Sundance Film Festival
Park City, United States
100
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Dasein AI Film Festival
San Francisco, United States · Est. 2024 · Multiple structural red flags — exercise caution before submitting
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San Francisco, United States
23
Legitimacy ScoreOverview
The Dasein AI Film Festival is a San Francisco-based, curated festival centered on films that explore the relationship between human consciousness and machine intelligence. It is notable for its philosophical framing around identity, perception, memory, and authorship, and for positioning AI cinema as a space for reflection rather than spectacle. The festival presents international short films that use AI in narrative, documentary, experimental, and hybrid forms, making it part of the emerging circuit of AI-focused film events.
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Last updated Aug 27, 2026
Legitimacy Analysis
Positive Indicators (+2 pts)
- 1 verified pro signal
Red Flags (-29 pts)
- No physical screenings
- 2 documented risk signals
- On watchlist — negative reputation signals detected
Trust Signals
Risk Flags
- VERY_NEW
- Description contradicts structured venue/screening data
Positive Signals
- FF_GOLD_BADGE
Festival Details
Founded
2024
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Legitimacy Score23/100
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