Killing the possibility of finishing my movie and releasing it properly

Hi, I have been trying to remove a credit for over 3 years. I know I should just ignore it but as The writer/director/and one of the leads, I know better than anyone how inaccurate the information on the MIKAEL page is. The release dates are wrong, as it was a private screening to raise money to finish the film. I have also been shooting scenes in Iraq as recently as two months ago for a film that was supposedly released in 2015. The only thing we were guilty of is prematurely putting the credit up. Whats equally frustrating is that the changes to running time, posters, plot, non e of these things are any longer relevant, yet it stays up. Please is there someone I can talk to to figure this out because it is completely affecting finishing this film because the people we have finally brought on to help complete the project are reluctant due to the fact it says the film is completed and released. ABSOLUTELY NOT TRUE, or else I wouldnt still be contacting you guys. PLEASE HELP

Kordo Doski

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stressed and tired, It's been many years since I started contacting you guys.

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1 year ago

Ed Jones(XLIX)

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2692134/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2

You can edit all types of data via the edit page function.
Please read this.

Spotted a Mistake?

If you spot a data mistake anywhere on the site, the process of correcting it is very straightforward:

Every name and title page has an 'Edit Page' button at the bottom. Simply click this button, then select the data area you wish to correct from the list of options on the next screen.

You will also see small 'EDIT' labels next to various bits of data on both name and title pages. You can click these to go straight through to the correction form, which speeds things up a little.

Auditing Credits Lists

When auditing credits to check for accuracy, we would appreciate it if you adhered to the following guidelines:

Please do not audit credits from memory alone; you must have recently watched the title in question, and checked off the credits on the site against those that appeared onscreen.

Always remember the golden rule: Site credits matching those that appear onscreen must never be changed.

If you find that a character name on the site is different to a character name displayed onscreen then please submit a character correction.

Please do not add nicknames or embellish such character names.

If the role exists in a title but there is no onscreen credit, and the actor playing the role is easily identifiable onscreen, then the (uncredited) attribute should be added. IMPORTANT: In this situation, do NOT delete the existing credit.

If there is no character name for an (uncredited) role on the site, you may add a character name based on the rules outlined in our Characters submission guide.

If the role does not exist (i.e. the actor/character does not appear at any point in the title), then please submit a deletion, but only if you are absolutely certain that the credit is incorrect.

Changes to order numbers should only be made if the existing order numbers on the site are incorrect.

How to update an existing Release Date

1. Navigate to the title page.
2. Scroll to the bottom of the page and select Edit Page.
3. Under the heading Basic Data you will see the option Release Date.
4. On the drop down to the right, click Correct/Delete.
5. Scroll to the bottom of the page and select Continue.
6. Find the release date you would like to change and using the drop down, select Correct.
7. Scroll to the bottom and click Check these updates.
8. Amend the release date of the title and scroll down and click Check these updates.
9. If all is OK the box will turn green, now you can click Submit at the bottom of the page.
10. One of our editors will review this and approve/reject the change as necessary.

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Ed Jones(XLIX)

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Start here to edit
https://contribute.imdb.com/updates?ref_=tt_cn_edt&edit=legacy%2Ftitle%2Ftt2692134%2F

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1 year ago

Vincent Fournols

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Jordi,

On top of Ed's practical advices, make sure to make a reference to this topic through its URL, to justify your change requests.

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1 year ago

Kordo Doski

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Thanks for the reply however I have been going through this for four years with you guys. I wrote, directed, and I am still in the process of finishing this film. A lot of the information on there was put up there many years ago and it turned to be wrong. Beginners mistakes that are still costing us immensely. If you guys could delete the credit that I’ve been asking for all these years , Then I could put up the accurate information. Is there Someone I can speak to directly because I have gone through filling these forms for multiple years and the credit is just getting worse. I understand you guys not wanting to remove credit but when I financed, Wrote , directed, the entire production, I think you guys should be able to make an exception

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2019-03-26T16:16:56+00:00

Vincent Fournols

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Kordo,

The people answering you here are only contributors, with no rights granted on IMDb databases, only the power to help you as best as they can.

