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CHOOSE the HEALTHy way
WHO Health for All Film Festival 2023 officially selects OAC Connects Us - OACCUs short film “CHOOSE the HEALTHy way” in the category "Very Short Film - Special Prize"
“Films are a powerful way to raise awareness, improve understanding and encourage positive behaviour changes.” – WHO (October 28, 2022)
For the fourth year now, the WHO Health for All Film Festival (HAFF) has set out to find progressive film and video developers with the goal to shed light on important health issues. The EU co-funded Project OACCUs (OAC Connects Us) has answered that call with the production of their very own Short Film.
“CHOOSE the HEALTHy way” draws attention to a group of people that is often overlooked: Young Cancer Survivors
The protagonists: Four Europeans from Greece, Portugal and Spain who successfully fought cancer at the ages of 14, 19 and 23. Their personal stories are gripping. The pictures speak for themselves.
The concept and idea for the short film came from Petra Thaller, the founder and president of OAC and a cancer survivor herself. It was directed by Bojan Hadžiabdić and Zoran Kubura from Bosnia and Herzegovina.
From over 780 entries submitted, the WHO selected a shortlist of 90 films. OACCUs’ entry “CHOOSE the HEALTHy way” was officially selected as one of the 15 films within the category “Special Prize: Very Short Film”.
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The goal: Healthier Lifestyle Behaviors
OACCUs hopes that their submission and this nomination will increase the awareness for Young Cancer Survivors needs and encourage others to take actions that lead towards healthier lifestyle behaviors. The four project pillars of physical activity & outdoor sports, balanced nutrition, sustainability & nature, and physical & mental health play an important role in cancer prevention, reducing side effects during therapy, and decreasing cancer recurrence.
In the following weeks the jury, including WHO senior experts and prominent supporters like Sharon Stone, will recommend winners to WHO’s Director-General, who is in charge of the final decision. The winners will be announced during the HAFF virtual Awards Ceremony in early June 2023.
The EU-funded Project OACCUs (OAC Connect Us) champions the target group of Young Cancer Survivors. The consortium of scientists, stakeholders, and NGOs, however, thinks bigger than most. In addition to physical activity and outdoor sports exercise and balanced nutrition, they also address sustainability and nature, and physical and mental health as important fundamental pillars of a healthy lifestyle. When these 4 aspects are in balance, most young cancer survivors have a healthy future ahead of them.