Dasha Timbush

About me

Dasha Timbush is a producer and the LA-based founder of CastingForm, the world’s leading technology for discovering and booking actors globally. Prior to founding CastingForm, Dasha succeeded in global talent management. CastingForm’s clients include Universal, HBO, Netflix, and Amazon, as well as actors from 124 countries. Success stories of CastingForm include actors who have been submitted to the Emmy Awards and made it to the official selection of the Venice Film Festival. In May 2024, the Palme d’Or-winning movie “Anora” by Sean Baker featured Dasha Timbush in the Special Thanks section of the movie credits. With almost 15 years in the entertainment industry, Dasha studied at Stanford GSB, Florida International University, and Miami Ad School, earning her third Master’s Degree in Space and Cyberpsychology. Her studies became fundamental in developing CastingForm’s own text-to-human AI matching algorithm. Dasha is an internationally acclaimed and award-nominated publicist, technologist, entrepreneur, mentor, volunteer, public speaker, and educator. She is a Her Courage Award Honoree for Innovation & Technology. Dasha has also completed swimming races in a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean and the Alcatraz race. She is a Guest Lecturer at the Continuing Studies Program at Stanford University and has been featured as a public speaker at the world’s most prominent industry events, such as the Cannes Film Festival, SXSW, NFT.London, Sharing Economy Global Summit, International Project Management Association Global Event, Global Online Marketplaces Summit, NYC and Los Angeles Tech Weeks, and The International Economic Forum.