Gian-Piero Ringel studied film production at the Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (dffb).
Later that year, he went on to produce Angela Schanelec's feature film Afternoon and began working as a producer for Wim Wenders's film The Palermo Shooting, which premiered at the official selection of the Festival de Cannes 2008.
In 2009, he produced Angela Schanelec's feature film Orly, a co-production with the Paris-based company La Vie Est Belle, that premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2010.
[2] The same year, Ringel was chosen as a “Producer on the Move” and co-produced the film Wolf by Bogdan Mustata.
In 2012, Ringel was a member of the Berlinale jury for the award “Made in Germany – Perspektive Fellowship”.