#1 in the World: Ringling College shines in latest Rookies rankings
The Rookies have announced their 2024 Annual Rankings of Top Global Creative Schools. Each year The Rookies review work from thousands of students for quality and potential employment prospects. This year they reviewed work from over 6,800 student participants. Ringling College of Art and Design ranked highly in over half of the categories, including holding […]
Virtual Reality students host virtual lobby at SIGGRAPH for second year
At the SIGGRAPH conference this July in Denver, audience members at the Virtual Reality Theater sat down at their kiosks to experience any of the 12 immersive stories on offer. They first entered a virtual lobby created by students from Ringling College of Art and Design. For the second year in a row, Ringling students […]
Rookie of the Year 2024 awards announced
Ringling College of Art and Design’s Computer Animation, Graphic Design, and Motion Design majors shined in the annual Rookie of the Year awards this summer. Each year, students from around the world compete for the coveted title that awards creative emerging digital artists in 12 categories, from Motion Graphics to Immersive Media and Film of […]
Computer Animation alum releasing Netflix animated series
Ringling College of Art and Design alum Echo Wu ’17, Computer Animation, is currently in post-production on her Netflix animated series, Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld. As creator and director of Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld, she shared that the series is inspired in part by her own experiences as a first-generation Chinese-American. It follows […]
Record number of Rookie Awards finalists for Ringling College
Twenty-six finalist spots for the 14th Annual Rookie Awards have been awarded to students from Ringling College of Art and Design, beating last year’s total (25) by one. Ringling once again is one of the top schools for the most entrants, including having more finalists than any other school in Motion Graphics. Finalists for this […]
Recent Computer Animation alumni land internships at Pixar
Five recent alumni from Ringling College of Art and Design’s Computer Animation major are set to begin animation internships at Pixar this summer. The internship will be attended by Monica Lagrange ’24, Chloe Merwin ’23, Casey Schwarzschild ’24, Elena Serenko ’24, and Jack Yuster ’23. Rising senior Anastasia Junelle ’25 will also spend the summer […]
Alum Short Film Selected for Annecy Animation Fest
The Bubby Bear Show, a short film by Bien Vongpatanasin ’23, Computer Animation, has been named an official selection for the prestigious 2024 Annecy International Animation Film Festival, June 9-15, in Annecy, France. Founded more than 60 years ago, the festival annually draws upwards of 3,000 submissions from more than 100 countries. Created during Vongpatanasin’s […]
Computer Animation alum wins Oscar
Brad Booker ’95, Computer Animation, won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for War is Over! Inspired by the Music of John and Yoko, at the 96th Academy Awards. The project was a collaboration with Booker’s production partner Dave Mullin and their animation studio ElectroLeague, along with Yoko Ono and John Lenon’s son […]
Computer Animation alum nominated for College Television Award
Ria Shinde ’23, Computer Animation, has been nominated for a College Television Award from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (aka the Television Academy). The nomination, in the category of “Animated Series,” recognizes Strings Attached, a piece that Shinde wrote, produced, and directed while she was still a student at Ringling College of Art […]
Computer Animation alum featured in Rookies article
Ringling College of Art and Design alum Alexander Tullo ’21, Computer Animation, was featured in a Rookies article highlighting his career. Tullo was a Rookie Awards 2021 Finalist and Career Opportunity winner. In the interview, he talks about his amazing experiences at Ringling College and as an intern at On Animation in Montréal and how […]