Students Win Big in Bull Ring with Indie Film Platform ‘Grain’ (opens in new tab)

An interdisciplinary team made up of a marketing major, a cinema and television arts (CTVA) major and a computer science major took home the $10,000 top prize at the 2026 Jeff Marine Bull Ring New Venture Competition final event on April 23 in the University Student Union. Their invention: a streaming platform designed to help independent filmmakers do their own marketing and distribution and earn a profit from their films. The trio also took home the Audience Choice Award, with its $1,000 pr...