{{short description|Finnish film director and composer (born 1992)}} {{Infobox person | name = Diana Ringo | image = Diana Ringo.jpg | caption = Ringo in 2017 | birth_name = | other_names = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|03|08}} | birth_place = | occupation = {{flatlist| *Film director *producer *screenwriter *composer *musician *visual artist }} | years_active = | spouse = | children = | citizenship = Finnish | website = [http://www.dianaringo.com dianaringo.com] | module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes | background = non_performing_personnel | instrument = {{flatlist| * Keyboards * synthesizer }} | genre = {{flatlist| * Electronic * ambient * classical * film score }} }} }}
'''Diana Ringo''' (born 8 March 1992) is a Finnish film director, composer and visual artist. She is best known for the films ''Quarantine'' (2021) and ''1984'' (2023).<ref name="fifteen">{{cite web|url=https://15questions.net/interview/diana-ringo-about-scoring-film/page-1/|work=15 Questions|title=Diana Ringo about Scoring for Film – "The soundtrack is the soul of a movie."|date=23 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220623081619/http://15questions.net/interview/diana-ringo-about-scoring-film/page-1/|archive-date=23 June 2022|access-date=23 June 2022|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vokrug.tv/person/show/16565007741/|work=VokrugTV|title=Диана Ринго|language=ru}}</ref><ref name="artshelp">{{cite web|url=https://www.artshelp.com/diana-ringo/|work=ArtsHelp|title=To Create Is to Live: An Interview with Mixed-Media Artist Diana Ringo|author=María Fernanda Torres|date=23 September 2022 }}</ref>
==Biography== Diana was born in the family of Finnish researcher Reijo Mononen and Russian-Finnish artist Elena Ringo. Her great-grandfathers are inventor Josef Ringo<ref name="indie"/> and mathematician Sergey Nikolsky.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elena-ringo.com/biography.html|work=elena-ringo.com|title=Biography}}</ref>
Her director debut is dystopian feature film drama ''Quarantine'' (2021)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elonet.finna.fi/Record/kavi.elonet_elokuva_1636055|work=KAVI|title=KARAntin|accessdate=2022-07-02}}</ref> which was shortlisted for the 2022 Golden Globes as a foreign entry.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/articles/golden-globes-2022-non-english-language-film-submissions|work=Golden Globes|title=Golden Globes 2022 Non-English Language Film Submissions}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.helsinkitimes.fi/world-int/20535-finnish-films-compete-for-the-2022-golden-globe-awards.html|title=Finnish films compete for the 2022 Golden Globe awards|work=Helsinki Times|date=6 December 2021}}</ref> She was also composer of the film and for the film's score she wrote 26 original tracks.
In November 2022 it was announced that her feature film based on George Orwell's dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four would be released in 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pluggedin.ru/open/vyshel-treyler-filyma-1984-po-romanu-dghordgha-oruella-40925|work=Plugged In|title=Вышел трейлер фильма «1984» по роману Джорджа Оруэлла|author=Linar Gimashev|trans-title=The trailer of "1984" based on George Orwell's novel has been released|date=22 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.volgograd.kp.ru/online/news/5041063/|work=Komsomolskaya Pravda|title=Волгоградец Александр Обманов сыграл главную роль в экранизации «1984» Оруэлла|trans-title=Aleksandr Obmanov from Volgograd played the lead role in the film adaptation of Orwell's "1984"|author=Yulia Danilchenko|date=5 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldfilmgeek.com/2023/06/19/quarantine-an-exclusive-interview-with-diana-ringo/|work=WorldFilmGeek|title="Quarantine": An Exclusive Interview with Diana Ringo|date=19 June 2023}}</ref> Her film ''1984'' was released on 15 November 2023.
