Venice Film Festival
Venice, Italy
100
Tier AFIAPFOscarScreenings
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Vesuvio International movie Awards
Italy · Est. 2017 · Multiple structural red flags — exercise caution before submitting
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Italy
28
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- Name follows 'award mill' pattern (ends in 'Awards')
- No physical screenings
- 1 documented risk signal
Overview
The Vesuvio International Movie Awards, also known as VIMA, is an international film festival in Italy that presents live screenings and an awards competition for films from around the world. It is notable for its broad category range, including feature films, shorts, documentaries, animation, LGBT films, microshorts, smartphone films, music videos, fashion films, web series, and trailers, with a stated mission of showcasing fresh new voices to an international audience.[1]
Last updated Oct 4, 2026
Legitimacy Analysis
Positive Indicators (+14 pts)
- 9 years of verifiable history
- 2 verified pro signals
Red Flags (-36 pts)
- Name follows 'award mill' pattern (ends in 'Awards')
- No physical screenings
- 1 documented risk signal
- On watchlist — negative reputation signals detected
Trust Signals
Risk Flags
- AWARD_MILL_NAME
Positive Signals
- FilmFreeway Gold festival
- Has FilmFreeway community ratings
Festival Details
Founded
2017
FilmFreeway communityGold festival
Avg. rating
4.8/ 5
Reviews
649
Synced 19 days ago
- David GlassmanFeb 2024
This for my trophy order..
- Robin BisioFeb 2024
A magical fest that really honors filmmakers!!
- Darren HaskinsFeb 2024
A festival with solid communication and opportunity to share our short film finalist and award winning project, Where Is My Mind?, with their audience. Thank you and I look forward to more collaboration.
- Andria LittoFeb 2024
Online festival. Lovely people. I have only nice things to say. Thank you for the invite and the honors for my film, MY FATHER MOVES MOUNTAINS.
- Tawhida Tanya EvansonFeb 2024
Thanks so much to the Vesuvius International Film Awards for selecting "Cyano Sun Suite" as winner for Best Videopoetry. Congrats to all the other winners.
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