We’re in this for the relationships.

Why’d we create our festival and our channel?

To spread awareness about these diseases, sure.

But mostly we did it for the relationships.

Whether you’re a patient or advocate, a researcher or clinician, a rare-disease entrepreneur, a member of biotech or pharma, or someone who provides services or writes about any of these, we want to know you.

Personally, we mean.

And that’s why we can’t meet with someone who’s acting on your behalf, such as a representative or a PR agency.

We need to hear directly from you. We want to hear firsthand about your goals and aspirations, as well as your pain points and how we can help. We want to shake your hand (digitally if nothing else), not the hand of your middleman.

Simply put, we’re in the business of helping amplify your message. And we can’t do our work unless we have a direct link to you, a rare-disease stakeholder.

It’s nothing personal. We know there’s a place for others to be part of your process, like if you want your attorney to speak with us about an agreement or your PR team to powwow with us about a media blitz for your film that’s about to hit our channel. Thus, if you’d like to have them attend meetings along with yourself, we’re all for it.

So: before you contact us about sponsorship, submitting a film, partnering with us, or anything else, please ask yourself the following questions:

• Am I a person who’s authorized to sign a binding contract with this film festival or channel?

• Do I have a personal connection to rare disease, either through my personal life or my work?

• If a check is being written—either to my organization or by my organization—could my name be on the check as the payor or recipient?

The answer should be yes to all three.

If it’s not, please don’t reach out to us but instead have your client contact us directly. You can email us here: bo@rarediseasefilmfestival.com.

Thanks for understanding.