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7th INDIA INTERNATIONAL STAR FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS

Kolkata, India · Est. 2019 · Multiple structural red flags — exercise caution before submitting

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Kolkata, India
25
Legitimacy Score

Overview

The 7th India International Star Film Festival Awards (ISFFA) in Kolkata is an international awards-oriented festival focused on short cinema and emerging filmmakers. Its program spans feature, short, experimental, documentary, animated, horror, silent, children’s, mobile, and music-video categories, making it notable as a broad platform for independent and genre-diverse filmmaking.

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Last updated Aug 27, 2026

Legitimacy Analysis

Positive Indicators (+14 pts)

  • 7 years of verifiable history
  • 2 verified pro signals

Red Flags (-39 pts)

  • Name follows 'award mill' pattern (ends in 'Awards')
  • No physical screenings
  • 2 documented risk signals
  • On watchlist — negative reputation signals detected

Trust Signals

Risk Flags

  • AWARD_MILL_NAME
  • Description contradicts structured venue/screening data

Positive Signals

  • FF_GOLD_BADGE
  • FF_RATED

Festival Details

Founded

2019

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Legitimacy Score25/100
TierWarning
Reviews0
Community Reports0

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