Shropshire Rainbow Film Festival
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The Shropshire Rainbow Film Festival is an annual LGBTQ+ film festival based in Shrewsbury, United Kingdom, founded in 2006 and run as a volunteer-led charity. It is notable for bringing LGBTQ+ cinema to Shropshire’s cultural calendar, including feature films, documentaries, shorts, and some foreign-language work, with a mission to entertain, educate, challenge, and change. It is significant as a long-running regional festival that provides a local platform for LGBTQ+ stories and discussion where such programming was otherwise limited.
Last updated Aug 16, 2026
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Positive Indicators (+12 pts)
- 16 years of verifiable history
- 1 verified pro signal
Red Flags (-15 pts)
- No physical screenings
- Trust status under active review
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- Documented history with archived programs
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