Fanny Palumbo 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.
Véliz has many years of experience in the production side in the Latino market for clients like Nissan, Target, and Ford. As an independent filmmaker she has perfected the social media and grass roots marketing strategies which she's now applying to represent her clients.
Her latest project is her award wining Homebound 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 theatrical release.
She's also on the board of the Non-Profit Nosotros, an organization which aims to support Latinos in the media.
Véliz has many years of experience in the production side in the Latino market for clients like Nissan, Target, and Ford. As an independent filmmaker she has perfected the social media and grass roots marketing strategies which she's now applying to represent her clients.
Her latest project is her award wining Homebound 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 theatrical release.
She's also on the board of the Non-Profit Nosotros, an organization which aims to support Latinos in the media.
Isabel Echeverry is the founder of Kontakto. She started her career at ICM working with Jeff Berg and then moved to Reber Covington where she was a director’s rep working with A list talent. Recognizing the huge potential in the Hispanic market, Isabel created a Hispanic division at the company that quickly experienced enormous success. In 2009, Echeverry opened Kontakto Reps-the “go-to” company in the Hispanic advertising world. The roster of production companies represents an impressive array of award-winning directors including Academy-Award nominee Carlos Cuarón. Last year alone, clients of Kontakto Reps received a total of six Cannes Lions Awards. Echeverry’s ability to navigate the Hispanic and global market has proven invaluable on all the projects she is involved in and also promises great success in this ever-growing market. Isabel is a big believer in the concept of giving back and ‘paying it forward’. In addition to the charities and mentoring she is involved in, she also a member of the board for the Monaco Charity Film Festival for the past seven years and is an adviser for the NPO Nosotros. While born in New York, Echeverry currently resides in Los Angeles with her husband and children.