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Clarification about user-made localized posters
Hello,
I would like to ask for clarification regarding IMDb's poster guidelines.
As I understand it, the Posters section is intended for official promotional artwork released by the studio or the official distributor. This would include official localized theatrical posters used during a film's release in a specific country. Could you please confirm that only official posters are allowed in this section?
I have noticed that, for some titles, users have systematically uploaded their own Photoshop-created localized posters, including for films that never had an official localized theatrical release in those countries. I have been keeping a list of these cases, and it already contains hundreds of images.
What is the preferred way to report this? Should I submit a separate report for each individual image, or is it possible to create a single thread here with links to images that appear not to comply with IMDb's poster guidelines?
The other challenge is that, when contacting support, requests are sometimes declined because it can be difficult to verify what was or was not officially released in every local market. I understand that this is not always easy.
I would like to help keep IMDb's poster database accurate for my country, so I would appreciate your advice on the best way to report these cases.
Thank you.
Anonymous
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3 days ago
If there is another issue with an image (e.g. poor quality, duplicate, inappropriate, copyright infringement or otherwise incorrect), please select the 'flag' option below the image and follow the instruction
How do I report a photo issue to IMDb?
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MAthePA
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Hello.
I did not submit any of the above images (the employees can check this), but would like to say:
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) was broadcast on the Ukrainian TV channel 1+1, in Ukrainian language. While @mindwrecker insists to remove the Ukrainian poster (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031679/mediaviewer/rm4182741506/), he says nothing about the similar russian ones:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031679/mediaviewer/rm3415514626/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031679/mediaviewer/rm3247742466/
which go side by side
Gone with the Wind (1939) was broadcast on the Ukrainian TV channels 1+1 and "Новий канал", in Ukrainian language.
Charles Chaplin was broadcast on Ukrainian TV many many times, on different channels.
The Wizard of Oz (1939) is currently online on Megogo, in Ukrainian language.
Double Indemnity (1944) went to public domain, so Omikron (the Ukrainian dubbing studio) localized the movie in Ukrainian language, including its poster (https://toloka.to/t49974). The dubbing was paid by the Hurtom.com community.
In conclusion, it seems that the topic starter just hate to see the Ukrainian language on the IMDb pages, especially when there are no russian posters.
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