Through a seamless collaboration between researchers and media professionals, “Blue Kinships” investigates the transformative potential of video and photography in marine social science. Produced by Raw-News Video Production Agency, the video reportage is directed by Federico Fornaro and filmed by Federico Fornaro and Giuseppe Lupinacci. “Blue Kinships "Documenting Ocean Relationships” showcases how visual storytelling contributes to a deeper understanding of the ocean-society relationship. This thought-provoking exploration delves into the essence of visual research for marine social geography and the power of participatory, engaged social research on the ocean. The video was released by the COSEA research group, hosted at Sapienza University of Rome, Memotef Department and supported by the EU Citizen Science Prize 2024 – Diversity & Collaboration Award. It was presented in the 3rd Annual Mission Ocean and Waters Forum on 4 March 4, 2025 (https://crowdusg.net/2025/02/18/partart4ow-european-ocean-days/), part of a series of related events including the European Ocean Days 2025 in the frame of the Mission Ocean.

Photogrammetry, AI, and digital preservation combine to create a digital twin of St. Peter’s Basilica with thousands of images, allowing visitors to explore it in detail from anywhere in the world. Located in Vatican City, St. Peter’s Basilica is over 400 years old, and is one of the most well-known churches in the world revered for its breathtaking Renaissance and Baroque architecture. Famous architects like Michelangelo and Bernini contributed to the design of the church, which took over 100 years to complete. Today, La Basilica di San Pietro—a collaboration between the Vatican, Iconem, and Microsoft—gives everyone full access to Vatican City’s most iconic church via AI-enabled immersive exhibits and an interactive website. Explore St. Peter's Basilica in 3D: https://virtual.basilicasanpietro.va/ For audio description: https://youtu.be/doYqR_37iLI Subscribe to Microsoft on YouTube here: https://aka.ms/SubscribeToYouTube Follow us on social: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/microsoft/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Microsoft Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Microsoft/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/microsoft/ For more about Microsoft, our technology, and our mission, visit https://aka.ms/microsoftstories

SeaPaCS – “Participatory Citizen Science against marine pollution” - The Promo Run in the coastal city of Anzio (Italy), led by social and natural scientists with Raw-News agency, SeaPaCS aimed at raising awareness of the consequences of marine plastic pollution on local biodiversity, as well as encouraging local citizens to adopt sustainability-oriented behaviors. Watch full documentary here: https://youtu.be/cc7p1ZRDxN0 and full story on our website at: https://www.raw-news.net/seapacs-participatory-citizen-science-against-marine-pollution-transformative-knowledge-about-ocean-sustainability-governance/

Run in the coastal city of Anzio (Italy), led by social and natural scientists with Raw-News agency, SeaPaCS aimed at raising awareness of the consequences of marine plastic pollution on local biodiversity, as well as encouraging local citizens to adopt sustainability-oriented behaviors. As a participatory citizen science project, SeaPaCS engaged multiple citizen groups, from migrant fishermen cooperatives, sailors and divers, to associations, students, scientists, tourists and residents, video makers and photographers in “collaboratorium” meetings, training sessions and co-production of tools for collective sea-going expeditions in the coastal waters, as well as the organization of outreach activities. SeaPaCS project, supported by the European funds of the IMPETUS4CS project is coordinated by Chiara Certomà (DIGGEO@ESOMAS laboratory, University of Turin) and co-coordinated by Federico Fornaro (Raw-News Agency) and Luisa Galgani (Marine Biochemistry Division of GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel). Here the short documentary directed and filmed by Federico Fornaro and Giuseppe Lupinacci , Raw-News agency. full info and photo gallery here : https://www.raw-news.net/seapacs-participatory-citizen-science-against-marine-pollution-transformative-knowledge-about-ocean-sustainability-governance/

The great Roman photographer tells how the photographs on display in the Bulgari boutique were born, Raw-News video production for Argenta Film

Organizzato e curato da ATCL, Associazione Teatrale Comuni Lazio, Radure 2020, alla sua seconda edizione, e' il primo festival di valorizzazione del patrimonio culturale del sistema territoriale dei Monti Lepini attraverso la commistione tra le arti dello spettacolo dal vivo, le identità dei luoghi e la partecipazione attiva delle realtà operanti in questi splendidi paesaggi.

«Ho previsto cose» direbbe, dunque, il sistema di supercalcolo di Eni: HPC5," a docu-corporate film for ENI power. Eni media department/Raw-News production - Federico Fornaro 1st DoP

Nonna Paola is a tech-challenged Italian grandmother who moved to Australia almost 60 years ago. All of her extended family is still in Calabria, south of Italy so NBN, Australia's new broadband network, decided to organize a little surprise for her. Shot for NBN Australia on June 23, 2015.

Boys and Girls' Towns of Italy empowers war refugee, migrant and at-risk youth living on the streets of Italy. Through its innovative self-government approach, its young people develop vital skills needed to integrate into, and contribute to society as active, self-reliant adults. Produced in 2012.

Created in 2004, Fondazione Paracelso develops, funds, supports and implements scientific projects for hemophilia and hereditary clotting deficiencies. The goal to open the first center in Kabul for the diagnosis and treatment of hemophilia has been achieved. The program started in 2009 with the aim to provide Afghanistan with clinical care and social infrastructure for patients with hemophilia, a network project created in recent years with the collaboration of the Paracelso foundation hemophilia Center and thrombosis of Milan and the World Federation of hemophilia (WFH).

This is a nature documentary on the "Al Shouf Cedar Reserve" of Lebanon. The film explores the marvellous biodiversity of one of the biggest cedars area of the country, whose beauty has been described in some of the oldest documents of human history. The "Al Shouf Cedar Reserve" was declared BioSphere Reserve by UNESCO in 2005 and it includes more than 25% of all the remaining cedars of Lebanon. Produced by Raw-News in 2010.

Created in 2004, Fondazione Paracelso develops, funds, supports and implements scientific projects for haemophilia and hereditary clotting deficiencies. Now, the goal is the opening of the first center in Lusaka - Zambia for the diagnosis and treatment of haemophilia, the program has the aim to provide Zambia with clinical care and social infrastructure for patients with hemophilia, a network project created in recent years with the collaboration of the Paracelso foundation haemophilia Center and thrombosis of Milan and the World Federation of haemophilia (WFH).