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100
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Gothamite Monthly Film Awards
New York, United States · Est. 2024 · Multiple structural red flags — exercise caution before submitting
WarningHigh Risk
New York, United States
0
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- Name follows 'award mill' pattern (ends in 'Awards')
- Severe: 50 award categories (award mill indicator)
- Monthly festival pattern - classic award mill indicator
Overview
The Gothamite Monthly Film Awards is a young international film festival based in New York City that recognizes exceptional narrative films and documentaries on a monthly basis, offering quick award notifications and social media promotion to diverse, underrepresented filmmakers from around the world. Unlike traditional festivals with frequent live screenings, it awards customized laurels and certificates monthly, with only selected yearly winners screened at a live annual event in NYC. Its significance lies in its mission to amplify global voices and provide rapid exposure for emerging filmmakers, including works from major festivals like Cannes and Sundance.
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Last updated Oct 4, 2026
Legitimacy Analysis
Positive Indicators (+4 pts)
- 2 verified pro signals
Red Flags (-104 pts)
- Name follows 'award mill' pattern (ends in 'Awards')
- Severe: 50 award categories (award mill indicator)
- Monthly festival pattern - classic award mill indicator
- Monthly competition with award-mill profile — verify before submitting
- No physical screenings
- 3 documented risk signals
- Flagged as high risk by reputation monitoring
Trust Signals
Risk Flags
- AWARD_MILL_NAME
- VERY_NEW
- Description contradicts structured venue/screening data
Positive Signals
- FilmFreeway Gold festival
- Has FilmFreeway community ratings
Festival Details
Founded
2024
Award Categories
50
Submission Fees
$25
FilmFreeway communityGold festival
Avg. rating
4.7/ 5
Reviews
170
Synced 4 days ago
- Michael GriffinApr 2024
THANKS FOR AWARDING MY SHORT COMIC HORROR SCREENPLAY 'THE GUINEA PIG' THE AWARD FOR BEST ORIGINAL SHORT SCREENPLAY IN THE APRIL EDITION 2024. MY SUBMISSION WAS TOWARD THE END DATE FOR APRIL SO THIS SHOWS THIS FESTIVAL ACTUALLY READS ALL SCRIPTS NO MATTER WHEN THEY COME IN UNLIKE SOME WHERE YOU NEED TO GET IN EARLY. SEEMS LIKE AN AUTHENTIC AND GENUINE EVENT
- Author Devon CommonsApr 2024
Thanks for awarding my script! But I still have not received my certificate or Laurel for my award
- Lazar KarovApr 2024
Thank you so much for the official selection
- Maurizio EmanuelApr 2024
Gothamite is on its way of being one of the best film festival as it may model itself like Sundance, but it definitely holds its own.
- Teon Blake-StewartApr 2024
Great receiving best director from Gothamite , awesome feeling - Sending considerate thoughts from us in London to you guys in new York . Keep up the great work curators & Artists !
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- Gothamite Monthly Film Awards — Reputation ChecklegitfestsJun 26, 2026Neutral
There are **no official reports, scam allegations, cancellations, fraud charges, or controversies** explicitly naming the "Gothamite Monthly Film Awards" as a scam or fake, but **an industry user on Reddit (a filmmaker) expressed doubt about its legitimacy and usefulness**, stating they had never heard of it and suggesting it might be a meaningless or spammy for-profit contest[1]. However, the fe
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