I know that if your film gets into certain festivals, it qualifies for an imdb credit... But beyond that, what does it take? What is the criteria they use for determining whether a project is "legitimate"? Like, a web-series, for instance. How do they determine whether a web-series is worthy of an imdb page? Is it just about how many people have seen it? Or is there some other factor?
Anything Goes : What does it take to get a project on imdb.com? by Nicholas Bogroff Ganssle
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Someone who pays for imdbpro and registers it.
Joining imdb pro is a great way to get started. You can pay month by month. The first two weeks are free. Here take a look at my profile page: http://www.imdb.me/victor Oh, yes, and you'll be able to have your own URL on imdb. Good luck.
Bryan it doesn't need all that for credit. My script is being produced by an indie producer and we're just as the pre-production stage. The title has been up all year. But producer probably paid for it.
You don't need to pay to put the title up per say, but you do need to have IMDbpro which you have to pay for. They want as much information as possible to verify it actually exists. So having a website for the film and/or a trailer of some sort are pretty much mandatory. They want links for those. Cast, Director, Producers, Writers, length, genre, color, and misc links should be added as well. Once all the information is put in, you send it their way and it's usually up within 7 to 10 business days. If the title is up and running but some of the information is missing, just give them a couple more days. We've ran into certain situations as a cast member not having any prior credits so they have to make a page for them. If you have any other questions I'll be happy to help.
Yeah having imdbpro would make sense. I have that and I'm able to change things on my profile there because of it. Without that you're just sort of a "voyeur" on there.
Here's a link to the eligibility guidelines for those of you that are needing that information. Hope this helps. https://resume.imdb.com/help/show_leaf?titleeligibility
You need a Clearance for your title...On to which well cost you between 200.00-600.00....That well sometimes get you the credit. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1136942/ http://www.imdb.com/company/co0374299/
Hey Bryan. I just clicked it again... it worked fine for me. I don't know what to tell ya buddy. Sorry.
IMDB now will include you if you simply enter your webseries in a festival- It used to be that you had to get accepted now you just have to enter it. Do it through Without a Box they are connected to IMDB.
Yep, particularly if it's an IMDB qualifying festival.
In a nutshell (& as referenced above), to get a project listed on IMDb you or someone affiliated with the production must have an IMDb Pro account (Note: IMDB offers a free 14-day trial for IMDb Pro). The main criteria for listing seems to be one or more verified external links to the project. Which types of external links accepted, I believe, depends on the project's budget and/or number of media sources reporting on it. Again as mentioned, linking to film festival listings are a great way to get your project validated. I think 3rd party links such as local new reports, etc also help. Beyond that, IMDb will require you input as much information as possible about the project e.g. depending on its production status - cast (rumored or otherwise), crew, budget, formatting, language, runtime, and so on. Since there is a 14 day free trial period, you can explore the site and make use of IMDb's FAQs or contact forms to find all the answers you need :) I hope this helps! PS. As @MarkCabaroy mentioned WithOutABox is a great tool too!! Best of luck :)