Mark Raso
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Under, Copenhagen, Kodachrome |
Mark Raso is a Canadian narrative filmmaker and co-owner of the production company Fidelio Films. He is best known for writing and directing the feature-length film
Early life
Raso was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. After attending the University of Toronto where he received a BA in English Literature and Cinema Studies, Raso went on to study directing and screenwriting at Columbia University where he received an MFA in film. While attending Columbia, Raso wrote, directed, and produced a number of short films that culminated in winning the Gold Medal, the highest honor a student can receive, from the Student Academy Awards of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[citation needed]
After graduating from Columbia in 2012, Raso wrote, directed, his first feature-length film Copenhagen, a critically acclaimed movie that won the Audience Award at Slamdance Film Festival.[2] Since its premiere, Raso has been called "a talent to watch," [3] by New York Times writer David DeWitt.
Awards
Raso's short film
Fidelio Films
Raso is co-owner of the production company Fidelio Films,[5] a New York City-based independent film production company founded by producers David Figueroa García, Mauro Mueller and Mauricio Leiva-Cock in 2010. All four of them met while studying at the MFA program in directing and screenwriting at Columbia University. The company has produced a number of acclaimed short films, winning twice in a row in the Student Academy Awards with Under in 2012[6] and A World for Raúl in 2013.[7] In 2014, for the third time in a row, they had a short Perfidia in the regional final of the Student Academy Awards. Their first feature film Copenhagen, featuring Gethin Anthony, Bodil Awards winner Frederikke Dahl Hansen, Sebastian Armesto, Mille Dinesen, Baard Owe, and Tamzin Merchant[8] was theatrically released in North America in 2014.
Filmography
- Groomed (2004, short film, producer)
- The Engagement Party (2007, short film, writer, editor, director)
- Tomorrow (2009, short film, writer, director)
- Brand New Day (2010, short film, director, producer, editor)
- In for a Surprise (2010, short film, director, writer)
- Under(2011, short film, co-producer, writer, director, editor)
- Un Mundo Para Raul (A World for Raúl) (2012, short film, co-producer)
- Copenhagen (2014, feature film, writer, director, editor, co-producer)
- Kodachrome (2017)
- Awake (2021)
- The Ugly Chickens (2024)
Television
- Guideposts Junction (1995–1996)
References
- ^ "TOP 10 on Netflix in the World on June 11, 2021". Flixpatrol. June 11, 2021. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ^ "Slamdance Names 'Copenhagen,' 'Rezeta' 2014 Festival Winners". Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ^ David DeWitt (2014-10-03). "'Copenhagen,' a Debut by the Writer-Director Mark Raso - The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
- ^ "KQED | Film School Shorts". Blogs.kqed.org. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
- ^ Fidelio Films
- ^ Student Academy Awards | 39th (2012) | Winners: Mark Raso Archived 2013-11-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Variety | 2013 Student Academy Awards winners revealed
- ^ imdb | Copenhagen | Full Cast & Crew