The Monthly Film Festival
Multiple red flags detected - exercise caution
Legitimacy Analysis
Positive Indicators (+0 pts)
No positive indicators found
Red Flags (-40 pts)
- Severe: 50 award categories (award mill indicator)
- No physical screenings
- Limited or unverifiable history
Festival Details
Award Categories
50
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In the News
- The Monthly Film Festival — Reputation CheckperplexityJun 12, 2026Negative
I found **no direct evidence** in the provided results that a specific festival called **“The Monthly Film Festival”** has been formally reported as a scam, cancelled, fraudulent, or fake. What the results do show is *general criticism of monthly film festivals as a category*, including warnings that some monthly or online festivals can function like awards mills or charge extra fees for trophies,
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