The award commemorates the life and work of Jungian psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Fausto Rossano, who died in 2012.
It is the purpose of the award to combat the stigma and prejudices that surround the many forms of psychic suffering and the importance of the individual person in the concrete context of his or her life by stimulating social awareness through the language of cinematography and dialogue with authors, professionals and experts of the field.
The works selected for participation in the 8th edition of the “Premio Fausto Rossano” will be assessed by a Jury of 5 members composed of directors, journalists, cinema experts and personalities of the world of culture. The names of Jury members will be made public by various channels of communication (press, internet, radio…) The Jury will award one prize for each of the three sections
Winners will receive a sculpture created specifically for this event.
In order to foster the debate on the right to health, in cooperation with the principal Universities and Secondary Schools of Naples, organizers will publicize the event among professors and students to allow the subject of the competition to become a subject of further study and analysis.