Ru-mòre Festival Brings Contemporary Cinema and Audiovisual Experiments to Rome's San Lorenzo District

The Ru-mòre Cinema and Audiovisual Experimentation Festival launches in Rome's San Lorenzo neighborhood from April 14 to 18, occupying multiple venues including Cinema Tibur, Lembi, and the Mercato di San Lorenzo. Artistic director Laura Catalano, alongside Giorgio Calogero and executive director Silvio Giannini, leads the festival which inherits the legacy of Andrea Gatopoulos's Barkov Film Festival. Programming includes short film competitions, virtual reality contests, and screenplay awards for national and international submissions. The Loud program curated by Gaia Casagrande, Elena Lydia Scipioni, Alessia Simonetti, and Silvia Andreozzi features video art, performances, and site-specific installations. Eloise Fornieles presents Anzi parla at the Mercato di San Lorenzo in collaboration with the British School at Rome, while Miltos Manetas performs Saint Francis according to Manetas: CIIM. Chiesa Immagine in Movimento. Video screenings at Galleria delle Arti showcase works by Anouk Chambaz, Leonardo Petrucci, Catriona Gallagher, Yasmina Benabderramane, and Giorgia Errera. The festival emphasizes community engagement through the educational project Mappe di sguardi involving primary schools and families. Additional venues include Pastificio Cerere, Porte Rosse, Monitor, Tomo, and the Chiosco di San Lorenzo as the event's meeting point.