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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