The annual True/False Film Festival showcases independent films and filmmakers, but it’s more than just screenings. One gem of the festival is Downtown Columbia’s favorite documentary film game show, Gimme Truth!

What in the world is a “documentary game show,” you ask?

Started in 2006, Gimme Truth! has a simple premise: Local amateur filmmakers create two-minute documentaries aiming to stump the live audience and a panel of three celebrity judges. The question before the judges: Is the film completely true or completely false?

Hosted by Johnny St. John, a local comedian, Gimme Truth! is a loud and enjoyable event for all involved.

Jamie Gonçalves, the event’s coordinator, says he receives 30 to 50 film submissions each year, and the films are chosen based on how well the documentary fooled the mystery team of Gimme Truth! programmers. Gimme Truth! typically selects 10 to 11 documentaries.

Films from previous years include a feature on an aggressive Irishman, a girl claiming a photo of herself as a fat baby went viral in Asia, and a supposed cock-fighting ring in Columbia. Docs range from typical and believable to crazy and improbable. It’s up to the audience to decide which ones are thoroughly true and which ones are flat-out false.

After watching all the films, the judges discuss and pick their favorite film. The lucky winner of Gimme Truth! receives a Vimeo Plus membership, a Lux pass to the next fest, a CAT-TV membership, and a Sunday brunch with a T/F alumnus. Gonçalves also says the winner gets a “a trophy by badass sculptor Michael Marcum.”

Last year’s winner created a false documentary about a writer who smashes his typewriters after every important work.

Unfortunately Gimme Truth!, help at 9:30 p.m. Saturday at the Vimeo Theater at The Blue Note, is sold out.

As St. John said at last year’s event, Gimme Truth! is “where we blur the lines between truth and falsehood, fact and fiction.”