It's All True International Documentary Film Festival
Sao Paulo, Brazil
100
Tier AOscarScreenings
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Festival Boitatá - Festival Paranaense Itinerante de Cinema de Horror
Curitiba, Brazil · Est. 2024 · Multiple structural red flags — exercise caution before submitting
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Curitiba, Brazil
21
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Festival Boitatá – Festival Paranaense Itinerante de Cinema de Horror is a Brazilian traveling horror film festival based in Paraná, with screenings presented in multiple cities rather than a single fixed venue. It is notable for being free, non-competitive, and focused on expanding access to Brazilian horror cinema through features, shorts, university shorts, and special programs, along with talks and workshops. Its significance in the festival circuit comes from its role in decentralizing genre exhibition and bringing contemporary horror to smaller Paraná cities.
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Last updated Aug 27, 2026
Legitimacy Analysis
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Red Flags (-29 pts)
- No physical screenings
- 2 documented risk signals
- On watchlist — negative reputation signals detected
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- VERY_NEW
- Description contradicts structured venue/screening data
Festival Details
Founded
2024
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