PREMISE
Imagine going to visit the doctor only to hear you say that he does not know what is happening to you and what illness it may be: the sense of loneliness before the disease and the emotional impact are devastating. But a targeted and capillary communication strategy, which also uses instruments of high emotional impact such as the audiovisual medium can make the difference, not only in terms of information but also to promote inclusion and break the wall of isolation.
In Italy, in 2016, for the Rare Disease Day, UNO SGUARDO RARO was launched. It was an event that collected both in the first and second edition short films, docu-films and spots on the theme of rare diseases with the aim of using the cinema to make the reality of rare diseases known and to break the loneliness of those who live in this condition.
For the third edition 2018, NOVE PRODUZIONI, decided to transform UNO SGUARDO RARO into a Festival that will see it’s next edition in 2019.
ORGANIZERS
The Festival is organized and promoted by NOVE PRODUZIONI, a non-profit cultural association, with the participation and collaboration of many public and private bodies at national and international level. Since its first edition as a Festival, "UNO SGUARDO RARO" has received the Medal of Merit of the Presidency of the Italian Republic, the support of the Lazio Region Government, the collaboration of the Casa del Cinema, Zetema and Osservatorio Malattie Rare, a press agency on Rare Diseases. It has received the patronage of Mibact(Ministry of Italian Culture), Municipality of Rome, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rai Social Responsibility, Libraries of Rome, Agiscuola, Anac, 100 Authors Association, Uniamo-National Federation of Rare Diseases onlus, Ferpi-Federazione Italiana Pubbliche Italiana, Rome Lazio Film Commission. It is in partnership with other artistic competitions such as "Il Volo di Pegaso", "Disorders" and "Perugia Social Photo Fest" and the unconditional contribution of three major pharmaceutical companies Sobi (Swedish Orphan Biovitrum), Shire and Biogen. For the 2019 edition, "Uno Sguardo Raro " aims to broaden its international collaborations and to involve more and more young directors, university students and students of art and communication schools, in order to reach an ever wider audience of people and make them sensitive to the theme of rare diseases. Another aim is to search for new audio-visual languages, which can help to stimulate social inclusion, as well as scientific research for the rare disease community. Please note that only the works that are in topic with the "rare diseases" theme will be selected and that is specified both in the overview and in the custom form.
THEME
"Uno Sguardo Raro" is a film festival that collects and selects the best audio-visual works at national and international level, including short films, documentaries, commercials, which tell the world of RARE DISEASES in a wide range and in the most varied articulations within the theme "Rare but not alone"
In Europe, a disease is defined as rare when it affects less than 1 person every 5000, but the number of diseases is about 6000. It is estimated that in Europe the affected by a rare disease are about 30 million. In Italy there are 670,000 people officially registered as rare patients, but it is estimated that there are about 1,500,000: a number that increases a lot considering the family members involved in the assistance. Many are complex, serious, degenerative and disabling diseases, factors that can lead to the impoverishment of the family, its isolation and its breakdown. Some diseases, however, with an early diagnosis and appropriate treatments, allow a good quality of life. The delay in diagnosis depends on various factors, including the lack of knowledge on the part of doctors and the lack of information on these pathologies.
The aim is to reward and promote works that can raise awareness on the topic of rare diseases and on the impact these diseases have on the lives of those affected and their family members. The challenge is to find a new engaging communicative language to translate a difficult topic in a high emotional impact product, giving a strong impulse not only to artistic production, but also to scientific research at the same time.
Given the peculiarity of the theme, during the dates of the Festival, screenings with debates of some films deemed relevant by the Organization and the Workshop on communication on rare diseases with experts in the field will be organized. These events are open to all, so to discuss together, understand and learn thanks to an exchange of energy, knowledge and experience among the directors / authors, the community of rare patients and experts. For more information, please follow all the updates on our website www.unosguardoraro.org
COMPETITION CATEGORIES
a. ITALIAN SHORT FILMS
-This category is reserved to short films of any kind of narrative on the theme of RARE DISEASES
- Italian nationality directors or authors
- maximum duration of 15 minutes, including top and bottom titles
-published or unpublished
- subtitles in English
- Each director can participate in only one of the 5 categories
b. INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILMS
-This category is reserved to short films of any kind of narrative on the theme of RARE DISEASES
- any foreign nationality directors or authors
- maximum duration of 15 minutes, including the opening and closing credits
- published or unpublished
- subtitles in English
- Each director can participate in only one of the 5 categories
c. ANIMATION SHORT FILM
-Animated short films of up to 15 minutes, including the opening and closing credits
- on the theme of RARE DISEASES
- any nationality
- published or unpublished
- subtitles in English
- Each director can participate in only one of the 5 categories
d. DOCUMENTARY
- This category includes documentaries of up to 20 minutes, including opening and closing credits
- on the theme of RARE DISEASES
- any nationality
- published or unpublished
- subtitles in English
- Each director can participate in only one of the 5 categories
e. SPOT "A RARE LOOK"
-This category is reserved to unpublished ads
- maximum duration of 30 seconds
- made by Italian university students and students of film and television schools
- Italian nationality
- any kind of narrative on the theme of "UNO SGUARDO RARO"
The short advertising film has to tell in a few seconds the primary objective of the International Film Festival on rare diseases "Uno Sguardo Raro ". The winning spot will be used throughout the 2020 edition as it’s promotional ad.
The average of the votes of the Quality Jury will decide the following winners:
a. BEST ITALIAN SHORT FILM
b. BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM
c. BEST ANIMATION SHORT FILM
d. BEST DOCUMENTARY
e. BEST SPOT "UNO SGUARDO RARO" 2019
14. Ex-aequo awards are possible.
15. The awarding of additional prizes or special mentions is possible by the Quality Jury.
