International film festival opens with red carpet celebration at Ringling College

Through Women’s Eyes International Film Festival celebrates women’s voices with 38 films from 11 countries.
Big wins at the 2023 Golden ADDYs Gala

Ringling College saw huge wins from students and Design Center.
Ringling College distributes period products to local schools through partnership with Always

Today, for the second time this month, a group of Ringling College students and alumni will visit an area elementary school to distribute Always period products. Today, Dec. 14, the group will visit Electa Lee Middle School in Bradenton, Florida. Last week, on Dec. 7, the group visited Ballard Elementary School also in Bradenton. The […]
Film program moves into Top 20 in new rankings of Top 50 Film Schools for 2022

Ringling College of Art and Design’s Film program is being lauded as one of the best in the US by TheWrap. In their seventh annual list of film school rankings, Ringling took the No. 20 spot this year, up from No. 21 in 2021. The list of the Top 50 Best Film Schools 2022 was […]
15 seniors awarded College’s highest honor for talent, contributions, and leadership

Fifteen of Ringling College’s most outstanding students are being recognized this week for their exceptional creative talent, community involvement, and leadership. This year’s winners will be recognized on Nov. 4 during the College’s annual Trustee Scholar Awards celebration. The event will begin with a reception, followed by a formal ceremony during which each Scholar will […]
Meet Ringling College’s SGA President and Executive Board

Fall semester is in full swing at Ringling College of Art and Design, which means it’s a busy time for the College’s Student Government Association (SGA). And it would seem that no one is busier than current SGA President, Celi Mitidieri. Originally from Brazil, Mitidieri is a junior in the Film department at Ringling College […]
Ringling College’s Code Red Film Wins Industry Awards, Builds Awareness of Menstrual Inequality on Film Festival Circuit

Karman (Madison Paige Baranoski) and Tiffany (Jaida Leigh Miller) in Code Red Updated June 16, 2022: Writer/director Jada Poon ’20 and Executive Producer Vivian Owen talk with SNN (Suncoast News Network) in an exclusive interview about their movie, Code Red, and their recent wins. Code Red is Ringling College of Art and Design’s whimsical, coming-of-age short film that confronts the prevalent issue of […]
Behind the Scenes of Patriot Plaza

Ringling College of Art and Design and The Patterson Foundation launch the Patriot Plaza Virtual Tour, 11 cinematic films produced and directed by Ringling College Film students bringing the civics class trip into the classroom and across the country. Watch the behind the scenes video highlighting the production and experience – one of the many client-driven project […]
Ringling College Congratulates Emily Bridges on ‘Best Narrative Feature’ Win at Toronto International Women Film Festival

Ringling College of Art and Design congratulates Director Emily Bridges on her ‘Best Narrative Feature’ win at the Toronto International Women Film Festival for ‘Acting: The First Six Lessons.’ The film, starring Emily and her father Beau Bridges, was shot and produced at Ringling College in 2019 with Semkhor Productions, Executive Producer David Shapiro and […]
Ringling College Film Students Create and Launch The Quarantine Films

In early March of this year, studio production teams and film schools shut down as a safety precaution to help mitigate the spread of the COVID-19. As a direct result of the lockdown, many students found themselves off-campus and online as they tried to round out their spring semester. This was particularly true for Ringling […]