A talk organized by RUFA and Saint Louis for the 2026 Giornate degli Autori as part of the 83rd Venice International Film Festival.
The Giornate degli Autori, an independent section of the Venice International Film Festival, will host on Wednesday, September 9, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., a discussion dedicated to the relationship between visual and auditory language in contemporary cinema, sponsored by Saint Louis and RUFA.
The event, titled “Sound Aesthetics in Cinema. When Moving Images Meet Music,” will take place at the Casa degli Autori, at Via Pietro Buratti 1, 30126 Lido di Venezia.
What happens when sound ceases to be an element that accompanies the image and becomes part of the image’s very construction? From original music to sound design, from the choice of silence to the relationship between visual rhythm and auditory rhythm, the acoustic dimension becomes part of the narrative structure and of the very perception of the images.
Direction, Music, and Sound Design: A Four-Voice Dialogue
Four professionals from different fields—film directing and screenwriting, sound design, composition, and historical-musical research applied to visual media—examine the same territory from complementary perspectives. Participants in the talk:
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Alain Parroni, Director, Producer, Screenwriter, RUFA Alumnus
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Mirko Perri, Sound Designer, Visiting Lecturer at RUFA
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Ginevra Nervi, Composer, Singer-Songwriter, and Producer; Visiting Lecturer at Saint Louis College of Music
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Cristina Carlini, Composer and Professor of Music History and Historiography Applied to Visual Media at Saint Louis College of Music
A multifaceted exploration of history, technology, and creative practices to understand how music, voices, and sounds can profoundly alter the perception of a moving image. The role of the composer in cinema, understood as an author capable of contributing to the construction of the film’s identity. The importance of the soundtrack as a language that, like direction and screenwriting, contributes to the creation of the film and profoundly shapes its identity. The history of music in film and the expectations regarding sound in order to achieve full synaesthesia between sight and hearing.
Drawing on their respective professional experiences, the four guests will compare different approaches and practices, exploring how music, sound, and images help define the identity of an audiovisual work.
Moderator Valentina Toscano, IndustryRelations Manager at RUFA and Saint Louis
