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Change film from Short to Feature

I need to change my film from a SHORT to a FEATURE. I have followed the instructions repeatedly to make this change, and it is rejected. Any advice?

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CJ: Please post your last full data submission here on this message board. You can copy it out of the receipt you would have received from IMDb by e-mail immediately after sending it in. Some of the regulars on the board may review it and, if they can, they may provide suggestions as to how to improve the submission to get it included in the database. (Also, please include the submission reference number -- it's an 18-digit number that will look something like 220123-123456-789000.)

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CJ: The main problem here is that the formatting of an IMDb-formatted title is exactly the same for a short as for a feature. (TV series, TV movies, and made-for-video titles all have different formats from theatrical films and from each other, but there is no difference as between feature films and shorts.) Hence, what you need is not a Title Correction. 

What you need to do is delete the Short genre from this film. Go to the film's page, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21058466/ , and click "Edit page". On the next screen, on the Genres line, select "Correct/Delete". Click "Continue".

On the next screen, in the drop-down menu to the left of "Short", select "Delete". Click "Check these updates".

On the next screen, there will be an Explanation box. In that box, explain that this film is now planned to be 60 minutes long, which is too long to be classified as a Short, and the 60-minute running time is already listed in IMDb. Click "Re-check these updates".

On the next screen, your data should appear with a green background, and you should be able to click "Submit these updates". Allow a few days for the correction to go through to have this film removed from the Short category.

Good luck!

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Oh, THANK YOU DO MICH!!!! This is so helpful!

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Further more, you obviously can’t write ”Heart Cycles (2022) is a Feature” if you want to change the title. Hence the ”incorrrctly formatted” warning.