Getting your film on IMDB
Hi,
I have been noticing some indie material (actors, directors, films) on IMDB... and am wondering how to get a film on IMDB. Thanks. |
It took a long time for my short to get up on imdb and one of my actresses did all the work, so I'm not entirely sure of the process.
But I do know it takes a long time and you have to be able to prove it's a "real" project. You'll need production stills, verifiable screening info, like festival screening schedules etc. You can start the process from their site and then you work with a rep ( I think). But it is possible. Here's the proof: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0990424/ |
You start here: http://www.imdb.com/updates?update=title
Here are the eligibility guidelines on that page: Quote:
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Thanks! I saw "Broken" up there so I wondered. But of course there are different levels of indie filmmaking.
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I've seen student films listed up there, too, because they screened at major and minor film festivals.
When one of my films went to DVD and was on sale at amazon.com, only then could I get it up onto imdb. All the rest of my credits on imdb are from films that were in fests. If you're a member of imdb pro (I think it's $100 a year, pre-paid), your film will get up on the site faster than if you're not, provided there are no problems with the entry (ie, the link to the listing of your film on a film fest site or movie theatre site, etc., isn't dead and so on). imdb can take up to 4-6 weeks, even up to 10-14. Hope this helps, heath |
Some older student films are up there because originally the IMBD didn't have any policy on submissions. But that was before the days of DV and short films were reatively hard to make.
Actually the only thing they really require is a link to a relatively established festival or other TV channel website that lists your short film in connection woth a bonafide screening. The point being it's not enough for it to be a student film - it has to be a student film seen by people OTHER than classmates, teachers and family, which actually invalidates about 99% of all student films. Anyway, what do you qualify as "Indie". |
Yeah, they're getting stricter, which I think is something of a mistake. I spent literally hours submitting my documentary via their antiquated web submission system a few days back (a client side app should really generate the final submission) only to get it bounced a few days later. I believe, at least theoretically, being a member of IMDB Pro doesn't speed up a submission (leastways, that's what I read somewhere on the site) but it does get your profile up there faster.
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I was wondering how to do this. Thanks for the info guys.
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I got "American Jouster" http://imdb.com/title/tt0482453/ listed in about two weeks after submission, back in 2005. Maybe they are backlogged?
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Unless you're an IMDb Pro member, you have to wait up to 14 weeks (ugh!).
heath |
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