Ritratti d'Artista

Artists, teachers, masters: the stories of Italian higher arts education.

Leonardo Ruvolo, PhD student, in the documentary Ritratti d'Artista, IartNET project

Production details

Documentary

2025 - 2026

Production and context

Ritratti d'Artista is a production of the Academy of Fine Arts of Catania developed within the framework of the PNRR project IartNET (An International Platform for Artistic Practice/Research and Cultural Heritage at Italian Higher Arts Education Institutions). The project is led by the Academy of Fine Arts of Brera and involves the Academy of Fine Arts of Catania, the Luca Marenzio Conservatory of Music in Brescia, the Academy of Fine Arts of Carrara, the Teatro alla Scala - Fondazione Accademia d'Arti e Mestieri dello Spettacolo, and the University of Milan.

Synopsis

Ritratti d'Artista explores the lives and work of artists, designers, musicians and choreographers who have shaped the history of higher arts education in Italy, told through a documentary lens. Figures selected with a multidisciplinary approach, who experienced the evolution of higher arts education as students or as teachers, capturing the complexity of both art and education. With English subtitles to reach a national and international audience.

Renata Boero, artist, in the documentary Ritratti d'Artista, IartNET project
Ugo La Pietra, designer, in the documentary Ritratti d'Artista, IartNET project
Giacomo Manzoni, musician, in the documentary Ritratti d'Artista, IartNET project
Emanuela Tagliavia, choreographer, in the documentary Ritratti d'Artista, IartNET project
Gloria Boero, PhD student at the Accademia di Brera, in the documentary Ritratti d'Artista, IartNET project
Ilaria Gadenz, PhD student, in the documentary Ritratti d'Artista, IartNET project
Giuseppe Abate, PhD student at the Conservatorio di Brescia, in the documentary Ritratti d'Artista, IartNET project
Diego Puglisi, PhD student at the Conservatorio di Brescia, in the documentary Ritratti d'Artista, IartNET project
Renata Boero, artist, in the documentary Ritratti d'Artista, IartNET project
Ugo La Pietra, designer, in the documentary Ritratti d'Artista, IartNET project
Giacomo Manzoni, musician, in the documentary Ritratti d'Artista, IartNET project
Emanuela Tagliavia, choreographer, in the documentary Ritratti d'Artista, IartNET project
Gloria Boero, PhD student at the Accademia di Brera, in the documentary Ritratti d'Artista, IartNET project
Ilaria Gadenz, PhD student, in the documentary Ritratti d'Artista, IartNET project
Giuseppe Abate, PhD student at the Conservatorio di Brescia, in the documentary Ritratti d'Artista, IartNET project
Diego Puglisi, PhD student at the Conservatorio di Brescia, in the documentary Ritratti d'Artista, IartNET project

Credits

Ritratti d'Artista

a documentary directed by canecapovolto

Production

Academy of Fine Arts of Catania

Executive Production

Twister Film Srl

Directed by

canecapovolto

Research and Screenplay

Vittoria Mascellaro

General Coordination

Giovanni Marchese

Director of Photography

Alessandro Costanzo

Camera

Darko Athos Branciforti

Production Sound Mixer and Sound Editing

Mattia Giurdanella

Editing

Cristina Cosma

Color Correction

Alessandro Costanzo

Original Music

Alessandro Aiello