Guests, welcome! Please introduce yourself
That...doesn't make sense. Release date should matter. How can we nominate something for 2019 that we clearly (barring film festivals) only could see by 2020 because that's when it was released?
What determines whether or not a film is eligible in a given year?Films are eligible for up to a three-year period, starting with their first theatrical release. There are five limiting factors, however: Films are no longer eligible in subsequent years after any of the following occur:1) The film gains a wide theatrical release in the US (playing simultaneously on more than 100 or so screens).2) The film debuts on DVD in the US.3) The film earns a Filmspot nomination.4) The film is a made-for-tv film and airs on US television.5) The film's US rights are exclusively owned by a streaming service (such as Netflix) and the film premieres on that service.
1SO, I'm forgetting now which categories you are drawing from?
A question for the group as I build the Letterboxd list. I'm putting Animated and Documentary aside for special recognition and removing Overlooked and Surprise.With Non-English Language Film, should I:A) Remove that category too?B) Include those titles?C) Only include films that either won or are nominated in other categories?Of the 50 nominees, 16 were nominated in only this Category.Winners that were only nominated for Non-English Language Film:BPM (Beats Per Minute)The Wolf HouseThe HuntThe Tale of the Princess Kaguya would be eliminated even though it won Non-English Language and Animated.
Quote from: etdoesgood on March 26, 2020, 08:47:03 PMThat...doesn't make sense. Release date should matter. How can we nominate something for 2019 that we clearly (barring film festivals) only could see by 2020 because that's when it was released?I think pixote found a nice way to manage this concern.Quote from: pixote on February 26, 2016, 09:42:11 PMWhat determines whether or not a film is eligible in a given year?Films are eligible for up to a three-year period, starting with their first theatrical release. There are five limiting factors, however: Films are no longer eligible in subsequent years after any of the following occur:1) The film gains a wide theatrical release in the US (playing simultaneously on more than 100 or so screens).2) The film debuts on DVD in the US.3) The film earns a Filmspot nomination.4) The film is a made-for-tv film and airs on US television.5) The film's US rights are exclusively owned by a streaming service (such as Netflix) and the film premieres on that service.