Sunny Vachher is an international award-winning South Asian (Indian American) Producer, Creative Executive, and Development & Production Executive in Film, TV, and Digital Media. Sunny is the Creator, Writer, Producer, Executive Producer of the critically acclaimed and globally awarded film “The Great Artist” — an OSCAR Contender at the Academy Awards 2021 for Best Live Action Short (a top 5 Oscar nominee by The Hollywood Reporter’s Short Stories Big Impact).He has served as Producer/Executive Producer for multiple TEDx Conferences, TED Circles, and TED Ed Student Talks initiatives. He is a Creative Strategist and Advisor to Boards and Executives (including C-suite) culminating branding and growth through cultural and diverse storytelling, an Entertainment Technology + Impact Entrepreneur, and a Nonprofit Executive. His global creative impact and social justice endeavors have led him to being inducted as a United Nations Ambassador and as a Global Goodwill Ambassador.A purpose-driven visionary social entrepreneur bridging impact and entertainment, Sunny is the Founder of SUNNY—a multi award-winning young motion picture superuniverse and social enterprise invested in designing original stories that spark wonder.With international success at film festivals around the world at Sundance, Cannes Film Festival, Comic-Con, Tribeca, SXSW, and many others, Sunny’s productions have received theatrical and digital distribution with top-tier studios and streaming services worldwide available on Hulu, Amazon Prime, Netflix, etc.Sunny serves on the Board of Advisors and Film Screening Committee for NewFilmmakers Los Angeles Film Festival celebrating innovative works by emerging filmmakers from around the world. As a Head Mentor and Motivational Speaker for Young Storytellers Foundation, Sunny helps raise diverse, inclusive, and emerging creative young voices. He is one of LinkedIn’s top career advisors in Entertainment and Media Production, and is one of AT&T Shape creators helping filmmakers of all calibers tell cinematic short stories through the organization’s developer program.A 7x alumni & 2x Producing Fellow at Cannes Film Festival with premieres of shorts, feature and documentary films, Sunny has been honored with numerous awards globally for excellence in film, TV and digital media, and recognized as a 2021 Top 100 US Business Leaders in Entertainment, 2022 Changemaker of the Year Award by Act To Change and The Asian American Foundation for being instrumental in their Anti-bullying movement, and a 2022 Positive Leadership Awards Nominee and honorary.