At the 82nd Venice International Film Festival, the issue of gangmaster exploitation and the conditions of migrant workers reached the big screen thanks to “Il Nome di Hope”, the animated short film created by RUFA students, presented at the award ceremony of the collateral Fai CISL prize Persona Lavoro Ambiente. The short film, produced… Find out more
Watersprite is the largest student film festival in the world, with participants from over 105 countries. The festival offers a creative, inclusive, and international space for the next generation of filmmakers. For its 17th edition, Watersprite is seeking the best short films in the following categories: > Fiction > Documentary > Animation > Experimental The… Find out more
In cinemas from 21 July, L’Arca marks the directorial debut of Giorgio Caporali, a RUFA Cinema graduate from 2022, who also wrote the screenplay. An important milestone for a young filmmaker who believed in his path and found his voice in independent cinema. Born in 1997, after the success of several short films screened… Find out more
On Sunday 27 July at 9:00 PM, the Parco delle Stelle will host a new event of the Cinema San Lorenzo format, the film series dedicated to the seventh art promoted by Giovani San Lorenzo and Scomodo, this time in collaboration with RUFA and Accademia del Cinema Renoir. 9:00 PM | Free admission while seats… Find out more
Final evening of “50h in Barca”: screenings and awards on July 18 in Bologna. On Friday, July 18, 2025, starting at 9:00 PM, Piazza Giovanni XXIII in the Barca district of Bologna will host the final evening of “50h in Barca”, an open-air cinema event featuring the screening of 9 finalist short films and the… Find out more
Ester Tessuti, Cinema graduate, wins the MyFrame Award with a short film created during her academic journey at RUFA. A prestigious recognition for Ester Tessuti, graduate of the three-year Cinema programme at RUFA, who won the MyFrame section award at the Myllennium Awards 2025 with the short film “2080”, created during her third year of… Find out more
RUFA is partner of the 2025 edition of Milano Film Festival, a major event that enlivened the city with films, series, exhibitions, concerts, talks, performances, and installations. A programme that crosses languages, neighbourhoods and generations, offering new visions and new stories every day. In this edition, RUFA took part with two exclusive masterclasses held… Find out more
Jazz Factory 2025 – Notes for a Visionary, the event with the Saint Louis Big Band at the Auditorium Parco della Musica “Ennio Morricone” in Rome returns for another extraordinary edition. A journey through the sounds of contemporary jazz, where talent and experimentation merge into a unique experience of composition and improvisation. This year, Jazz… Find out more
INK 25. A symphonic journey into the imagination of Federico Fellini, directed by the composition students of the Saint Louis College of Music. RUFA takes center stage in a collective tribute to Fellini’s imaginative world, brought to life in a special evening that weaves together cinema, music, dance, and fashion. INK25 returns to the… Find out more
At Spallanzani, a permanent photographic exhibition to remember the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. To remember and honour the effort and sacrifice of those months. The photos were taken by the photographer and RUFA lecturer Massimo Berruti. An Italian stronghold against the pandemic, a national and international reference point during those months that rewrote… Find out more
Le Moscerine, an organisation that has long been committed to promoting children’s creativity, returns this year with a rich programme of events as part of the Moscerine Film Festival 2025. The association has always focused on developing the expressive potential of girls and boys through play-based educational activities that stimulate motor, cognitive, and emotional development…. Find out more
RUFA is pleased to share with its community an innovative initiative that brings together academic research, creative experimentation, and new technologies: it’s called Cort-IA, the first contest dedicated to short film scripts written with the support of artificial intelligence. Promoted by SophIA – Audiovisual Laboratory of Artificial Intelligence, the competition is part of a research… Find out more
Thanks to its partnership with Filming Italy Los Angeles 2025, RUFA offers its students the exclusive opportunity to follow the event online. Through dedicated access to the Festival’s streaming platform, students will be able to attend masterclasses with actors and international film professionals, enriching their academic journey with exclusive content. Filming Italy Los Angeles, now… Find out more
The new edition of the Myllennium Award is officially open, the prize that for eleven years has celebrated the commitment and creativity of young Italians under 30. With over €340,000 in cash prizes and concrete opportunities for professional growth, the Myllennium Award – promoted by the Barletta Group and the homonymous Foundation – recognizes the… Find out more
CNR is one of RUFA’s institutional partners, with whom we share a commitment to research and innovation. We are pleased to highlight the following call promoted by CNR, aimed at all our RUFA students. ScienzaInCorto is a festival dedicated to short films created by students of film schools and academies, with the aim of bringing… Find out more
Christian Angeli presents “Controfigura” with the participation of RUFA students and Alumni. From January 21 to 26, 2025, “Controfigura” will be staged, a play directed by RUFA professor and director Christian Angeli. An intense work, with dramaturgy by Antonello Toti, freely inspired by Come tu mi vuoi by Luigi Pirandello, which explores themes of… Find out more
Nicole Turi, RUFA graduate in Cinema, has published her first book, “Dimenticavo d’essere al cinema”, published by Vertigo Edizioni. The work, available in bookstores and online, originates from her thesis at RUFA, later expanded and transformed into an essay exploring the timeless allure of cinema. When we sit in a theater, we are fully… Find out more
On Tuesday, November 26, 2024, at the Aula Magna in Via Libetta, first and second-year students of the Film Arts course had the opportunity to meet a distinguished guest: Taye Balogun, filmmaker, activist, and director of the The NGO International Film Festival. During the event, Balogun presented and screened “Camp 32,” the opening film of… Find out more
RUFA at the MedFilm Festival 2024: student Liza Tabagari’s short film selected. The short film “LIFETIME MEASURE” created by Liza Tabagari, a master’s student in Film Arts, has been selected for the prestigious 30th edition of the MedFilm Festival in Rome. The event, running from November 7 to 17, 2024, will host screenings in… Find out more
RUFA, Imago Communication, and Meishi Film Academy Join Forces to Promote Chinese Cinema in Italy with the Release of “PING PONG: The Return”. On Wednesday, November 13, at 10:00 AM, at the Milan RUFA campus, students from the two film universities will engage in an intercultural exchange focused on the film “Ping Pong: The Return”,… Find out more