RUFA ON SCREEN 2026: the creativity of RUFA students and alumni returns to the big screen. 14 – 15 – 16 April 2026 – Nuovo Cinema Aquila (Pigneto – Via L’Aquila 66/74) – Free admission subject to availability. RUFA is pleased to present RUFA ON SCREEN 2026, the film festival dedicated to audiovisual works… Find out more
RUFA partners with the Milano Film Festival: the talk series “Road to MFF” begins. RUFA is a partner of the Milano Film Festival and launches, at the Academy’s Milan campus, the series of talks “Road to MFF”, a path leading up to the next edition of the festival dedicated to the practices and languages of… Find out more
Join us on March 16 at RUFA Space for the screening of Piena di Grazia, directed by filmmaker and RUFA alumna Andree Lucini and presented at the Rome Film Fest. March 16, 2026, 6:00 PM – RUFA Space, Via degli Ausoni 7 – Free admission RUFA opens its doors to the talent of its graduates… Find out more
RUFA Talk with director Conor Morrissey: Wednesday 4 February, 10.00 a.m. – Aula Magna (G13), Via Libetta 7 ❯ It will be possible to register for the event starting from Monday 26 January via the Career System. ❯ If you have any doubts during the registration process, consult this Guide. ❯ Participation in the Talk… Find out more
Tuesday 27 January, 11.00 am – RUFA Milan Campus – Piazzale Lugano, 19 (Aula Di Salvatore) ❯ Registration for the event will be available starting from Tuesday 20 January via the Career System. ❯ If you have any doubts during the registration process, please consult this Guide. ❯ Attendance at the Talk justifies absence from… Find out more
Wednesday 14 January, 11.00 am – Aula Magna (G13), Via Libetta 7 ❯ It will be possible to register for the event starting from Wednesday 7 January via the Career System. ❯ Participation in the Talk justifies absence from any concurrent classes, as well as any transfer from one campus to another. RUFA continues… Find out more
Wednesday, 26 November – 10.00 AM, Aula Magna (G13), Via Libetta 7 ❯ You will be able to register for the event from Wednesday, November 19 through the Career System. RUFA continues the 2025/2026 Talk series with a meeting dedicated to cinema as a tool for memory, resistance, and collective identity. The talk No… Find out more
RUFA hosts the 7th edition of Oltre lo Specchio Film Festival – The dark side of genre cinema. From 6 to 12 November 2025, RUFA, at its Piazzale Lugano 19, Milan campus, will host the 7th edition of Oltre lo Specchio Film Festival, the event dedicated to horror, science fiction, thriller and fantasy cinema…. Find out more
For its seventh stage, “Playing Memories” – the artistic residency project created by the Saint Louis College of Music in Rome – returns to L’Aquila, at the A. Casella Conservatoire, already the venue of one of the previous residencies. Leader of the new project is dancer and choreographer Mattia Carlucci, who presents the idea of… Find out more
Cinema meets the future: RUFA, Rai Cinema and Rome Future Week come together for a special event-day of creativity, artificial intelligence and new generations. Monday, 15 September, starting at 10:30 AM – RUFA Campus, Via Giuseppe Libetta 7 – Free admission In September, as part of the new edition of the Rome Future Week,… Find out more
An event that pays tribute to the Fellini universe, reinterpreted through the creativity of students from Accademia Italiana, and enriched by the screening of short films created by RUFA students. The initiative is part of the “Grand Tour AFAM” project, supported by Next Generation EU and coordinated by RUFA, with the artistic direction of Raffaele… Find out more
The Italian Cultural Institute in Prague (IIC) is pleased to announce two special events dedicated to Federico Fellini, the unforgettable master of Italian cinema—one of the most visionary and influential directors in the history of the seventh art—taking place on June 12 and 13 in the IIC Screening Room. More than 30 years after… Find out more
FASHION PERSONA is a multimedia event that reflects on the cultural, social, and environmental impact of contemporary fashion. An evening of cinema, fashion, and sustainability. June 18, 7:30 PM – RUFA Campus, via Libetta 7. Free admission. The screening of the short movie FASHION PERSONA is the result of a transdisciplinary collaboration between students… Find out more
Mirko Perri, winner of four David di Donatello awards, brings his vision of cinematic sound aesthetics to RUFA. Moderator: Valentina Toscano – Industry and Alumni Relations Manager. Wednesday, 21 May 2025 at 10:30 AM in Aula Magna (G13) RUFA campus – Via Giuseppe Libetta, 7. The talk will be held in Italian. The RUFA… Find out more
The exclusive setting of Villa Marini Cattaneo, in the city of Pordenone, hosts the performance of Juke Box, the fifth stop of “Playing Memories”, before being reprised in Bogotá, Colombia. Playing Memories is a project by the Saint Louis College of Music, produced in co-production with the Conservatorio Alfredo Casella in L’Aquila, the Fondazione Accademia… Find out more
The RUFA Talk format is also landing at the Milan campus, and the first event will feature Corrado Parigi, a consultant and entrepreneur in the film distribution sector with over 30 years of experience in the industry. The event, curated by Professor Andres Rafael Zabala, will provide students with an opportunity to explore the dynamics… Find out more
Will Be, the final performance of the fourth artistic residency of Playing Memories, was presented to the public as a world premiere on Tuesday 25 March at Politeatro in Milan, and will subsequently be performed before an international audience on Friday 28 March at the Auditorium of Colegio Salesianos de Atocha in Madrid. “Will Be”… Find out more
Napoli Eterna, the final performance of the third artistic residency of Playing Memories, was presented to the public as a world premiere on Saturday 8 February at the cultural centre La Base in Milan, before heading to Paris for a performance on 10 February at Salle Colonne, Boulevard Auguste Blanqui, 94. “Napoli Eterna” is a… Find out more
The final performance of the second artistic residency of Playing Memories took place at the Conservatorio de L’Aquila on Friday, 17 January at 6:45 PM, before heading to Georgia for a performance on 20 January at the Tbilisi State Conservatoire. Playing Memories was a project of experimentation and creative research, born from the encounter of… Find out more
The third RUFA Talk of the academic year featured world-renowned director Amir Naderi, considered the founder of the Iranian New Wave of cinema. The event, held in English, was curated by RUFA professor Donatello Fumarola. Save the date: Wednesday, December 18, 2024, at 10:00 AM in the Aula Magna (G13) at the RUFA campus, Via… Find out more