Liz Ortiz is a NYC based casting director and award winning indie film producer/director credited on projects which have screened at hundreds of film festivals such as Sundance, Tribeca, BAM Cinemafest, Toronto, IRIS Prize, Brooklyn, Palm Springs, Austin, American Black, HBO Latino, NY Latino, Queen’s World, Reel Sisters, Harlem and Urban World among others. Projects have aired on CBS, HBO, Apple TV, Amazon, Showtime, Netflix, Lifetime Movies and Cinemax.

Casting and producing highlights include: Advantageous (Sundance award winner, Independent Spirit nominee and a top selection on Netflix); Lost Revolution (HBO Latino); Zombie Honeymoon (Showtime cult classic); Barrio Boy (AppleTv);  And... Seen (writer/producer/director) a feature documentary commenting on misperceptions of disability in the entertainment industry.

Liz cast the pilot for the multi-cultural animated series Mine directed by Randall Dottin, official selection Tribeca Film Festival, Casting/producer for the feature film, Boys in Summer for Cautious Films in pre-production, casting and lead producer for Stateside, short film in post, Pedacito de Carne (Netflix Incubator), and attached to cast a multinational feature film produced by Inyani Corporation. She also casts special projects for various university film departments and festivals.

Liz is an in house casting director and on the faculty of Stonestreet Studios/NYU, casts special projects for the Department of Cinematography at New York Film Academy and enjoys giving live and virtual workshops for Princeton University, the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, SAG-AFTRA Foundation, The LINK Program and other professional actor training programs.