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Middlesex Film Festival
Chelmsford, United States · Est. 2024 · Multiple structural red flags — exercise caution before submitting
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Chelmsford, United States
23
Legitimacy ScoreOverview
The Middlesex Film Festival is not documented in the provided sources as a Chelmsford, United States festival, and the likely intended festival appears to be a local Chelmsford film event rather than a major international circuit title. The sources instead point to Chelmsford-based screenings and a Chelmsford Film Festival founded in 2017, hosted mainly at Everyman Cinema, but they do not show a separate, established Middlesex Film Festival with a clearly defined program or industry profile.[19][1]
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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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