies, and emoji reactions. Set verdicts as a team.
• Resource Drive — upload and organise scripts, sides, reference clips, and supporting materials with granular access controls.
• Team Management — invite casting directors, producers, and coordinators with role-based permissions (Owner, Admin, Member).
• Performer Submissions — clean, professional submission experience with video upload, slate support, and additional materials.

Pricing

Three plans available from launch: Basic (free forever), Starter (£49/mo), and Team (£149/mo). All plans include a 14-day free trial of premium features.

The Castora beta is now available to early access users. This release includes the core platform features for testing and feedback.

Beta features

• Audition creation and management — create auditions with briefs, deadlines, and submission requirements.
• Video submissions — performers can upload self-tape videos with supporting materials.
• Scoring system — basic scoring with customisable criteria and weight configuration.
• Team invitations — invite reviewers to your organisation and assign them to auditions.
• Notifications — email alerts for new submissions and review activity.

Known limitations

• Comparison mode is limited to two submissions at a time.
• Mobile experience is functional but not fully optimised.
• File uploads are limited to 200 MB per file during beta.

We're actively collecting feedback from beta users to shape the 1.0 release. If you encounter any issues, please reach out via our contact form.

Castora enters early access with a small group of casting professionals helping us refine the platform before public launch.

Initial capabilities

• Core audition workflow — create, publish, and manage auditions with submission deadlines.
• Basic file management — upload scripts and reference materials to auditions.
• Reviewer assignments — add team members to specific auditions for scoring.
• Score cards — define evaluation criteria for structured, consistent reviews.

What we're testing

• End-to-end audition workflow from brief creation to verdict.
• Multi-reviewer scoring accuracy and consistency.
• Video upload reliability across different file formats and sizes.
• Email notification delivery and timing.

Thank you to our early access partners for helping shape Castora from the ground up.