Post by Martin Stett on Aug 16, 2022 13:33:13 GMT
Let's settle this once and for all. IMDb and Letterboxd usually list a film's release under the very first year it was shown, but traditionally we've only allowed films from the first non-festival release date. Some people have done Oscar qualifications as the proper release year, but I find that too many films never got an Oscar qualifying run for that to be viable.
So the question is: should we go with the very first showing of the movie, or the first non-festival showing? I personally like going with the first ever showing because (a.) it's a lot less work to figure out, and (b.) edge cases like The Amusement Park (first festival showing in 1975, first non-festival showing in 2021) aren't left in limbo.
So the question is: should we go with the very first showing of the movie, or the first non-festival showing? I personally like going with the first ever showing because (a.) it's a lot less work to figure out, and (b.) edge cases like The Amusement Park (first festival showing in 1975, first non-festival showing in 2021) aren't left in limbo.
