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
An opportunity for RUFA students and all Italian artists under 35. A major call has been published by the National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art (GNAM), aimed at artists under 35, for the creation of a large permanent mural in the heart of Rome. The competition, which offers a €5,000.00 prize in addition to… Find out more
Two RUFA Alumni among the winners of YPIA #5, the national competition dedicated to emerging art photography. Christian Quatela with the project “Sulla soglia del vero” and Sara Scognamiglio with “She is Made of Code and Flesh”, both RUFA Alumni graduated in Photography and Audiovisual, are among the four winners of the fifth edition… 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
In the spirit of internationalisation and cultural exchange, RUFA has launched a new partnership with Kyung Hee University, one of the most prestigious private universities in South Korea. Based in Seoul, with additional campuses in Yongin and Namyangju, Kyung Hee University is a globally recognised centre of excellence for its academic programmes in the arts,… 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 students in dialogue with Mohamed Keita and the protagonists of the Porto Roma exhibition. On Friday, July 18, 2025, at 5:00 PM, at Pavilion 9b of the Mattatoio in Rome (Piazza Orazio Giustiniani 4), students from the RUFA three-year Photography and Audiovisual programme will take part in a special meeting within the framework of… Find out more
On the occasion of the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology (IQY), the National Quantum Science and Technology Institute (NQSTI) launches the Quant’ARTE Festival, an initiative that brings visual art and quantum science into dialogue, with the aim of introducing the general public to the potential and implications of quantum technologies through creative expression…. Find out more
OPEN CALL PERFORMANCE CLUSTER 2025 DISCIPLINE / DESIRE / SURVEILLANCE Convened by Elise Morrison and Marta Jovanović Students of Yale and RUFA universities presenting their works together at MAXXI Museum in Rome . Performance Cluster, RUFA’s annual performance art event, will take place this year in collaboration with Yale University. It takes inspiration from Morrison’s… Find out more
RUFA students were among the protagonists of the event «Nuit des Cabanes – Living Tomorrow», on July 3rd in the gardens of Villa Medici. They were involved in the performance «8 comme l’infini» presented by fashion artist Maroussia Rebecq, an experience that blends fashion and performance art, exploring themes related to the body, identity, and… Find out more
Creativity in limited edition: coming soon, artist T-shirts designed by RUFA students. RUFA announces the start of a new and exciting collaboration with Promising Young Guys, the independent brand founded by Daniele Poddighe that blends art and fashion into a quality clothing project designed to support young creative talents. The RUFA x Promising Young Guys… Find out more
How Artificial Intelligence is Transforming Organizational Design and Leadership: Interview with Giada Franceschini. In a constantly evolving work landscape, managerial skills in design increasingly intersect with the challenges of technological innovation, sustainability, and inclusive leadership. In this new series curated by Francesca Gollo, Coordinator of the RUFA Master in Design Management, we give space… Find out more
June 13, 2025 – The RUFA PARTY is back, the big end-of-year celebration of the RUFA community with lights, sounds, and futuristic vibes. This year’s theme, META (Human), takes us beyond the traditional boundaries of the human being, exploring technological hybridization and the enhancement of physical and empathic abilities, to tell a story of… Find out more
On Wednesday 11 June, a group of students from the RUFA School of Set Design had the extraordinary opportunity to attend the dress rehearsal of Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi, staged at the Arena di Verona. The invitation came directly from the renowned director, set designer, costume designer, choreographer and light designer Stefano Poda and… 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 26 to 30 May 2025, RUFA hosted the masterclass “Deconstruct the Gesture” led by artist and lecturer Matilde Sambo—an intensive experience that engaged Fine Arts students in a practical and poetic reflection on the gesture, through bodily movement, sound and video. Starting from the keywords body, gesture, play, the workshop invited participants to… Find out more
Elections are announced for the renewal of faculty representatives on the Academic Council for the three-year period 2025–2026–2027. Voting will take place from 07/07/2025 to 17/07/2025, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The polling stations will be located at the front offices of the RUFA campuses at Via Benaco 2, Via degli Ausoni 7,… Find out more
RUFA and Intorno Design are proud to announce that the RUFA Annual Report 2022 has won the Gold Award at the European Design Awards 2025, one of the most prestigious international recognitions in the field of visual design. A project that has bravely and innovatively told the growth and transformation of the Academy. The… Find out more