Uno Sguardo Raro (A Rare Look) - The Rare Disease International Film Festival, is the first and only film festival on the Rare Diseases in Europe. It selects and promotes the best video works on rare diseases, social inclusion and positive disability through an international competition. USR works with public and private partners, both national and international, the rare diseases community, disability advocates, entertainment and film culture professionals as well as actively collaborating with schools and Research Institutes.
To learn more on rare diseases:
ORPHANET, website providing information about rare disease
https://bit.ly/LIST_RARE_DISEASES
ORPHANET ITA, website providing information about rare disease
https://bit.ly/ELENCO_MR
EURORDIS The European Organisation for Rare Diseases
https://www.eurordis.org/
UNIAMO Federazione Italiana Malattie Rare
https://www.eurordis.org/
National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)
https://rarediseases.org/
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Theme
Our aim is to hold annual awareness-raising event on rare diseases and disability issues to share knowledge, information and experience. We want to inspire young filmmakers to talk about these subjects in their works so to spread knowledge and create a better understanding on these diseases; to broadcast the winning works in different communities so to contribute to the construction of a more gentle and inclusive society.
The Festival is also open to topics such as positive disability, empathy, resilience, overcoming limits, that are close to the rare disease community,
CATEGORIES
ITALIAN SHORT FILMS
Short films of any kind of narrative on the theme of rare diseases, disability, empathy, resilience, the ability to overcome one’s limits, with a maximum duration of 15 minutes, including head and tail titles, only of Italian nationality, published or unpublished.
INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILMS
Short films of any kind of narrative on the theme of rare diseases, disability, empathy, resilience, the ability to overcome one’s limits, with a maximum duration of 15 minutes, including head and tail titles, of any nationality, published or unpublished.
ANIMATION SHORT FILMS
Animation short films on the theme of rare diseases, disability, empathy, resilience, the ability to overcome one’s limits of maximum duration of 15 minutes, including head and tail titles, of any nationality, published or unpublished.
DOCUMENTARIES
Documentaries on the theme of rare diseases, disability, empathy, resilience, the ability to overcome one’s limits with a maximum duration of 20 minutes, including head and tail titles, of any nationality, published or unpublished.
All Italian works must have English subtitles.
All foreign works must have English subtitles.
The Festival promotes and awards awareness-raising work on rare diseases and closely related topics that have an original cut, with no formalism but with a high emotional impact.
The works will be selected by a Technical Jury that will take into account:
• Adherence to the themes;
• Narrative quality, technique and communication skills.
A Quality Jury, formed by film and television professionals, members of the rare disease community, communication, health and education professionals, will choose the finalists for each category among the works selected by the Technical Jury. Finalists will be screened online on the streaming platform unosguardoraro.tv to registered users.
The Quality Jury will vote the winners that will be screened at the Final Award Ceremony of Uno Sguardo Raro Festival 2021.
In addition to the technical and artistic qualities, the Quality Jury will consider in a positive way works that:
- address rare diseases in a striking, exciting and original way;
- promote knowledge on Rare Diseases and, above all, awareness on this topic overcoming all prejudice;
- highlight clichés and stereotypes of the collective imagination;
- enhance the rare disease community as resource for Society, expressing it with imagination and irony;
- suggest a pathway to integration and inclusion for isolated people.
Awards & Prizes
• BEST ITALIAN SHORT FILM (with a cash prize of 500 euros and live streaming projection at the Final Ceremony)
• BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM (with a cash prize of 500 euros and live streaming projection at the Final Ceremony)
• BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM (with a cash prize of 500 euros and live streaming projection at the Final Ceremony)
• BEST DOCUMENTARY (with a cash prize of 500 euros and live streaming projection at the Final Ceremony)
• POPULAR JURY AWARD decided by the votes of the public on the Festival's streaming platform. To view all finalists and to vote it will be necessary to register to the site.
• BEST INTERPRETATION
• USR-HEYOKA SPECIAL PRIZE dedicated to works that highlight topics such as empathy, positive disability, tenacity and resilience. Submitted works may be pre-selected to participate to this special prize
Juries may award with ex-aequo prizes and/or special mentions.
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