Paul Ratner

Paul Ratner is a Managing Director at Sarasota Film Festival since January 2018. Paul also serves as the Director of Education and Outreach and a Contributing Writer at Interesting Engineering. Additionally, Paul is the Co-Founder and Director of Visions of the Black Experience and Sarasota Native American Film Festival. Paul is also a Writer/Director/Producer at Radiant Island, the Co-Founder/Director of Prague Youth Film Festival, and a Contributing Writer/Associate Editor at Big Think. Paul previously worked as a Prague 48 Hour Film Project Producer, Writer at The Huffington Post, and Screenwriting Course Director at Full Sail University. Paul holds a BA in Theater Arts from Cornell University and an MFA in Film Production from Chapman University.