Steven Raphael

With over 30 years in the film industry, Raphael has been passionately devoted to bringing quality U.S. and International films to the marketplace. He is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Public Relations branch), a voting member of the Academy’s International Feature Film Committee, and a member of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Prior to founding Required Viewing, Raphael was Senior Vice President of Acquisitions and Co-productions at USA Films (now Focus Features). During that period, he was involved in the theatrical campaigns for Being John Malkovich, Gosford Park, and Traffic. At USA, Raphael was responsible for acquiring and co-financing Mira Nair’s Monsoon Wedding, Todd Haynes’ Far From Heaven, Francois Ozon’s 8 Women, the Dardenne Brothers’ Rosetta, and Wong Kar Wai’s In the Mood for Love. Prior to USA FILMS, Raphael was Sr. Vice President of Publicity and Marketing at Gramercy Pictures/PolyGram where he was responsible for the National Campaigns on Four Weddings And a Funeral, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Dead Man Walking, Elizabeth, Fargo, The Usual Suspects, Shallow Grave, Bound, The Big Lebowski, and Cold Comfort Farm. Raphael is a past board member of the Film Independent (FIND), OUTFEST, THE DRAMA DEPT, the IFP Advisory Committee, and NEWFEST. He is a graduate of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. Raphael is currently an Adjunct Instructor of Film Marketing at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. He resides in New York with his dog daughter Ruth.