Dvader
Well-known member
I know there are other posts about getting your film listed on IMDB, however, I thought is might deserve its own thread, because in the eye's of most people I meet, IMDB legitimizes a film. Perhaps people could explain their film's situation and get help or others could give advice about how they got listed on IMDB.
This is the new title submission page which lists IMDB guidelines:
http://www.imdb.com/updates?update=title
IMDB
For a work to be eligible for inclusion in the database it:
* must be of general public interest and
* should be available to the public or have been available in the past.
General public interest is assumed if a work...
* has been released to cinemas
* has been shown on non-local TV
* has been released on video or prints have been made available to the public (but see exceptions below on limited distribution titles)
* has been accepted and shown on film festivals that don't accept everything regardless of its quality (if you have doubt, see this page for details)
* has been made by a (now) famous artist or person of public interest.
* has become famous for some reason and is widely talked about/referenced in non-local media or the 'film community' or is now of general historic interest for some reason.
General public interest is NOT given just because a work...
* is of a strictly private nature (home movies)
* is an amateur production made for local consumption by friends, family members and neighbours, the local school campus etc. (including "local access television")
* has been digitized and put on some internet page for downloading (unless general public interest is assumed for one of the reasons stated above)
* is being offered to the public on the web via home made video tape copies (unless general public interest is assumed for one of the reasons stated above)
* has been made during/for a film class, workshop or any other educational program (unless general public interest is assumed for one of the reasons stated above)
* has been made for a local institution (such as a university or company) for internal use (unless general public interest is assumed for one of the reasons stated above)
This is the new title submission page which lists IMDB guidelines:
http://www.imdb.com/updates?update=title
IMDB
For a work to be eligible for inclusion in the database it:
* must be of general public interest and
* should be available to the public or have been available in the past.
General public interest is assumed if a work...
* has been released to cinemas
* has been shown on non-local TV
* has been released on video or prints have been made available to the public (but see exceptions below on limited distribution titles)
* has been accepted and shown on film festivals that don't accept everything regardless of its quality (if you have doubt, see this page for details)
* has been made by a (now) famous artist or person of public interest.
* has become famous for some reason and is widely talked about/referenced in non-local media or the 'film community' or is now of general historic interest for some reason.
General public interest is NOT given just because a work...
* is of a strictly private nature (home movies)
* is an amateur production made for local consumption by friends, family members and neighbours, the local school campus etc. (including "local access television")
* has been digitized and put on some internet page for downloading (unless general public interest is assumed for one of the reasons stated above)
* is being offered to the public on the web via home made video tape copies (unless general public interest is assumed for one of the reasons stated above)
* has been made during/for a film class, workshop or any other educational program (unless general public interest is assumed for one of the reasons stated above)
* has been made for a local institution (such as a university or company) for internal use (unless general public interest is assumed for one of the reasons stated above)
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