Please help me! Repeated rejection of a new short film due to "lack of supporting evidence"

@mustardcookies 😀

mustardcookies
Sunday, April 16th, 2023
Repeated decline due to "lack of evidence"
I am having an issue adding our short film, Cupcakes, to IMDb....

230413-233743-642000
https://community-imdb.sprinklr.com/conversations/data-issues-policy-discussions/repeated-decline-due-to-lack-of-evidence/643c357f1e14f078239362e7

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Mustard: 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. 

Contribution Details for Contribution #230418-184351-987000 

• Cupcakes (2022)
  • New Title - Add

    • Plain Title: Cupcakes
      Type: film
      Sub-Type: short
      Status: completed
      Year: 2022
      Source: ...producer/director/writer

  • Miscellaneous Link - Add

    • Type: MSC
      Url: https://hollywoodshortsfest.com/winnerstemporary/
      Desc: Official website for Hollywood Shorts Fest

    • Type: MSC
      Url: https://www.instagram.com/cupcakesshort/
      Desc: Instagram for our film

    • Type: MSC
      Url: https://vimeo.com/746001802
      Desc: Link to the film in it's entirety

  • Release Dates - Add

    • Country: USA
      Date: 2 September 2022
      Attribute: (internet)

  • Country of Origin - Add

    • USA
      Order: 1

  • Languages - Add

    • English
      Attribute: (English)
      Order: 1

  • Color / Black & White - Add

    • Color
      Attribute: (Full HD)

  • Genres - Add

    • Romance

  • Directors - Add

    • Name: Morgan, Brit

  • Budget - Add

    • Currency: USD
      Amount: 47,500

  • Official Sites - Add

    • Type: OFF
      Url: https://www.instagram.com/cupcakesshort/
      Desc: Official Instagram

  • Cast - Add

    • Name: Burton, Emily (XI)
      Character: Sophie
      Order: 1

    • Name: Barr, Matt (I)
      Character: Samuel
      Order: 2

    • Name: Chambers, Philemon
      Character: Kellam
      Order: 3

    • Name: Lewis, Leah (II)
      Character: Della
      Order: 4

    • Name: Freeman, Jonathan R.
      Character: Tallie
      Order: 5

  • Writers - Add

    • Name: Burton, Emily (XI)

  • Producers - Add

    • Name: Teng, Larry
      Occupation: producer

    • Name: Morgan, Brit
      Occupation: executive producer

    • Name: Burton, Emily (XI)
      Occupation: executive producer

    • Name: Fram, Arnold
      Occupation: executive producer

    • Name: Padalecki, Jared
      Occupation: executive producer

    • Name: Donovan, Logan (II)
      Occupation: executive producer

    • Name: Vogel, Rynn
      Occupation: co-producer

    • Name: Brown Jr., Neil
      Occupation: associate producer

    • Name: Roberts, Reba
      Occupation: associate producer

    • Name: Burton, Mark (XXXVI)
      Occupation: associate producer

    • Name: Dos Santos, Brett
      Occupation: associate producer

    • Name: Gates, Sterling (I)
      Occupation: associate producer

    • Name: Hui, S. Lily
      Occupation: associate producer

    • Name: Livingston, Vanessa
      Occupation: associate producer

    • Name: Melnick, Justin (I)
      Occupation: associate producer

    • Name: Rogers, Sherri (II)
      Occupation: associate producer

    • Name: Stellini, Anthony (II)
      Occupation: associate producer

    • Name: Ritt, Elisa (II)
      Occupation: associate producer

    • Name: Thieriot, Max
      Occupation: associate producer

    • Name: State, Riley
      Occupation: Finishing Producer

  • Composers - Add

    • Name: Callery, Sean

    • Name: Callobre, Tim

  • Cinematographers - Add

    • Name: Fitzpatrick, John P. (I)
      Attribute: (director of photography)

  • Editors - Add

    • Name: Carrillo, Hector (I)

  • Running Times - Add

    • Time: 17

  • Filming Locations - Add

    • DEN Los Angeles, California, USA

    • Stone Street Coffee

  • Sound Mix - Add

    • Stereo

  • Aspect Ratio - Add

    • 2:1

  • Plot Summaries - Add

    • Text: We follow Sophie, a 30-something with a borderline obsessive crush on her Los Angeles neighbor, as she attempts to share her birthday cupcakes with the object of her affection. However, these baked goods are made with more than just their sugary components, and she must consider who is worthy of the sweetness of her heart. Ironically, it is the act of reaching out that allows her to reach in, ultimately falling for the person for whom she has been waiting all along: herself.

