Storyboard Masterclass: a week of visual storytelling for Computer Animation & Visual Effects students. From January 26 to 30, the Storyboard Masterclass took place, addressed to all students of the Master’s Degree Programme in Computer Animation and Visual Effects. This intensive course was part of the academic curriculum and focused on cinematic pre-visualization as… Find out more
RUFA is pleased to present the 2026 edition of RUFA ON SCREEN, the biennial film showcase created to promote and support the work of RUFA students and Alumni from the Cinema, Film Arts, and Computer Animation and Visual Effects programs. RUFA ON SCREEN will be an opportunity to present on the big screen the… Find out more
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
From 26 to 31 May 2025, students of the Master of Arts in Computer Animation and Visual Effects took part in an intensive masterclass led by Yahor Palishchuk, a Senior Lighting & Lookdev Artist with international experience, specialised in building visual identity through lighting, shading, and compositing. A RUFA graduate, Yahor returned to the Academy—as… Find out more
From 5 to 9 May 2025, RUFA Master’s students in Computer Animation and Visual Effects will take part in an intensive masterclass led by Matteo Caruso, Senior Lighting Artist with over ten years of experience in international productions. The training course is dedicated to lighting in film productions, comparing traditional cinematography with modern 3D… Find out more
From January 27 to 31, 2025, RUFA hosted an exclusive masterclass for students of the Computer Animation and Visual Effects course, led by Bibiana Petrera, an internationally renowned director and illustrator. Bibiana Petrera began her career in Italy as a story artist, character designer, illustrator, and layout artist. She worked for several years in… Find out more
From 11 to 15 December 2023 Computer Animation and Visual effects students took a new masterclass with storyboard and concept artist Filippo Foglietti, RUFA lecturer in Animation Drawing. For five days, students of the two-year course had the opportunity to make a real full immersion in the world of the development of the film’s characters… Find out more
RUFA is pleased to announce the 2024 edition RUFA ON SCREEN, a biennial film festival aimed at enhancing and supporting the talent of the Academy students enrolled in the Cinema, Film Arts and Computer Animation and Visual Effects courses. 11-12-13 March 2024 – Cinema Troisi, via Girolamo Induno 1. RUFA ON SCREEN will be… Find out more
From May 22 to 26, 2023, RUFA students of Computer Animation and Visual Effects had the opportunity to participate in an exclusive masterclass in Compositing, led by VFX Artist Edoardo Carmignani, currently Compositing Supervisor at Blackstone Studio. During this intensive week of training, students were able to deepen their understanding of CG passes from… Find out more
From 26 to 29 April 2023, Computer Animation and Visual effects students had the opportunity to engage with lighter artist Francesco Alliaud. What is light, how to read it and how to reproduce it in CG? How is photography fundamental to storytellig, to ‘guide’ the viewer’s eye, facilitate the reading of scenes and create… Find out more
From 23 to 27 January 2023 Computer Animation and Visual effects students will have the opportunity to attend a masterclass with the storyboard artist and animator Giovanna Ferrari, active throughout Europe and with 20 years’ experience in the industry. During the masterclass, students will fully understand what a storyboard is and what it is used… Find out more
From 12 to 15 December Computer Animation and Visual effects students will participate in a new masterclass with Filippo Foglietti, Concept and storyboard artist, and RUFA lecturer of Animation Drawing. It will be a full immersion into the world of character development – with a focus on acting – and the film’s environments, with the… Find out more
From Nov. 21-25, Computer Animation and Visual effects students had the opportunity to take a full immersion in the scriptwriting world with author, television scriptwriter and RUFA lecturer Mario Bellina. The masterclass focused on designing and writing a short film in animation. On the first day, students were asked to come up with concepts, and… Find out more
From 16 to 18 June 2022 Sónar+D returns to Barcelona, one of the most anticipated events in Europe for music and innovation enthusiasts. Sónar+D is an international congress that explores the ways in which creativity is changing our present and creating new futures, in collaboration with researchers, innovators and business leaders. Since 2013, this interdisciplinary… Find out more
The 26th edition of the Cartoons on the Bay Festival will be held in Pescara from 1 to 5 June 2022, promoted by Rai and organized by RaiCom , and also this year RUFA students are invited to participate in the Pitch Me Competition! Pierluigi De Mas 2022. Participation in the Pitch Me! Pierluigi de… Find out more
Francesco Filippi is the protagonist of the masterclass scheduled from 13 to 18 December, of the master’s degree program in Computer animation and visual effects directed by Pietro Ciccotti. The aim of the masterclass The masterclass will enable participants to optimise their narrative and graphic development in relation to the future production of short films…. Find out more
The “Antonio Gramsci” Foundation, as part of “HOME – House of Memory & Engagement”, an integrated didactic project developed as part of the Creative Hub, has decided to confirm the creative competition aimed at students of the Fine Arts Academies to creatively interpret Antonio Gramsci’s thought. HOME contest The fourth edition of the contest is… Find out more
The social promotion association “Nessunotocchimario” has published the announcement for participation in the fourth edition of the Contest “Sensuability & Comics”, which will take place from 25 October 2021 to 15 January 2022. Now in its fourth edition, the project, conceived by Armanda Salvucci, president of “Nessunotocchimario”, aims to break down stereotypes about women. Now… Find out more
Expo 2020 Dubai, open Call “Sustainable Fashion Talent” for the design of a gamification proposal for fashion. Deadline October 28, 2021. As part of the activities put in place for the Rome Videogame Lab edition 2021 and Expo 2020 Dubai, the Lazio Region is promoting the “Sustainable Fashion Talent” program, a collaboration and co-design initiative… Find out more
Now in its sixth edition, the International Prize ” Contemporary Generation”, promoted by the Luiss Creative Business Center, aims to promote contemporary Italian and foreign art, support artists under 35, and expand the permanent art collection of the Luiss Business School. International Award “Contemporary Generation” . The competition requires that candidate works develop a specific… Find out more