Workshops & Talks

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RUFA offers its students an intense programme of extra-curricular activities, created and structured to serve a single purpose: to provide them with meaningful experiences and knowledge and with artistic inputs, sparking their creativity and contributing to their studies and personal growth.

Over the course of the year, many afternoon Talks are held by key players of the Italian and international creative industry and art scene, in addition to three Workshop sessions. These are divided per discipline and challenge participants who are required to complete a practical project, always under the guidance of lecturers and professionals of contemporary communication that are specifically chosen as representatives of current dynamism and innovation.

This intense calendar of events completes our educational offer, contributing significantly to perfecting the students’ artistic and professional development. Here at RUFA we like to think of the Academy as a place of constant creative contamination. Our Talks and Workshops are perhaps the time when the fulfilment of this objective is most evident.

Discover all the Talks scheduled for this academic year.

TALKS AT THE ROME CAMPUS

SLIPPAGES: PHOTOGRAPHS BY LINDA CUMMINGS
Speaker: Linda Cummings
Curated by: Kathy Battista.
19 November 2025 – 11.00 am – RUFA Space – Via degli Ausoni, 7

NO OTHER LAND – CINEMA AND DOCUMENTARY IN PALESTINIAN HISTORY
Speaker: Luca Satulli
Curated by: Mariangela Barbanente.
26 November 2025 – 11.00 am – Aula Magna (G13) – Via Libetta, 7

THE ROLE OF THE ARTIST IN THE ERA OF GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Speaker: Lorenzo Ceccotti
Curated by: Emiliano Mammucari.
10 December 2025 – 11.00 am – Aula Magna – Via Taro, 14

SLIM DOGS – From YouTube to Media Company
Speaker: SLIM DOGS – Matteo Bruno and Marco Cioni
14 January 2026 – 11.00 am – Aula Magna (G13) – Via Libetta, 7

100% VISCOSA: How to Spin Threads in Comics Self-Publishing
Speaker: Collettivo Viscosa
Curated by: Claudio Spuri.
21 January 2026 – 10.00 am – Aula Magna – Via Taro, 14

THE ART OF CREATING IMPACTFUL TELEVISION DRAMA
Speaker: Conor Morrissey
Curated by: Marianna Cappi.
04 February 2026 – 10.00 am – Aula Magna (G13) – Via Libetta, 7

COMICS ACTIVISM. Can comics change the world?
Speaker: Rita Petruccioli
Curated by: Claudio Spuri.
11 March 2026 – 11.00 am – Aula Magna – Via Taro, 14

Archetypes and Character Identity. From Joker to Lara Croft, when characters become part of us
Speaker: Alessio Gallina
Curated by: Alessandro Napoli and Raffaele Vella.
15 April 2026 – 10.00 am – Aula Magna (G13) – Via Libetta, 7

SEX IN ROSE – Consent and the Pursuit of Pleasure in Everyday Practice
Speaker: Morena Nerri and Ivano Messinese
Curated by: Lorenzo Iervolino.
29 April 2026 – 11.00 am – Aula Magna (G13) – Via Libetta, 7

SPECULATIVE TACTICS: Design Fiction and Guerrilla Marketing
Speaker: Andrea Natella
Curated by: Claudio Spuri.
13 May 2026 – 11.00 am – Aula Magna (G13) – Via Libetta, 7

TALKS AT THE MILAN CAMPUS

IMAGES AND THINGS
Speaker: Michelangelo Frammartino
27 January 2026 – 11.00 am – Aula Di Salvatore

ANDREA BRANZI AND THE SCUOLA DI PIAZZA BAUSAN
Speaker: Francesca Balena Arista, Nicoletta Morozzi Branzi
5 February 2026 – 11.30 am – Aula Di Salvatore

WONDER CEREMONY
Speaker: Francesca Martinazzo
17 March 2026 – 11.00 am – Aula Di Salvatore

CARPITA A TUTTI IN RUFA
Speaker: Marco Maraziti, Greta Pinto
14 April 2026 – 11:00 am – Aula Di Salvatore