Talent Guide

Sandra Varona

  • Discipline:Producer
  • Program Year:Project Involve 2011

Bio

Sandra Ever Varona is a Los Angeles-based film, television and music video producer with over 7 years of experience in the industry. She began producing while studying Film and Television Production at Los Angeles Community College (LACC). During her time at LACC, she also founded the Varona Film and Television Club (VFTA), which provides students with film production resources and group tours to film related companies and arts organizations. Soon after, she began production assisting and coordinating for these and other entities, using that experience to launch a producing career that has resulted in several short films, live events, a PSA for UNICEF and a several television pilots. Varona received the Panavision New Filmmaker Grant where a promising filmmaker is provided a full Panavison camera package for the purpose of creating a show reel piece. She utilized a 16mm Panavision film package to produce her first music video, Bailando, for artist Sami Cultura. Since then she has flourished as a music video producer via her company, Varona Productions, having continued to produce videos for El Roockie, Mexican pop band Kinky, R&B artist Vaughn Anthony (the younger brother and label-mate of John Legend), and Grammy Nominated artist Eric Roberson, just to name a few. Varona served as Production Manager on the feature film, Filly Brown, starring Lou Diamond Phillips and Edward James Olmos. Varona is currently working on producing a feature film titled, Asher, written and to be directed by award winning filmmaker, Francisco Ordonez. Asher was a finalist in the Tribeca Film Festival’s All Access Program and is slated to begin production in Fall 2011.