Cohen, Risa (Freelancer)

Thema: "Zen and the Art of Production Maintenance"

Born and raised in New York City, Risa started her career in entertainment as a Playwright and Producer for theatre. With a degree in fine art, she moved to Paris and began working as a director and writer, then moved into multimedia and videogames; first as a designer and localization manager for, then project manager and publishing producer.

As a producer, Risa has worked for Kalisto, Infogrames, Exmachina Image and Disney. She has worked in collaboration with Square, Namco, NEC, Microprose, Universal studios, Warner Bros, Moulinsart and ABC television. Her credits as a producer include: Dark Earth, Loons: fight for fame, Martian Alert, Martian Revenge, Lucky Luke: on the Dolton trail, Smurf Adventure, Loony Tunes racing, Adventures of Tintin, Dead to Rights; Piglets BIG Game, and Alias. She has won awards including Francis Newcomb 1997: Grant for Best play, Best voice recording 2000: Dark Earth and Best kids game 2003 in PS2 Magazine USA, for Piglets BIG game. In 2004 Risa became an independent producer and consultant, and has since worked in film as a special fx supervisor for the film Night Junkies, as a risk manager and auditor for video games seeking completion bonds from Film Finances inc. and International film guarantors and as production support to publishers and developers worldwide. Risa is also a member of the faculty at the Institute International Multimedia in Paris 3D production and video games.