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Incorrect Release Date
Hello,
Our film BOUND (https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt13279792/?ref_=co_knf_i_1) obtained distribution and released with Freestyle Digital Media (https://pro.imdb.com/company/co0314632/?ref_=tt_cc_nm_1) on MAY 16 -2025.
On IMDb Pro it states we released in 2023. This is incorrect. This is when we played our first festival in December of that year. Multiple platforms use this date as the film's theatrical release date to the public, even though it is in correct. It makes our film look 2 years older than it actually is.
Please change this. This is devastating to all INDIE FILMS, it is killing BOUND. Despite high scores across all major review platforms.
- Multiple large publications were going to write articles/reviews on BOUND changed their mind once they saw the incorrect date.
- A majority of movie watchers scrolling to through films they don't know check the date to see if is new and pass if the date is too old.




gromit82
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5 hours ago
be910: I can't stress this enough. Please tell every filmmaker you know that being shown in a film festival counts as a release for IMDb purposes. This means that the year in parentheses after the title will be the year of the first release, even if that release was at a festival. This has been IMDb policy for well over 20 years, maybe even over 30 years.
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