, a documentary film funding company. Raskin replaces Impact co-founder Dan Cogan, who will continue his involvement with the company in an advisory role. Raskin will work closely with Impact’s co-founder and veteran producer Geralyn Dreyfous, who serves in an advisory role to the company.was founded and launched in 2007 by Cogan, Dreyfous as well as Diana Barrett, Jim Swartz and Susan Swartz.
“In the past I was on the creative, curatorial side and working directly with our filmmakers,” Raskin said. “Now my responsibilities include oversight of our projects as well as making sure that we are offering our investors projects that they’re interested and that the experience of investing in films is a positive one. Now my head is in a strategic space at all times.”
Producer Lauren Haber has been hired by Impact to replace Raskin as head of development. Together Raskin, Dreyfous and Haber will not only run Impact’s finishing fund film projects, but also the org’s new development investment initiative. Ryan White was one of those filmmakers. He went to Impact Partners for development funding for his most recent feature “Assassins.” About the assassination of Kim Jong-nam, the half brother of the North Korean leader, the doc will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival later this month.