Mauricio Velez-Dominguez

Mauricio Vélez-Domínguez is a three-times Emmy Award nominee an award winning independent film and documentary producer with ample experience in scientific, historic, social and nature documentary production. Mauricio has worked independently as executive producer, director, writer, supervising producer and/or cinematographer for Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, Sesame Workshop, Frontline, Caracol Televisión, Señal Colombia, Rain Media, Cenpro Television and WGBH. He also worked as Vice-president of Television for Radio Television Nacional de Colombia (rtvc), Colombia's national public education and cultural channel, and Director of Communications at the Humboldt Institute, Colombia's national biodiversity research institution. He is the current president and founder of Explora Films, an independent production company that produces films and documentaries for the international market. Mauricio studied filmmaking and engineering sciences at Harvard University. Mauricio grew up in Cali, Colombia. His filmography includes:

Discovery Channel . Narcoarmas (Emmy award nominee 2014): supervising producer . Huesos que Hablan (Emmy award nominee 2014): supervising producer . Cinco de Mayo: un Dia de Gloria (international Emmy award nominee 2013) . La Nueva Frontera: executive producer / co-writer - Bronze World Medal New York Festivals . Wilma: un Año Después: New York Festival Silver Medal. Producer / co-director . Al Pié del Volcán: New York Festivals Bronze Medal. Producer / director / writer . Sobrevivientes Voces de una Tragedia: best documentary Inte International Awards, Gold Medal Aurora Awards, Bronze World Medal at New York Festivals, bronze medal at Omni Awards, Emmy awards semifinalist. Director / writer . Manuela: la Pasión de Bolívar: New York Festivals Bronze Medal. Director . First Time Filmmakers: 2 India Catalina nomination, 1 Tal awards nomination . Rescued: the Chilean Mine Story: supervising producer . Fidel Castro en la Mira: Supervising Producer . La Otra Cara del Placer: executive producer / co-writer . Vuelo 9463: Secuestro en Colombia: executive producer/director/writer . La Ley de la Frontera: executive producer / co-writer . Futbol 360: 2x8x30min series on the science of soccer. Supervising producer . Mi Adicción, mi Maldición: Supervising Producer . Vivir para Contarlo: Director. http://www.tudiscovery.com/imagenes/galleries/vivir-para-contarlo/ . La Ciencia del Campeón: producer / director / writer . Los Hipopótamos del Capo: producer / director / writer . La Ciencia del Gol: producer / director / writer . El Fidel que Conozco: producer / director / writer . Galeras: Amenaza Latente: producer / director / writer . Alas del Sur: producer / director / writer Animal Planet . Drug kingpin hippos: producer / director / co-writer . The Jeff Corwin Experience (2001) . Bacilos Africa: 6x30 min. Producer / director / co-writer Frontline / PBS (cameraman) . Dot Con: outstanding achievement in documentary WGA award. Http://www.PBS.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/dotcon/, principal cinematography . Looking for Answers: http://www.PBS.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/terrorism/, cameraman . Reviving Garry: http://www.rain media.net/site/ principal cinematography . Medicating Kidshttp://www.PBS.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/medicating/watch/, . Drug Wars: outstanding analysis of single story Emmy award http://www.rainmedia.net/site/ . Cameraman Sesame Workshop . De todo corazón-director & producer of a 1 hour special on healthy habits. . En tic confío: . The Mysterious Human Heart: http://grubin.com/filmography/science/heart/, http://www.PBS.org/wnet/heart/history/ National Geographic . Barefoot Cowboys of Colombia: Macarthur Foundation grant winner, newcomer merit award IWFF, official selection Fipatel 2000, Mountainfilm festival in Telluride . Yakaira: Condor of the Andes Feature length films . La Niña de la Montaña: co-director and writer of a 13x10 minute series / 90 min film. . Voices of Kidnapping: co-writer . Jaguar: the Last Shaman: writer / finalist at the FDC screenwriting competition and selected for the Inernational Producers Encounter at the Cartagena International Film Festival. . El Escarabajo: writer / finalist at the FDC screenwriting competition Cenpro Television La Otra Mitad del Sol: Winner of 7 India Catalina national awards, including best Drama Series; 5 TV y Novelas awards, including Best Drama Series; 5 Simón Bolívar awards, including best series; 7 ACPE awards De Pies a Cabeza: 1 India Catalina Award 1995 Los Reencauchados: "Simón Bolívar" Journalism award