In February 2025, the trailer for ''The Curse of Modigliani'' was released. The film, starring Edward Pishiyski and based on an original screenplay by Diana Ringo, marks her first English-language feature.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldfilmgeek.com/2025/02/22/ringo-returns-with-the-curse-of-modigliani-with-official-trailer/|work=WorldFilmGeek|title=Ringo Returns with “The Curse of Modigliani” with Official Trailer|date=22 February 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.liveforfilm.com/2025/02/26/the-curse-of-modigliani-watch-the-trailer-for-the-new-film-from-diana-ringo/|website=LiveForFilms|title=The Curse of Modigliani – Watch the trailer for the new film from Diana Ringo|first=Phil|last=Edwards|date=February 26, 2025}}</ref> Shot in Helsinki, the film was released on 7 December 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indie-cinema.com/2025/12/the-curse-of-modigliani-2025-a-modern-interpretation-on-the-life-of-amedeo-modigliani/|work=Indie Cinema|date=7 December 2025|title=The Curse of Modigliani (2025) — A Modern Interpretation on the Life of Amedeo Modigliani}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldfilmgeek.com/2025/12/08/the-curse-of-modigliani-finland-2025/|work=WorldFilmGeek|title=The Curse of Modigliani (Finland, 2025)|date=8 December 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://fakti.bg/life/1020218-igralniat-film-proklatieto-na-modilani-sega-v-amazon-prime|work=Fakti.bg|title=Игралният филм "Проклятието на Модиляни" сега в Amazon Prime|date=9 December 2025|author=Венелина Маринова|language=Bulgarian|trans-title=The feature film "Modigliani's Curse" now on Amazon Prime}}</ref>
Diana Ringo's directorial style has been compared to the works of Andrei Tarkovsky, Terrence Malick and Aleksandr Sokurov.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ravnoseloff.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Ravno-Selo-FF_5_katalog-A5_compressed.pdf|work=Ravno Selo Film Festival 2022|title=KARAntin – page 13|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240603191909/https://ravnoseloff.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Ravno-Selo-FF_5_katalog-A5_compressed.pdf|archive-date=2024-06-03}}</ref>
Her music for the film ''Million Loves in Me'' by Sampson Yuen won the award for the Best Original Score at the LAFA Awards in 2020.<ref name="lafa">{{cite web|work=LAFA|url=https://www.lafilmawards.net/february-2020|title=LAFA WINNERS – February 2020}}</ref> She also composed the score for the Santa Monica College short film ''Hinge'' by Lisa Mayo in 2019.
Diana grew up in Helsinki and was interested in music since early childhood. At the age of five, pianist Dmitry Soloviev, discovered that Diana has perfect pitch. She started to study piano and Soloviev became her first music teacher.<ref name="fifteen"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dianaringo.com/biography.html|work=dianaringo.com|title=Biography}}</ref>
She studied piano with famous pianists such as Janne Mertanen, Risto Lauriala. She has attended master classes by the Hollywood composer Lalo Schifrin, directors Paul Verhoeven and David Lynch.
Diana Ringo is a classically educated pianist. Her original compositions combine classical and romantic influences with modern electronics and synthesizers. Her favorite classical composers are Bach, Beethoven and Chopin. Film score composers whose works have influenced Diana Ringo include Ennio Morricone, Dmitri Shostakovich, Michel Legrand, Giorgio Moroder and Lalo Schifrin.<ref name="fifteen"/><ref name="indie">{{cite web|url=http://indie-cinema.com/2021/06/quarantine-diana-ringo-interview/|work=Indie Cinema Magazine|title=Interview with "Quarantine" director Diana Ringo|author=Günther Kramer|date=3 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://madmagz.com/magazine/1918234#/page/49|magazine=Lazie Indie Magazine|issue=13|date=27 May 2021|title=Interview with Diana Ringo}}</ref>
