Casting Director Katherine Vazquez Named Partner at Rising Indie Studio 6MPFilms

Vazquez joins leadership team as the studio scales production and expands its genre slate.

6MP Films, the filmmaker-led, female-owned studio based in Chicago, has officially named
Katherine Vazquez as Co-Founder and Partner, formalizing a creative alliance that has
quietly defined the company since its inception.

An accomplished casting director and emerging producer, Vazquez has played a foundational role in shaping 6MP’s talent-first identity—balancing intuitive performance instincts with a sharp eye for rising actors. Her recent casting of Arnold Chun (Bullet Train, The Man in the High Castle) in a pivotal role in the studio’s upcoming sci-fi thriller Cronos Paradox marks a major step in 6MP’s bold, actor-driven strategy.

“Katherine has been an essential part of our storytelling engine from the start,” said founder
Trisha Gianesin. “She brings vision, clarity, and a fearless commitment to the creative process. Naming her co-founder wasn’t just the next step—it was the only step.”

With multiple projects now in packaging—including Cronos Paradox and the found-footage
psychological thriller WORN—the studio sees this appointment as a signal of its next phase of growth.

Vazquez has co-led development on several of 6MP’s cornerstone projects, helping craft a voice- forward approach that anchors the studio’s slate. Her dual background as a casting director and performer gives her a rare perspective on the actor’s experience—something that continues to shape the studio’s distinct development process.
In her expanded role, Vazquez will oversee talent strategy and creative packaging across the slate, while also helping drive long-term growth and production planning.

About 6MP Films

6MP Films is a filmmaker-led, woman-owned independent studio specializing in bold, original genre content across sci-fi, horror, and psychological thrillers. Known for voice-driven development and smart, contained execution, the company is currently packaging Cronos Paradox and WORN, with Bailey’s Erosion and Unburied also in active development.

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