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Eligibility rules


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.
It does not have to be a feature film. We accept most kinds of films/shows:
  • features
  • documentaries
  • experimental films
  • short films, but for the time being no commercials, video clips or music videos (these go to the biographical section under 'other works')
  • films made for the big screen, TV and video
  • TV series and mini series (see below about episodes)
  • video games
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)
IMDb retains the right to reject any work whose eligibility according to above rules is dubious and/or unverifiable. This may include works which are in their very first development stages. If you would like to submit a project in development, please sign-up for IMDbPro. IMDb retains the right to change and adapt eligibility rules as circumstances require.
Note that, while individual TV series episodes are accepted, they should not be submitted with this form; instead, you should use the "Add Episode" button associated with the series title.
 
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