Sunderland Shorts Film Festival

Sunderland Shorts Film Festival is a legitimate, well-established event (10+ years) with high industry validation (BIFA Qualifying, Top 100 FilmFreeway). However, the project scores lower on the Proof of Usefulness scale due to its non-technical nature, niche regional reach, and a poor quality submission that included hyperbolic false claims (e.g., 'most people have used my product') and confusing financial metrics ('marketcap'). While the real-world utility for its specific audience is high, it lacks the scale and technical innovation typically sought in this evaluation framework.