Networking Zone 2026

Networking Sessions Hosted By vShowcards at WeAudition: Actors Pro Expo 2026

This is for actors who are done waiting to be “discovered.”

If you understand that submitting endlessly isn’t a strategy—and that real careers are built through relationships—this session is for you.

These vShowcards-hosted networking sessions are designed for actors who think beyond auditions and understand how work is actually created. You’ll step into real conversations with writers, directors, producers, and casting professionals who are actively developing projects.

Many actors believe being “known” means being famous. In reality, the most valuable people to be known by are the ones creating the work.

Instead of being one more name in a casting inbox, you enter the room early—when ideas are forming, collaborators are being chosen, and trust still matters.

This isn’t networking for everyone.

It’s for actors who see themselves as long-term creative partners—and who want to be known by the right people, for the right reasons.

What to Expect

Designed for meaningful conversations with people who are building projects—not just collecting contacts.

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Direct access to industry creatives

Meet writers, directors, producers, and casting professionals who are actively developing projects and looking to build relationships with actors.

2

Actionable insight, not just introductions

Gain real understanding of how casting decisions are made and how creative collaborations actually begin.

3

Genuine networking that lasts

Structured, welcoming sessions designed to help you form meaningful connections that can lead to future opportunities, not just business card exchanges.

Who is This For?

These networking sessions are for actors who are serious about getting more work in 2026 and want to take a proactive, well-rounded approach to their careers. They’re designed for performers who understand the value of building real relationships and who are eager to engage not only as actors, but as creative collaborators.

Participants will have the opportunity to chat directly with writers, directors, producers, and casting professionals who are actively looking to connect with actors—especially those interested in contributing to the creative development of projects, from early ideas through production.

Whether you’re new to the industry or already working, these sessions are ideal for actors ready to:

✓Step out from behind submissions and into the room.
✓Make meaningful connections.
✓Be part of collaborative work that can lead to future roles.
✓Build partnerships and original projects.

How Can I Get Tickets?

Attendance at these networking sessions is free, but places are prioritised. The booking link is sent first to VIP and All Access Pass Holders and V Showcards Members, giving them the first opportunity to reserve their spot.

Any remaining tickets will then be released to the all ticket holders, so make sure you secure yours before they’re gone! The ticket link will be released on February 6th at 12pm.

2026 Dedicated Networking Sessions

11:00am-12pm

Actors! Get Written Into the Script

Actors, Writers & Writer-Directors Networking

Connect directly with writers and writer-directors and discover how early creative relationships often lead to roles being written with specific actors in mind. Learn how to position yourself as an actor writers want to create for.

12:15pm-1:15pm

Meet the Creatives

Actors, Producers & Directors Networking

A genre-focused networking session bringing together producers, directors, casting professionals, and writers working in crime, thriller, and horror — some of the most consistently casting and opportunity-rich areas of the industry.

3pm-4pm

Getting Cast in Independent Film

Actors & Casting Directors Networking

A practical, insight-driven session exploring how casting decisions are really made in independent film, and how actors can build meaningful, long-term relationships with directors and producers beyond the studio system.

4pm-5pm

Agent Networking

Actors & Agent Networking

A chance for actors to meet agents from across the UK, have real conversations, ask questions about representation, and start building genuine connections.

About vShowcards

Built by actors

We are actors. We know what it’s like out there.

Our mission is to help actors provide all their information in one place, to eliminate the need for personal websites yet provide a complete package of all a website would in a very easy and inexpensive way matching the requirements of the film industry

Our goal is to get you known, to get you working. And when you win, we celebrate! vShowcards actively promotes its members and their work through our social media and via Film City. We are dedicated to helping you build the network, mindset, knowledge and skills that generate work opportunities in film and TV.

Meet the full vShowcards team at this year's expo.

“It’s so much nicer to be able to do your job with someone who’s helping you, and you’re helping them. Then, it becomes a tennis match where you’re hitting the ball back and forth, and you’re a team.”

Aneurin Barnard

Meet Your Hosts

Your networking session hosts

Alex Reece

Co-founder, vShowcards

Actor & educator with international credits, focused on strategies that help actors build real momentum through relationships.

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Starting with student and short films, Alex landed a role in a Heineken advert for Skyfall’s "Crack the Case" campaign. He worked his way up, taking smaller roles in low-budget features before landing lead parts to build experience and expand his network.

By 2016, Alex secured larger roles in higher-budget productions. In 2017, he played the lead villain in Sajjan Singh Rangroot, a critically acclaimed World War I film. He continued landing strong supporting roles in UK films and international cinema, including The Aryan Papers and several Hindi/Indian films. Recently, Alex joined a top US TV production with an Oscar-winning director and landed the lead villain role in a Sony TV series releasing in 2024. Fluent in Spanish and Portuguese, Alex also plays the lead in The Best in Life, a Portuguese film set in the Douro Valley.

In 2020, Alex co-founded vShowcards.com with Darren Tassell to share his strategies for success in the competitive film industry. He teaches acting, audition techniques, and motion capture at Cambridge RSU and Chichester Universities.

Darren Tassell

Co-founder, vShowcards

Experienced actor and creator of a mobile-first casting app that offers an affordable new approach for performers at all levels.

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Darren created the vShowcards platform with co founder Alex Reece as they believed there was a better way to find work within the industry than the current system that is too expensive for out of work actors.

Their slick vShowcards mobile casting app is testament to that, offering an affordable solution and new approach to casting for actors of all levels.