[photo G.Lupinacci/Raw-News]
8 October 2026 · Federico II University, Naples
On 8 October 2026, the PartArt4OW SailingLab will take part in the international Pianeta Mare Film Festival at the Federico II University in Naples, with a participatory session that invites young people to explore the sea through the lens of a camera.
The session will be led by the CO>SEA team: Chiara Certomà (Sapienza University of Rome), Federico Fornaro and Giuseppe Lupinacci (Raw-News) and Paolo Melodia (Altura Vela). It asks three questions: how can we study and tell the story of the sea through a camera, what can we learn from the communities living and working along the Mediterranean coast, and what roadmap for research and action can young people envision, starting from their own connection to the sea?
Participants will retrace the journey of the SailingLab on an interactive online map. The SailingLab is a mobile research and audiovisual production laboratory that, in summer 2026, sailed from Anzio to Barcelona across the western Mediterranean as part of PartArt4OW – Participatory Art for Ocean and Water. Screenings of short documentary clips filmed during the voyage will introduce landscapes, stories and encounters with researchers, artists, fishers, activists and maritime workers.
The films will be a starting point to discuss major challenges facing marine ecosystems, such as pollution, resource exploitation and environmental change, while also highlighting positive examples of collaboration, creativity and ocean stewardship emerging from coastal communities. During the session, participants will help create a map of potential and necessary future explorations of the sea and coastline, based on their own direct relationship with the marine environment.
The session will alternate between viewing, dialogue and participatory activities. Young people will be encouraged to watch the videos with the eyes of “ocean explorers” and to share their impressions, questions and ideas on how cinema can help us understand the sea and raise awareness of its protection.
The aim is to introduce young people to ocean literacy in accessible, engaging language, showing how scientific research, art and audiovisual storytelling can work together to foster a more conscious relationship with the Mediterranean and to collectively imagine the future of the sea. The initiative is part of the outreach activities of PartArt4OW.
Event details
Event: Pianeta Mare Film Festival 2026 (international)
Session: “A sea of stories” – PartArt4OW SailingLab
Date: 8 October 2026
Venue: Federico II University, Naples
Target audience: Young people
Presented by: CO>SEA team – Chiara Certomà (Sapienza University of Rome), Federico Fornaro and Giuseppe Lupinacci (Raw-News), Paolo Melodia (Altura Vela)
Festival programme: Download the programme (PDF)