Diana Ringo (born 8 March 1992) is a

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, composer and visual artist. She is best known for the films ''

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'' (2021) and ''

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'' (2023).

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 and mathematician

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. Her director debut is dystopian feature film drama ''

'' (2021) which was shortlisted for the 2022 Golden Globes as a foreign entry. 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

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would be released in 2023. Her film ''

'' 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. Shot in Helsinki, it is set for release in summer 2025. Diana Ringo's directorial style has been compared to the works of

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and

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. 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. She also composed the score for the

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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. She studied piano with famous pianists such as Janne Mertanen, Risto Lauriala. She has attended master classes by the Hollywood composer

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, directors

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. 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

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and Chopin. Film score composers whose works have influenced Diana Ringo include

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and

. In 2020 Diana Ringo was the first Finnish woman to pose in the

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Spain magazine. As a visual artist and painter, Diana works with oil, gouache, digital techniques, collage and mixed media.

Filmography

Film director

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'' (2023)

Composer

*'' Million Loves in Me'' (2018)

Awards

*Best Score – ''Hinge'' (

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2019) *Best Score – ''Million Loves in Me'' (Los Angeles Film Awards 2020) *Best Score – ''Million Loves in Me'' (WICA Los Angeles 2021) *Best Visual Effects or Design – ''Quarantine'' (ES Europe International Film Festival 2021) *Best Overall Film, Best Director, and Best Editing – ''1984'' (WorldFilmGeek Awards 2024)

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