The Corporate Bug

Production Company
Vancouver Film School
Producer(s)
Gibran Daher Novelo
Director(s)
Carlo Romualdez
Casting Director(s): 
Gibran Daher & Carlo Romualdez
Union Status
Non-Union
Project Type
Film
Student Production
Yes
Compensation Details

As a Vancouver Film School Production, any actor working more than six hours on set gets 10$ lunch money. This a Volunteer project.

Audition Date(s)
August 20th, 2026
Audition Location
Vancouver Film School - Film Production Campus - 142 Water St, Vancouver, BC V6B 1B2
Shoot / Performance Date(s)
October 7th, 8th & 9th
Shoot / Performance Location(s)
Downtown Vancouver, Canada. Possibly at Franklin Studios 1573 E Pender St.
Submission Deadline
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Submission Instructions

Send an email to: corporatebugvfs@gmail.com with a brief introduction along with the next requirements:
CV
Headshots
Demo reel
Any demographics specifics

Project Synopsis
Clara, sunken into a state of resignation after losing a promotion for the branch supervisor at her dull corporate job to her selfish coworker Max, starts to suspect something is wrong with her complacent coworkers when they strangely start to prioritize work over their personal life just right after a visit of the CEO was announced. Everything gets fishier when the newly elected boss Max ignores the clear signs, and tries to turn off Clara's suspicions, forcing her to look through his office for answers, where she uncovers an evil scheme (which he has implemented before) from to Max to boost his career a climb up the corporate ladder, at the expense of others. The bug escapes and runs loose around the office ensuing chaos a upon it just right at the arrival of the CEO, who fires Max at the spot, giving Clara the well-deserved promotion that slowly transforms her into a selfish money hungry boss as she entraps Max into the closet room where he's exploited by the same bug he once used.
Character 1
Clara
Age
20-30
Gender
Female
Description
Clara, a kind employee, lives a dull life maneuvering as best as she can whilst the struggles of a toxic work environment keep her on the brink of burnout as well as dealing with a selfish money-hungry boss.
Character 2
Simon
Age
20-30
Gender
Male
Description
Strangely optimistic Simon appears to be the only one in the office who doesn't mind doing work, over the years Clara and him have grown close. Simon is laid back, socially aware and at times superficial.
Character 3
Max
Age
20-30
Gender
Male
Description
Max is a pretentious know it all of a supervisor, he’s dismissive to people he has authority over, and sucks up to the higher ups. Insecure, egotistical and assumes he’s always right.
Character 4
Arasha
Age
20-25
Gender
Female
Description
She’s the newest hire of Numbers & Sons Inc. working there for just a couple of months that have felt like years. Gen Z and may have overexaggerated her experience on her resume. The other employees love her but can be annoyed by her incompetence on occasion. She has a good repour with the rest of the employees.
Character 5
Amanda
Age
40-65
Gender
Female
Description
She’s a lonely person; she spends her time by herself doing much to nothing on her couch. She’s a genuinely nice and sweet person that just looks for a glance of human connection, something that leads her to be, sometimes, a bit oblivious.
Additional Characters

DWAYNE:
Male 30-50
Dwayne is a wise person that has accepted life as it is, not asking much but a nice place to sleep, to go to the bathroom and to die. He’s a standard family man, dividing his time between the load work and his family. Sadly, for Dwayne, he’s not immune to stress.

JORDANA:
Female 30-40
Success has not completely changed Jordana; she knows where she comes from and how much sacrifice her beloved ones have put in for her to get her there. But sometimes, holding that much power as CEO, bents her morals. She always tries to put the employees first, but she’s not always successful with that.