Cannes Film Festival
Cannes, France
100
Tier AFIAPFOscarScreenings
Festival dossier
The Monthly Film Festival
Est. 1934 · Multiple structural red flags — exercise caution before submitting
WarningHigh Risk
0
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This festival is marked high risk. Treat any submission fee as money you may not get back.
- Severe: 50 award categories (award mill indicator)
- Monthly festival pattern - classic award mill indicator
- Monthly competition with award-mill profile — verify before submitting
Overview
The Monthly Film Festival (TMFF) is an IMDb-qualifying online festival based in Glasgow, UK, hailed by ShortFilm Connection as 'probably the most famous film festival currently on the web' and highlighted in Vox, Medium, and Backstage. It showcases over 3,500 selected films from around the world across all genres, with an expert panel of industry professionals judging nominees and winners monthly. TMFF is notable for its rapid, recurring format—having held over 120 monthly editions and recognized more than 1,000 exceptional films—offering filmmakers heightened visibility and integration into its extensive FILM COLLECTION.
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Last updated Sep 4, 2026
Legitimacy Analysis
Positive Indicators (+17 pts)
- 92 years of verifiable history
- Press/industry coverage
- 1 verified pro signal
Red Flags (-91 pts)
- 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
- 2 documented risk signals
- Flagged as high risk by reputation monitoring
Trust Signals
Risk Flags
- WIKIPEDIA_WRONG_ENTITY
- AI-generated description — not verified against structured fields
Positive Signals
- Documented history with archived programs
Festival Details
Founded
1934
Award Categories
50
Submission Fees
$4.99
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In the News
- The Monthly Film Festival — Reputation ChecklegitfestsJun 12, 2026Neutral
I found **no direct evidence** in the provided results that a specific festival called **“The Monthly Film Festival”** has been formally reported as a scam, cancelled, fraudulent, or fake. What the results do show is *general criticism of monthly film festivals as a category*, including warnings that some monthly or online festivals can function like awards mills or charge extra fees for trophies,
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