Venice Film Festival
Venice, Italy
100
Tier AFIAPFOscarScreenings
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Lunatico! - short film contest
Italy · Multiple structural red flags — exercise caution before submitting
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Italy
9
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- Listed as 'competition' not 'festival' - likely online-only awards
- No physical screenings
- Limited or unverifiable history
Overview
The Lunatico! Short Film Contest is an international competition for animated short films, held in the Monza and Brianza region of Italy. It is a core component of the larger FAB – Festival dell’animazione in Brianza, which aims to promote animation as a powerful artistic language and a vehicle for culture and innovation. The festival showcases the narrative and aesthetic richness of animation, encouraging young creators to develop their visual language and providing a platform for global animated productions within a local context [esma-artistique.com](https://www.esma-artistique.com/en/news/three-lesma-films-win-awards-at-the-lunatico-short-film-contest/), [bloomnet.org](https://bloomnet.org/calendario/2500/mercoled-13-maggio-2026-lunatico-short-film-festival-2a-edizione-aavv).
Last updated Aug 27, 2026
Legitimacy Analysis
Positive Indicators (+0 pts)
No positive indicators found
Red Flags (-41 pts)
- Listed as 'competition' not 'festival' - likely online-only awards
- No physical screenings
- Limited or unverifiable history
- 1 documented risk signal
- On watchlist — negative reputation signals detected
Trust Signals
Risk Flags
- COMPETITION_NOT_FESTIVAL
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