KATYA CHERNETSOVA

Casting Director & Talent Scout
katarichernets@gmail.com

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Casting director with 9+ years of experience across narrative film, commercials, fashion and music videos in the US, Russia and Europe.
Combines festival-recognized narrative work (Rotterdam, Venice Critics’ Week, Lucca) with high-volume commercial casting for global brands, specializing in actors, performers, street casting and real people.
Based in New York.



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UNHOLY UNION 
PROJECT TYPE : FASHION FILM / BRANDED
CLIENT : PLANTA ROSSA
ROLE: CASTING DIRECTOR


Fashion film starring model Milla Rowyszyn and actor Johny Zitto

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HUF WORLDWILED
PROJECT TYPE : BRANDED
SHOT BY MIKE HEIKKILA 
ROLE: CASTING DIRECTOR


Cast real New York City bucket drummers across the subway system, scouting performers in situ to capture authentic sound, energy and street presence for the brand’s campaign.

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BROOKS x PYNRS
PROJECT TYPE : SOCIAL CONTENT
DIRECTOR: MIKE NOTTONIGHT 
ROLE: CASTING DIRECTOR


Cast a real runner  alongside additional real people for supporting roles, combining street outreach and community-based casting with on-set coordination for social content in New York.

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YANDEX MARKET
PROJECT TYPE : TV COMMERCIAL 
DIRECTOR: SLAVA SYRKIN 
ROLE: CASTING DIRECTOR


Cast professional actors in Moscow for a comedy spot styled as an American detective story, matching performance and look to genre tropes and timing.

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ADIDAS x HARIBO 
PROJECT TYPE : SOCIAL CONTENT
DIRECTOR: TOM BENDER 
ROLE: CASTING DIRECTOR


Cast Cleveland, OH–based basketball players, sourcing real local athletes to ground the campaign in authentic community energy

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EARFUN PRO
PROJECT TYPE : SOCIAL CONTENT 
ROLE: CASTING DIRECTOR


Cast real people for headphones commercial

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DOM RF 
PROJECT TYPE : TV COMMERCIAL
ROLE: CASTING DIRECTOR


Cast trained actors for bank commercial

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CRAZIA USA 
PROJECT TYPE : EDITORIAL
PHOTOGRAPHER: JIMMY FONTAINE
ROLE: CASTING DIRECTOR


Cast NYC based models with short haircuts for GRAZIA USA

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YANDEX MUSIC
PROJECT TYPE : TV COMMERCIAL
ROLE: CASTING DIRECTOR


Cast trained actors for a music app

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NETOLOGY
PROJECT TYPE: TV COMMERCIAL


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BURGER KING


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SBER 180


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IPHONE 12: NIGHT VISION


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