Born and raised in New York City, Risa started her career in entertainment as a Playwright and Producer. After finishing art school, she moved to Paris and began working in multimedia and videogames.

First as a designer and localization manager, then 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.

She has won awards including Francis Newcomb 1997, Grant for Best play, Best voice recording 2000, Dark Earth and Piglets BIG Game in 2002 and Best kids game, PS2 Magazine USA in 2003.

As an authority in Europe on 3D animation and 3D special fx, Risa speaks at conferences throughout Europe and is a visiting professor at the Institute International Multimedia in Paris 3D production and video games.

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.

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