Richard Raskin

Richard Raskin taught hands-on courses on making short films to generations of university students; served on the juries of international film festivals in most West European countries as well as India and Iran; founded and for 10 years served as the editor of Short Film Studies, a peer reviewed journal published by Intellect in the UK; gave master classes on short film storytelling at film schools and festivals; wrote 2 books and many articles on the short film; organized annual short film symposia; wrote the script for an award-winning short film; and co-founded a new and highly successful filmmaker education in Denmark. He holds both American and Danish doctoral degrees.