Code Red Film Wins Awards, Builds Period Poverty Awareness

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 […]

Computer Animation Alumni Win at Florida Film Showcase

Computer Generated Image of the Grim Reaper

Still from Final Deathtination by Marika Tamura ’21, Computer Animation  The 27th Annual Palm Beaches Student Showcase of Films (SSOF), Florida’s largest student film competition and award show, took place in Jupiter, FL on May 6, 2022. The event was held live and in-person for the first time since 2019. Numerous celebrities and industry professionals […]

Ringling Students Selected to Exhibit Artwork in Visions in Black

(L to R): Kiron Robinson ’22, Motion Design; Joelle St. Julien ’21, Photography and Imaging; Jesse Clark ’23, Photography and Imaging; Jahkori Dopwell Hall ’22, Illustration Twelve local college students and graduates, four of whom are Ringling College of Art and Design students and alumni, have been selected to exhibit their work in Visions in Black. […]

Ringling Student and Alum Awarded Emerging Filmmaker Scholarship 

Photo caption: President of Ringling College of Art and Design Dr. Larry R. Thompson, with scholarship recipients (L-R) Gospel Nwachukwu, Will Mauricette, and Keishen Lloyd. At an awards ceremony at New College’s Bayfront on January 28, 2022, three remarkable young filmmakers were recognized and rewarded for their impressive work.  To support the next generation of […]

That’s a Wrap: Code Red Premieres at Ringling College

The story of creating Code Red is one of determination and inspired philanthropy. The film originated as a senior thesis project in the Ringling College Film Department’s Branded Entertainment track, but production was unfortunately halted due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in spring of 2020. The students who graduated that May, could have […]