  • Art Directors - Add

    • Name: Jain, Minolae
      Attribute: (production designer)

  • Second Unit Directors or Assistant Directors - Add

    • Name: Teng, Larry
      Occupation: first assistant director

    • Name: Guzman, Ashley (I)
      Occupation: second assistant director

  • Camera and Electrical Department - Add

    • Name: Fitzpatrick, John P. (I)
      Occupation: camera operator

    • Name: Walsh, Mike (IX)
      Occupation: steadiam operator

    • Name: Maniuszko, Dean
      Occupation: first assistant camera

    • Name: Schuckman, Nathan
      Occupation: second assistant camera

    • Name: FitzMaurice, Michael
      Occupation: Aerial Director of Photography

    • Name: FitzMaurice, Cameron
      Occupation: UAS Pilot

    • Name: Kocsis, Joe
      Occupation: UAS Tech

    • Name: Randall, Ashley (VIII)
      Occupation: still photographer

    • Name: Dowdy, Malik
      Occupation: gaffer

    • Name: Lewis, Cody (XVI)
      Occupation: key grip

    • Name: Richardson, Le
      Occupation: scissor lift operator

  • Costume and Wardrobe Department - Add

    • Name: Landry, Laiken
      Occupation: set costumer

  • Costume Designers - Add

    • Name: Hargroder, Kiersten

  • Editorial Department - Add

    • Name: Merrick, Brian (I)
      Occupation: assistant editor

    • Name: Gleisner, Kyle
      Occupation: finish editor

  • Makeup Department - Add

    • Name: St. Clair, Jeneta
      Occupation: makeup artist

    • Name: St. Clair, Jeneta
      Occupation: hair stylist

  • Production Designers - Add

    • Name: Zhao, Yiming (I)
      Attribute: (art director)

  • Production Managers - Add

    • Name: Vogel, Rynn
      Occupation: unit production manager

    • Name: Sforza, Sean
      Occupation: post producer

    • Name: Brody, Jonathan C.
      Occupation: post producer

    • Name: Scrape, Jackie
      Occupation: production assistant

  • Script and Continuity Department - Add

    • Name: van Dijk, Hannah
      Occupation: script supervisor

  • Sound Department - Add

    • Name: Crumley, Michael (I)
      Occupation: sound mixer

    • Name: Balunas, Vince
      Occupation: sound supervisor

  • Visual Effects - Add

    • Name: Yu, Michael (I)
      Occupation: visual effects producer

    • Name: Rolfe, Tom (I)
      Occupation: compositing supervisor

    • Name: Clark, Dan
      Occupation: compositor

    • Name: Buschman, Tanner
      Occupation: finishing colorist

  • Additional Crew - Add

    • Name: Scott, Carmen (I)
      Occupation: covid officer

  • Camera - Add

    • Panavision Cameras and Lenses

Mustard: I see some problems with your submission. I don't know exactly which of these may have prevented the film from being accepted, but the first two paragraphs below are probably the most important issues to deal with:

1. Your film is listed with a status of "completed". If it has been shown to the public, as the 2 September 2022 release date implies, it should be indicated as "released" instead. I don't know much about the Hollywood Shorts Fest, but if your film was screened online to the public as part of the festival, that should probably be specifically indicated somewhere in your data submission or one of the links you provide.

2. The Vimeo link (https://vimeo.com/746001802) shows up saying only "This video is private". Since the video is not available for viewing by the public and there is no information about the film on that page, it won't help the IMDb staff confirm that the film has been released to the public. (By contrast, a YouTube Premium film such as The Keys of Christmas (2016) isn't available to view for free, but at least if I go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9K6l0T2k-34 I can see that they have it available for pay.)

(Upon further review, I see that you said you put the Vimeo password in the description, so I'm assuming that you just omitted the password from this posting here.)

Some other issues you may wish to address:

The Instagram link is correctly listed under Official Sites. It should not be listed again under Miscellaneous Links.

In the Languages section, you have (English) as an attribute for English. That's not a valid attribute, and currently IMDb is ignoring all attributes in the Languages section anyway, so just omit the attribute.

The Filming Locations appear to be incorrect. If you are just listing a U.S. city, you would list it as:

Los Angeles, California, USA

However, if you are listing a specific location/business/etc., the best way to format is:

Building Name - Street Address, City, State, USA

Example:

Stone Street Coffee - 7174 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, California, USA

I don't know what the "DEN" location refers to in this section.

Also, these two credits appear to be in error, with two people being credited in each other's jobs:

Art Directors - Add

Name: Jain, Minolae
Attribute: (production designer)

Production Designers - Add

Name: Zhao, Yiming (I)

Attribute: (art director)

Basically, I believe that clarifying the release situation of this film is most important. Please feel free to come back and ask if you have further questions.

Cupcakes (2023) is now in the database:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27549684/