This speaks volumes for art and design in Sarasota.” They were an incredible group to work with. They thought our students could do what couldn’t be done in the past. The Film Fest team was so incredibly supportive. “The work by our students is all so good it’s a struggle to pick just one,” Gravino said. This is real world experience at its finest. At the mid point, images were presented to be certain they were going in the right direction, and at the end, students actually pitched their work and the thought behind it to SFF. The students asked questions and were left to create. The SFF CEO came in and presented his vision, giving ideas of what they were seeking for this year’s branding. This was a weekend competition in which a dozen or more students volunteered to participate. A woman with head-dress features manatees, film pieces, and other intricacies that incorporate a totality of the Sarasota Film Festival 2016 and should create even more excitement in the minds of attendees who will be rushing to experience this year’s big event. It’s a piece of art Gravino said she’d hang in her home. Soft and watercolor-like, its images and tagline, “Find Yourself in Film,” seems to transcend time, and could be as applicable to the 1920’s as it is today. Both girls worked as a team, and the team-creation process is one of the foundations of the Collaboratory experience for students according to Gravino. The poster was created with hand drawn and computer generated art. “The Film Fest CEO and staff were incredible to work with and so generous,” Gravino said. This is the first year Ringling students have been selected for the Sarasota Film Fest’s branding efforts and it makes perfect sense to participate with our locally talented youth since the festival supports arts and education all year long. So taken by the experience and the generosity of the Film Fest folks, who even gave the girls framed editions for their own collection, and had them sign others for VIP gifts, these Ringling students must be still floating. “The Film Fest came in with a printed poster, which the girls hadn’t seen yet.

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