The first edition of Uno Sguardo Raro took place during Rare Disease Day 2016 and was organized in a few days thanks to the collaboration and support of UNIAMO FIMR onlus, the Italian Federation for Rare Diseases. The review was patronaged by Anac National Association of movie authors (Associazione nazionale autori cinematografici) e 100autori – an association dedicated to cinematographic and television authors, and was held at the Sala Kodak in Casa del Cinema di Roma achieving great success with the public and industry professionals. This positive feedback drove Claudia Crisafio and Serena Bartezzati, along with other members of the artistic and cultural community and the world of rare diseases..

The 2017 edition was held on February 25, again on the occasion of the RDD at the Casa del Cinema di Roma’s Deluxe Hall. In addition to the revived collaboration with UNIAMO FIMR onlus and the sponsorships of Anac and 100Autori, “Una sguardo raro” was supported by BIOGEN, a leading company in the biotechnology industry and, in the role of media partner, O.Ma.R, Osservatorio Malattie Rare. This has established a partnership with Concorso “Il Volo di Pegaso”, organized by Centro Nazionale Malattie Rare dell’Istituto Superiore di Sanità, and the Perugia Social Photo Fest that, once every two years, organizes…

In 2018, the event turned into an International Festival with the publication of a Call for Proposals for Commercials, Short Films, Docu-films and Short Films for young authors, confident that this was the right way to draw attention to the community of rare diseases. More than 900 authors and directors from 140 countries all over the world responded to this first Call for Proposals, and the participation of the public and the Patients’ Associations at the two shows has also confirmed the success of the idea. In this edition, the commercial #limitizero, a project dedicated to children and young adults suffering hemophilia created by the Osservatorio Malattie Rare made its debut…

The 2019 edition has witnessed a great development of the Festival. The launch took place within Festa del cinema di Roma, where the first press conference of Uno sguardo raro, in association with Roma Lazio Film Commission, was held. The list of partners has widened remarkably, including, besides “Il Volo di Pegaso”, the historic competition of Centro Nazionale Malattie Rare del Istituto Superiore di Sanità, O.Ma.R, Osservatorio Malattie Rare, FERPI – Federazione Relazioni Pubbliche Italiane, the collaboration with “Disorders” – The Rare Disease Film Festival, which takes place in the United States, has been consolidated…