Discover local talent
Detroit talent,
ready to be found.
From actors to on-camera personalities, Gritwood City is building a Detroit-first directory where productions can discover the people behind the work.
Browse actor directory →Beta · Sample profiles
Casting calls
Roles with
something at stake.
Gritwood brings casting calls, role details and applications into one place for Detroit productions.
Browse casting calls →Beta · Sample productions
For actors and filmmakers
Two sides
of the same set.
Gritwood City connects actors and filmmakers in one place — from the first profile and casting call through auditions and role offers.
Actors
Build your profile. Get found. Apply with confidence.
- Professional profiles
- Casting calls
- Auditions and role offers
Filmmakers
Post roles. Review applications. Move casting out of DMs.
- Project publishing
- Application review
- Auditions and role offers
Beta · Detroit first
Why Gritwood exists
A rose through
concrete.
Where the city's film community becomes visible.
Detroit makes movies — Gritwood City is where the projects being built, the people making them, and the opportunities actually moving can find one another.
Today it runs on DMs, group chats and spreadsheets — from Detroit soundstages to Pontiac storefronts and Flint backlots. Gritwood City gives that work one place to be seen.
Start before perfect.
Early work deserves a place to grow, not a reason to disappear.
Let people see the journey.
Progress, credits and completed work turn effort into proof.
Build it together.
Detroit film moves when cast, crew, producers and partners can find one another.
We respect new tools, including AI. But tools are not the story. The story is the person, the team and the work that started imperfectly — and became undeniable because somebody kept building.
The city we're building
A creative home.A working ecosystem.A future for Detroit film.
Gritwood City begins with talent, casting and production tools — and grows toward the wider infrastructure Detroit filmmakers need to create, connect and keep building here.
Next
- Departments & crewNext
- LocationsNext
Future
- A physical homeFuture
A physical home is a long-term ambition, not a building we have keys to.
This is a movement.
Detroit makes films.Now it's our turn.
Gritwood City is here to connect the talent, the projects and the opportunities that move Detroit film forward.
We're the people.
Actors, filmmakers, crews and creatives building together.
We're the work.
Projects in development, in production and ready for what's next.
We're Detroit.
From neighborhoods to soundstages — our stories, our city.
We're building more.
A stronger industry. A lasting legacy. A city in motion.
Detroit first · Built for film