Audio Description Narrator is considered an acting role?

Hi @brett_erik_johnson - Credits would only be considered acting credits if they are listed in the original version's on-screen credits under the cast list. We will confirm with our policy team if some of the credits on the page are eligible and where they should be listed.  Thanks for reporting!

@brett_erik_johnson , I just received confirmation from @Bethanny  that anything in regards to Audio Description (AD) is not applicable to the original version (OV) for IMDb's database (as a line item in anyone's filmography).  They removed all of mine a while back and left a lot up for others, so I reached out to IMDb for more clarity on their policy.  It's the same idea for any type of re-versioning of the sound (ie:  foreign dubbing, commentaries, conforms, M&E creations, etc).  IMDb offers the "other works" area to detail this, but re-versioning work isn't eligible as a line item in a filmography.  Here is the link to my thread and @Bethanny can correct me if I've misquoted her at all. https://community-imdb.sprinklr.com/conversations/data-issues-policy-discussions/credit-submissions-for-audio-description/655016ce9a86502528ed7acc If you are on IMDbPro, there is an easy way to see if other filmographies have any credit entries that should be treated fairly and removed (as they are just re-versioning and not part of the OV).  Go to the top drop-down menu that's called "People" and make a selection (I've been using "Top STARmeter"), then select the drop-down menu on the top left called "Profession" and select "Sound Department" (or whatever department applies).  Then on the left you can find "Occupation/Credit keywords" and enter in keywords for the task ("audio description" in this case) and conduct your search. Here's an example of multiple entries in multiple filmographies that IMDb has yet to remove because they are all for audio description and not applicable to the OV: https://pro.imdb.com/discover/people?profession=sound_department&sortOrder=STARMETER_ASC&includeDeceased=true&ref_=hm_nv_ppl_tsm&minNumOfReleasedCredits=1&creditBeginYear=2018&pageNumber=1&occupationFuzzy=audio%20description @Bethanny closed my other thread on this before I could mention how much comes up on searches and that we should all be treated equally on this policy.  I'm glad you brought up the subject of AD again so @Bethanny is now aware of all of the other policy violations, and I won't have to start a new thread on it. The only exception I'm aware that IMDb has made is when this type of work has an on-screen credit in the OV (note that this doesn't included any still credit cards added after the OV ends, things like foreign dub cards, etc).  I personally have never seen any re-versioning credits wind up on the OV (that kind of defies the logic of the whole concept) except for when it's entirely new version of the title (which would then have a different title name to indicate it's a new version, aka a new OV). By the way, the 2 hitches I see so far in IMDbPro's search tool is that there is no selection under "Profession" for "Series Sound Department" (which excludes a large amount of entries), and entries of foreign audio work entered by the specific language requires a search by that language (ie: if someone says they did the "French mix", you would have to enter "French" into your keyword search rather than "foreign").   One last point to reiterate in regards to your original question, a narrator that's not included in the OV doesn't have a profession line that belongs in a filmography.  IMDb's policy is that if something is not in the OV, then it can only be listed in the "other works" biography section. Hopefully, the IMDb team that reviews all of this data has a full understanding of all the professions in regards to sound work for OV content.  Obviously, with all of the active filmography entries that don't comply with their policies, something's up.  I've offered to help out with clarification from my 30+ years in sound, but no one from IMDb has taken me up on it.  Considering IMDb is the world's #1 database for all of this content, I hope they are willing to clean this all up soon and keep it accurate :) At the end of the day, it's best to see what @Bethanny (or someone on her team) responds with as they are the authority on these matters.  I'm contributing my knowledge to your thread in hopes that it will benefit the IMDb community in regards to clarification of policies.  I hope some of this helps and that the page (your query) remains searchable for others to find in times of needed clarification.

Hi @hkpwnetd - Just to clarify our policy further here, we currently do not allow credited voice roles that are dubbing unless they are English version voice dubs.  So for example, if is a Japanese animated film, we will allow credits to be listed for the English voice dub, however, we would not allow the credit listing for the French voice dub or an audio dub. The examples you pointed out on the IMDbPro search results were for individuals who were listed with English version voice attributes, which are acceptable as per our policy.  However, if you are aware of invalid listings with audio or other version dubs, you should report them for removal through our online Update form - if you have reported them and the submissions were incorrectly declined, I encourage you to post the 18-digit submission reference numbers here for our staff to investigate. I hope this helps clarify.