Sundance Film Festival
Park City, United States
100
Tier AOscarScreenings
Festival dossier
Always Late TV Movie Awards
Godfrey, United States · Est. 2022 · Multiple structural red flags — exercise caution before submitting
WarningWatchlist
Godfrey, United States
20
Legitimacy ScoreOverview
The Always Late TV Movie Awards is an annual independent film festival in Godfrey, Illinois, held at Lewis & Clark Community College’s Hatheway Cultural Center. It is notable for its low-cost, high-production approach, free public access, and unusual mix of film screenings, live Q&As, improv comedy, red-carpet events, and an awards show. The festival showcases independent films across genres, including shorts, features, documentaries, music videos, and both local and international work, and it has grown into a recognized platform for emerging filmmakers and community audiences.
This overview may contradict our structured venue and screening data. Prefer the Legitimacy Analysis section and structured fields below for social posts or citations.
Last updated Aug 27, 2026
Legitimacy Analysis
Positive Indicators (+9 pts)
- 4 years of 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
2022
Related Festivals in United States
Research
Live web research is off to control API cost. This shows cached scheduled research when available, plus analysis from our database.
Hard research (cheap model + thorough prompt) runs on a cron for suspicious festivals; a biweekly job refreshes others. No live API calls from the site.
At a glance
Legitimacy Score20/100
TierWarning
Reviews0
Community Reports0
How scoring works
Scores are calculated from structural indicators: accreditations, physical screenings, award category count, submission frequency, and acceptance rate. Higher scores reflect more verifiable legitimacy signals.
Filmmaker reviews
No community reviews yet. If you submitted here, your experience helps others avoid award mills.
Report a problem with this festivalGet Alerts
Get notified when Always Late TV Movie Awards's tier changes or new reports are filed.