If you have already submitted changes, please share here the 18 digit submission IDs, so an IMDb staff can review your situation after the information you provide here.

2019-03-26T16:49:03+00:00

Kordo Doski

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Sorry Vincent. Thought I was speaking to a staff member

2019-03-26T17:24:03+00:00

Vincent Fournols

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Sorry for the "Jordi" too, imposed by my smartphone ;)

2019-03-26T17:29:21+00:00

MAthePA

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Sometimes I'm frustrated by the great technical progress...
We are close to the times when the spellchecker out of smartphone will tell about our real-life hidden preferences, when messaging on public ;)

2019-03-26T17:51:06+00:00

Kordo Doski

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Thanks to all you guys for your help. Sorry if my messages were short, doing my best to reply from work. Wishing you guys a great day

1 year ago

MAthePA

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Hi, Kordo Doski.

Are the links :
https://www.facebook.com/mikaelthefilm
https://twitter.com/Mikaelthefilm
official ones for MIKAEL movie?

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Kordo Doski

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These were links that were put up years ago. Unfortunately it was something we put up way back then before we knew what we were doing. As you can see there has been no updates to them for many years yet we are still filming.

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2019-03-26T17:03:15+00:00

MAthePA

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I just see an even there:
North American Premier on SAT, JUN 11, 2016

2019-03-26T17:07:11+00:00

Ed Jones(XLIX)

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Kordo, you said you have been attempting to do updates with no success.
Vincent asked for contribution numbers.
Please provide them.

You can find those 18 digit numbers here at,
https://contribute.imdb.com/contributions/history
or here
https://contribute.imdb.com/updates/history/?ref_=helpms_ch_ci_history

2019-03-26T17:16:06+00:00

Kordo Doski

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Hey guys. Thanks for your help. Yes even the premiere is not the version that we have now. Very different. Too much to go in to here. They were submitted when I made my request. There is too much info to get ino regarding that cut of the film. As far as the 18 digit info. I don’t have them here at work.

1 year ago

Ed Jones(XLIX)

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I have made a submission on your behalf.
You need to learn proper procedure and follow up.
IMDb staff and us users are here to help.
But we don't do your work for you.
Please read all the help topics so as to familiarize yourself with the submission and corrections processes.
https://help.imdb.com/contribution?ref_=helpsect_tab

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2019-03-26T17:58:01+00:00

Kordo Doski

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Thank you.

1 year ago

Kordo Doski

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Thanks Ed I will have a look on my break. Appreciate yours and the others help.

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1 year ago

Michelle, Official Rep

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Hi Kordo -

Concerning the film status, there are several online sources that reference the 2015 festival release at the
Duhok International Film Festival:

https://www.greengalactic.com/2015/mikael-the-movie/
https://www.organicspamagazine.com/2015/09/17/duhok-international-film-festival-celebrates-kurdish-c...
https://www.theransomnote.com/culture/film-news/iraqi-indie-drama-mikael-premieres-this-month/
http://duhokiff.com/index.php/archive/festival-2015/selection2015/kurdish-cinema/feature-films

Please be aware that we do consider festival screenings to be an official release, so the title will need to remain listed with the year "2015" and the "Released" status. If the title is being re-worked and a new version is being completed, you are welcome to include the Release Date details for this re-release on the existing title page, but the title year and existing Release Dates cannot change or be removed.

If there is an incorrect credit listed on the title and you have already requested a deletion that was not approved, we will need to see evidence to help verify the change. You are welcome to post a screen grab of the full end credits here, or you can provide credit evidence privately to our staff by following the instructions on this guide: https://help.imdb.com/article/contribution/contribution-information/how-can-i-submit-additional-veri...#