She is also a singer. On 17 August 2025 she released her single titled "Happy Mealz" off her post-punk album ''Cyberwolf''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thepartae.com/interview-diana-ringo-happy-mealz-and-hollow-smiles-satire-sincerity-and-sounding-the-alarm-in-a-dystopian-age/|work=The Partae|title=Interview: Diana Ringo – ‘Happy Mealz’ and Hollow Smiles, Satire, Sincerity, and Sounding the Alarm in a Dystopian Age|date=19 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://indie-sound.com/2025/08/17/post-punk-provocateur-diana-ringo-skewers-disposable-happiness-on-new-single-happy-mealz/|title=Post-Punk Provocateur Diana Ringo Skewers Disposable Happiness on New Single “Happy Mealz”|work=Indie Sound|date=17 August 2025}}</ref><ref name="onyx">{{cite web|url=https://onyxmusicreviews.com/2025/11/03/diana-ringo-happy-mealz/|work=Onyx Music Reviews|title=Diana Ringo – “Happy Mealz”|author=Adele Sinnamon|date=3 November 2025 }}</ref> The album was released on 17 October 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indieboulevard.com/2025/10/17/diana-ringo-the-wolf-in-the-feed-im-not-trying-to-be-liked-im-making-art/|work=Indie Boulevard|title=Diana Ringo — The Wolf in the Feed: “I’m not trying to be liked — I’m making art”|date=17 October 2025|author=Michael Filip Reed}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://indie-sound.com/2025/10/17/diana-ringo-unleashes-cyberwolf-a-post-punk-rebellion-against-the-digital-machine/|title=Diana Ringo Unleashes CYBERWOLF: A Post-Punk Rebellion Against the Digital Machine |work=Indie Sound|date=17 October 2025}}</ref>
In 2020 Diana Ringo was the first Finnish woman to pose in the Playboy Spain magazine.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Playboy España|magazine=Playboy|edition=No 21, April|year=2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iltalehti.fi/viihdeuutiset/a/7fe731ed-5756-46bc-9d71-00b723228f40|title=Playmate Suomesta|trans-title=Playmate from Finland|work=Iltalehti|author=Anna-Maija Lippu|date=12 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://wonderclub.com/Celebrities/celebrity.php?star=diana-ringo-model|title=Diana Ringo Celebrity Biography|work=WonderClub}}</ref>
As a visual artist and painter, Diana works with oil, gouache, digital techniques, collage and mixed media.<ref name="artshelp"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://hsedesign.ru/project/15e19e80605c4d4bacf7e9f758b57291|work=HSE University|title=История Поп-Арта. XXI век.|trans-title=History of Pop Art. XXI century|author=Maria Elutina}}</ref>
==Filmography== ===Film director=== *''Quarantine'' (2021) *''1984'' (2023) *''The Curse of Modigliani'' (2025) ===Composer=== *''Million Loves in Me'' (2018)
==Awards== *Best Score – ''Hinge'' (Vienna Independent Film Festival 2019)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vienna-film-festival.com/winners-2019.html|work=Vienna Independent Film Festival|title=VIFF 2019 Winners|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220611141432/http://www.vienna-film-festival.com/winners-2019.html|archive-date=11 June 2022|access-date=29 August 2022|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> *Best Score – ''Million Loves in Me'' (Los Angeles Film Awards 2020)<ref name="lafa"/> *Best Score – ''Million Loves in Me'' (WICA Los Angeles 2021)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://magicahouse.com/wica-los-angeles|work=WICA Los Angeles|title=WICA LA Awards Winners 2021}}</ref> *Best Visual Effects or Design – ''Quarantine'' (ES Europe International Film Festival 2021)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fusionfilmfestivals.com/es-europe-iff-search/ |title=Winners 2021 |work=ES Europe IFF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211223004135/https://fusionfilmfestivals.com/es-europe-iff-search/ |archive-date=23 December 2021 |url-status=usurped}}</ref> *Best Overall Film, Best Director, and Best Editing – ''1984'' (WorldFilmGeek Awards 2024)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldfilmgeek.com/2024/12/15/2024-worldfilmgeek-awards-recap-1984-life-after-fighting-terrifier-3-among-winners/|work=WorldFilmGeek|title=2024 WorldFilmGeek Awards Recap: '1984', 'Life After Fighting', 'Terrifier 3' Among Winners}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{official website|http://www.dianaringo.com/}} *{{IMDb name|10204453}} {{Commons category}} {{Authority control}}
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