Venice Film Festival
Venice, Italy
100
Tier AFIAPFOscarScreenings
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Aurora Film Festival
San Potito Sannitico, Italy · Est. 2023 · Multiple structural red flags — exercise caution before submitting
WarningUnder Review
San Potito Sannitico, Italy
37
Legitimacy ScoreOverview
Aurora Film Festival is a summer film festival held in the open-air Ex Cinema Arena Aurora in San Potito Sannitico, in Italy’s Caserta province. It is notable for its focus on independent underground fiction, especially low-budget, imaginative films in short and feature-length formats, and for offering free screenings that bring new visibility to daring national and international work.
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Last updated Aug 27, 2026
Legitimacy Analysis
Positive Indicators (+5 pts)
- 3 years of history
Red Flags (-18 pts)
- No physical screenings
- 1 documented risk signal
- Trust status under active review
Trust Signals
Risk Flags
- Description contradicts structured venue/screening data
Festival Details
Founded
2023
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Legitimacy Score37/100
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