IMDb has announced an “important step toward greater visibility for all entertainment industry professionals” with the addition of 12 new dedicated professional credit categories on IMDb and IMDbPro name and title pages.
Alongside this, IMDb now accepts credits for dubbing foreign-language versions of movies and TV shows, “creating new opportunities for these professionals to showcase their work globally”.
These enhancements were developed through ongoing consultation with leading industry organisations including the Choreographers Guild, Colorist Society, IATSE Local 161, IATSE Local 871, National Association of Voice Actors (NAVA), Property Masters Guild and SAG-AFTRA.
IMDb added that it will continue to expand professional credit categories and recognition opportunities based on industry feedback.
Credit categories are the sections in which professional credits are displayed on IMDb and IMDbPro name and title pages.
The new categories are: Choreography; Color Department; Craft Services; Health and Safety Department; Intimacy Coordination; Legal; Production Department; Production Finance and Accounting; Property Department; Publicity; Puppetry; and Voice Actor – Dubbing.
Previously, these existing credits were primarily listed in the “Additional Crew” category – with these additions, IMDb now features 45 professional credit categories.
“Our vision is to ensure every profession involved in making movies and TV shows receives equal recognition,” said Nikki Santoro, CEO of IMDb.
“We’re grateful to our IMDbPro customers and industry collaborators who helped shape these updates, and we look forward to continuing this important work together.”
“When our members work on a production, it’s important that they be credited in the right way – not just because it feels good to see our names connected to our titles, but because it’s a professional resource that the community looks to, to be informed,” said Sean Astin, SAG-AFTRA president.
“It’s important that IMDbPro has made this commitment to recognising the many professionals whose creativity and dedication make film and television possible.
“This is an important step toward creating an accurate and more inclusive reflection of the industry we all create, and we thank them for working to ensure that every contributor to a production is visible and valued in their own right.”
These new credit categories are said to make it easier for audiences, industry peers and potential employers to discover and connect with professionals in these fields on IMDb and IMDbPro and in search results.
IMDb has begun migrating existing credits to the new categories, with updates expected to be complete by the end of Sunday 9 November.
The expanded options for dubbing credits reflects the growing global popularity of international content and audience interest in the professionals who perform these roles.
Credits are now accepted for dubbing into the following languages: English, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. To submit dubbing credits, detailed instructions and a video tutorial are available on the IMDb website.
