Meet New MysticArt Assistant Emily Hallenstein!

MysticArt adds new key team member Emily Hallenstein! Emily joined the MysticArt Pictures team just a few months ago, but she already feels like a part of the family. Emily embodies our motto of "relentless optimism," and always comes to work with a positive attitude and ready to learn new aspects of the company and the process of bringing new projects to life.

What are you working on now?

One of the many projects I'm working on is the show 'This Time Next Year,' where people achieve their ultimate goal in 365 days. This show is truly inspiring and I'm excited for everyone to learn about their stories! In addition, I'm also having a ton of fun working with our creative team on development and social media for MysticArt Pictures to help research and outreach for new shows. I love being able to create different strategies for the amazing shows we are working on and to utilize what is in the media today.

Tell us about your background and how you got into the business.

I received my Bachelor's Degree at the University of Iowa in Theatre with a Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Performing Arts. I've always been intrigued by the Entertainment Industry, and the University of Iowa made me fall more in love with the business side, particularly talent and casting. I first got my start in the business interning with WGN News in Chicago, IL. After WGN, I interned in Los Angeles with NBC Universal. There, I worked in the Talent and Casting department for E!, G4, and The Style Network.

What are some things you're excited to have learned so far at MysticArt? What do you hope to learn in the future?

Being fairly new to the industry, I have learned A LOT!!! The MysticArt team has been so helpful teaching me all about our process in talent and production and how to create different outreach strategies. What goes into bringing a show to life is amazing and looking back at the end is very fulfilling. I love everything I have learned so far and I'm excited to learn so much more. MysticArt is not just a workplace, it's a culture and a creative community, and I love the team environment.

What are you looking for on This Time Next Year?

For 'This Time Next Year,' we are looking for people who have big goals and will achieve them within 365 days. I love this show because it is very inspiring to see someone dream about what their live could be if they achieved their goal and see them go for it in front of America. I'm also starting on the new show 'Mini Mentors,' which MysticArt is producing and features amazing young kids with big skills that are SO inspiring!

What are some tips and advice you have for someone who would like to get in to the business?

Stay positive, be organized, and always be fearless!

MysticArt Expands Slate of Talent-Driven and Branded Content

MysticArt Pictures is continuing to expand its diversified slate of talent-driven content and branded entertainment with a focus on family-friendly, aspirational, and influential programming.

MysticArt is forming unique collaborative alliances with major brands focusing on organic ways to integrate products and services into advertising-friendly shows and new formats under our newly-launched production company WonderWorks Entertainment. We are working hand in hand with corporations and Fortune 500 companies to align their interests with our creative process.

Our diversified slate of projects all have one thing in common: they are packaged with compelling talent. Our current roster of punier new formats and docu-series explore what's possible for individuals seizing on the chance to follow their dreams, goals, and find new ways of doing life. In addition to our projects in various stages at several networks, we are currently producing a new family docu-series titled Meet the Putmans for TLC centered around a family of 25 living under one roof, as well as a transformational format starring a group of some of the country's most successful young kids.

Our CEO has always had a passion for discovering young talent and giving them the platform to showcase their beyond-their-years wit, wisdom, and skills. We are currently producing a new kid talk-format starring kids that are some of the most notable influencers of today. These tweens know up-to-the-minute what's trending, what's not, and bring their unique perspectives and creative insights to the world at large.

The MysticArt team has already had a busy 2016, completing shows with both primetime and major cable networks across a broad variety of genres, including competition, game show, docu-series, transformational, and celebrity and expert-driven. We are currently conducting a nationwide search for people making profound life changes over the next 365 days for a groundbreaking new format This Time Next Year from TwoFour America. Our talent team has complete 8 episodes of primetime television series Toy Box, the all-new season of critically acclaimed Project Runway Junior, which is currently filming in New York, 20 episodes of Nickelodeon's hit show Paradise Run, the first season of a new game show for Spike, and 13 episodes of a new kid's culinary competition series.

In addition, MysticArt is currently in active development on a slate of scripted television shows and feature films, which have been CEO Katy Wallin's passion since the start of her career.

A Tribute To Moms and Daughters

With our new show This Time Next Year, we are so thrilled to celebrate moms, daughters, and motivated women across America working to change their lives. What are you and your mom, sister, grandmother, or daughter planning to accomplish in the next year?

