Mark Raso

Mark Raso is a Canadian narrative filmmaker and co-owner of the production company Fidelio Films.

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.

[2] Since its premiere, Raso has been called "a talent to watch," [3] by New York Times writer David DeWitt.

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.

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.