The Monthly Film Festival
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The Monthly Film Festival (TMFF) is an IMDb-qualifying online festival based in Glasgow, UK, hailed by ShortFilm Connection as 'probably the most famous film festival currently on the web' and highlighted in Vox, Medium, and Backstage. It showcases over 3,500 selected films from around the world across all genres, with an expert panel of industry professionals judging nominees and winners monthly. TMFF is notable for its rapid, recurring format—having held over 120 monthly editions and recognized more than 1,000 exceptional films—offering filmmakers heightened visibility and integration into its extensive FILM COLLECTION.
Last updated Jul 16, 2026
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Red Flags (-60 pts)
- Severe: 50 award categories (award mill indicator)
- No physical screenings
- Limited or unverifiable history
- Flagged as high risk by reputation monitoring
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- 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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