Fanny  Véliz, is an award winning producer. She writes, directs and produces short and feature-length films.  Fanny is a citizen of both the United States and Venezuela and has created projects which offer new opportunities for Latino Americans to portray human characters with depth and texture beyond the stereotypes that are common in current entertainment faire. She has received several awards and recognition for her work.

Her award wining feature film, Homebound is a film that aims to transform the conversation about Latinos in the media and offers a heartfelt human story about what it means to struggle with real problems in the United States. It received a limited  theatrical release and had 12 successful TUGG screenings all around the country as well as a theatrical release in Venezuela. Veliz travels the country with the film and speaks a colleges and Universities about the importance of diversity in the media.

She also served board of the Non-Profit Nosotros, an organization which aims to support Latinos in the media for 3 years. She’s currently serving on the board of Latin Heat Media Institute.