Stories about studios + projects
Subotnick Wins Major Recognition
Film/Animation/Video Critic Steven Subotnick enjoys a wave of accolades, including a Guggenheim Fellowship and a Grand Prix at this year’s Holland Animation Festival.
Making it Work Post-RISD
Four alumni with remarkably different real-world experience came to RISD in late February for a panel discussion called Working it. Making it Work.
Quiet on Set!
Film/Animation/Video majors working on live-action senior degree project films shoot original dramas set in local restaurants.
Intersectionality in Action
Film/Animation/Video major Lily Ahree Siegel 17 FAV is creating a short documentary about her extraordinary personal story.
Finding Her Footing
After a bit of culture shock last year, Yasemin Orhan 18 FAV has been adjusting to life far from Istanbul and warming to the camaraderie in the Film/Animation/Video department.
Stranger than Fiction
RISD faculty member Alexandra Anthony’s most recent film Lost in the Bewilderness earns an Odysseus Award for Best Creative Documentary.
Shaping the Future
In a new series of videos, alumni will help articulate why RISD’s immersive, process-driven educational model is ideally suited to preparing for what’s next.
Creating Comedy
Hard work and focus pay off for NYC producer Ryan Cunningham 02 FAV, who is now helping to create some of television’s funniest moments.
Faculty Foster Global Engagement
Six faculty members are conducting research in Central and South America, Asia and Europe with the goal of developing expansive new courses reflective of global realities.