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Help with updates being turned down !

Hi, I wrote, produced and directed a micro-budget feature film last year called KEEP BREATHING, which I've listed on IMDB as KEEP BREATHING (Feature Film 2022) to differentiate from a couple of other productions with the same title. However, upon checking my updates I've found that EVERY SINGLE CREDIT I've put in has been declined !!! Basically, they've said my title "needs attention" due to lack of supporting evidence. So, what counts as supporting evidence ? Can anyone give me concrete examples ? And continuing on from this, every one of the 27 credits I've put for the film has been declined, with the same reason given:

"Reason - Related item has been declined.

Your contribution has been declined. Your data referred to another item which has been declined or deleted, and this means that your data will not appear on the site. If you also submitted the original item and believe that it still warrants inclusion, please review the submission guide and resubmit." So firstly, what the hell does any of that mean ? The stupid robotic answers IMDB give drive me crazy, they are incapable of giving a simple straightforward explanation for anything. I am wondering, have all of my credits been turned down because they are all part of the film that "needs attention" ? Or is there some other reason known only to IMDB ? Every credit is correctly linked to active users, including myself, and yet they've all been declined. 

If anyone can help me with this I'd really appreciate it, thanks   :)

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The title submission is invalid because of the title formatting  -- you entered the title as

Keep Breathing (Feature 2022) (????)



Please resubmit the title and ensure that you enter the title simply as "Keep Breathing". The year and the type of  title will be automatically added based on the release date information and running time length you add.

Additionally, the information you provided was a bit contradictory: you listed this both as currently 'filming' and in 'post-production' but also entered some dates (April 24th-October 31st 2022) so it's not clear what is the status of the production. 

I recommend you try again after the film is completed (and preferably after it has screened or at least when a release/screening date is firmly set and known).  If this is not yet finished, it seems likely that this will be a 2023 release, which may also help distinguish it from the already existing 2022 titles also called "Keep Breathing".

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