SHARE YOUR LIFE-CHANGING JOURNEY OVER THE NEXT 365 DAYS ON A NEW TV SHOW

Apply here if you and your mom are ready to team up and take on your goals together!

GIVING A BIG SHOUT OUT TO OUR MYSTIC MOMS!

MysticArt wants to send a special thank you to our moms, without whom we wouldn't be where we are today. We love, adore, and appreciate our moms and hope that you and your mom have the best year ever taking on the world together!

Meet Talent Associate Producer Jazz Trice!

Meet Talent Associate Jazz Trice! Jazz joined the MysticArt Pictures team on the show Debt Free, and we are thrilled he has stayed on for the Kid Chef Competition. Jazz likes to say he's lucky enough to get to work on fun unscripted television shows while slowly exploring Los Angeles one restaurant at a time, meaning our Kid Chef show is perfect for him. We are so lucky to have him on board!

What are you working on now?
I'm working on a great cooking competition show featuring talented kid chefs cooking alongside their parents! It's the first cooking show with parent/child duos and I can't wait to see them facing off against each other. I'm talking about some of the best kid chefs in the country that are better than most adults and definitely better than me! I've already added some of their recipes to my personal cookbook.

Tell us about your background and how you got in the business.
I received my bachelor's degree in Dramatic Art and Psychology from UC Davis. I became a huge theatre nerd (acting, writing, and directing) while juggling psychology classes and competing on my track and field team. I moved to LA right after and had an "Eat, Pray, Love" couple of years before getting my first unscripted job in the talent department of "Hell's Kitchen." I learned to love casting and getting to explore the lives of people from different backgrounds and professions from month-to-month. After a lot of various unscripted shows and development work, I landed at MysticArt and have been here all summer '16.

What are some of the highlights of your career?
I'm very proud of my time working as a Casting Producer on A&E's Intervention. That was the most challenging show to work on due to the subject matter and the amount of variables involved to get people on air. I gained so much experience in a short amount of time and it also helped to dispel the misconception about those suffering from addiction. It was very stressful but very rewarding getting to see people get the help they need and change their lives for the better. And working on an Emmy award-winning show is a huge plus!

What are you looking for on your new show? 
My team and I are looking for kids that are extremely passionate about cooking and approach it as an art form to perfect. If you watch cooking shows more than cartoons and act as the head chef in your family, then you're exactly what we need! For parents, we want those that are fiercely competitive, fully support their children's endeavors and know their kids are the best of the best! We want kids and parents that love to work together on a team and will do anything to win first place.

What are some tips and advice you have for someone who would like to audition for your show?
The first rule is to be yourself, but make sure to crank that energy up to an 11! We want your personalities to shine through in our interviews, so have fun and relax. Also, make sure to constantly be working on your cooking skills. If you're serious about it and work hard enough, you'll get on a show sooner than you think!

Now Accepting Applications For The MysticArt Internship Program!

MysticArt Pictures is now accepting applications for our internship program! We love giving our interns the chance to learn about all aspects of casting, development, and production, and have seen many go on to do great things both within the company and beyond. Some of our key team members at MysticArt began their careers here as interns, and we are excited to extend an invitation to individuals able to receive college credit to apply!

Now Auditioning Charismatic Kids For A New Talk-Format

Award-winning multi-faceted entertainment company MysticArt Pictures is thrilled to announce we are currently accepting submissions from kids ages 8 - 14 who are charismatic, opinionated, and ready to share their views on pop culture, current events, food, fashion, business, technology, and the latest trends with the world.

With a 25-year track record of discovering some of the most recognizable faces in television and film,  MysticArt is excited to provide yet another launching pad for the careers of talented individuals of all ages. One of our passions is providing a platform for success for young talent; from the stars of hit franchise Power Rangers to the incredible designers of Lifetime's Project Runway Junior to the new faces of Lifetime's Dance Moms, we are looking forward to giving the next generation a chance to share their voice.

Apply for "Kid Talk" here, and email mysticartcast@gmail.com with questions and inquiries.

Project Runway Junior Season 2 Filming is Underway!

Project Runway Junior Season 2 is currently filming in New York City! Hannah is looking gorgeous on set!