Disney is currently casting for the Te Reo Māori version of Encanto

Your dreams of being able to voice a Disney cartoon character could become a reality. Disney are holding open casting calls for the voices of the Te Reo Māori version of Encanto!

Encanto, which won Best Animated Feature at the 2022 Academy Awards®, tells the tale of an extraordinary family, the Madrigals, who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia in a magical house called an Encanto. Having captured the hearts of many globally, Encanto’s themes of whānau and intergenerational relationships resonate with the te ao māori.

The Walt Disney Company together with Matewa Media (founded by International Award Emmy winner, Tweedie Waititi and Oscar®-nominated filmmaker Chelsea Winstanley) are on the hunt for arero māori to step up and help bring this magical iteration of Encanto Reo Māori to life.

The first round of online auditions opens from today. Each character will have a different audition piece; most will require auditionees to sing a snippet from the film's award-winning soundtrack. Waititi and Winstanley have advised that all levels of Reo Māori fluency are welcome.

Encanto Reo Māori will not be tied to a specific mita. The translations for the film will be helmed by mātanga reo Māori, Pānia Papa and Leon Blake.

The announcement of this fifth Reo Māori Disney film comes after a successful audition process for Disney and Pixar’s Coco Reo Māori which will be released in cinemas for Matariki 2023.

The Reo Māori versions of Disney’s The Lion King, Frozen and Moana are now streaming on Disney+.

Find out more info and how to apply here