Sundance Film Festival
Park City, United States
100
Tier AOscarScreenings
Festival dossier
Michigan Music Video Awards
Marshall, United States · Est. 2024 · Multiple structural red flags — exercise caution before submitting
WarningHigh Risk
Marshall, United States
0
Legitimacy ScoreShould I submit?
Pause before you pay
This festival is marked high risk. Treat any submission fee as money you may not get back.
- Name follows 'award mill' pattern (ends in 'Awards')
- No physical screenings
- 3 documented risk signals
Overview
The Michigan Music Video Awards (MMVA) is an annual awards show held at The Franke Center for the Arts in Marshall, Michigan, celebrating the best music videos from Michigan artists. It showcases the diversity of Michigan's musical talent and provides a platform for networking between musicians and filmmakers. The MMVA was previously a standalone event but is now integrated into the Wolf Tree Film Festival, featuring dedicated award categories for music videos.
This overview may contradict our structured venue and screening data. Prefer the Legitimacy Analysis section and structured fields below for social posts or citations.
Last updated Sep 4, 2026
Legitimacy Analysis
Positive Indicators (+0 pts)
No positive indicators found
Red Flags (-54 pts)
- Name follows 'award mill' pattern (ends in 'Awards')
- 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
Festival Details
Founded
2024
Submission Fees
$5
FilmFreeway community
Avg. rating
3.8/ 5
Reviews
6
Synced 4 days ago
Rating synced from FilmFreeway; individual review text not pulled yet for this festival.
View on FilmFreewayFilmFreeway reviews are filmmaker opinions, not our score. Cross-check red flags before paying fees.
Related Festivals in United States
Tribeca Film Festival
New York, United States
100
Tier AOscarScreenings
Vegas Movie Awards
Las Vegas, United States
0
Warning35 categories
Hollywood Gold Awards
Los Angeles, United States
0
Warning55 categories
All Genders, Lifestyles, and Identities Film Festival
Austin, United States
79
Tier BScreenings
Animation Nights New York
New York, United States
79
Tier BScreenings
Research
Live web research is off to control API cost. This shows cached scheduled research when available, plus analysis from our database.
Hard research (cheap model + thorough prompt) runs on a cron for suspicious festivals; a biweekly job refreshes others. No live API calls from the site.
At a glance
How scoring works
Scores are calculated from structural indicators: accreditations, physical screenings, award category count, submission frequency, and acceptance rate. Higher scores reflect more verifiable legitimacy signals.
Filmmaker reviews
No community reviews yet. If you submitted here, your experience helps others avoid award mills.
Write a reviewOr report a problem →Write a review
Get Alerts
Get notified when Michigan Music Video Awards's tier changes or new reports are filed.
See something wrong?
Filmmakers and festival teams can propose listing corrections or submit verified evidence. Verified evidence can change a tier, but it is weighed alongside every other flag on this listing.
Request a correction