2021 Eligibility Post

[limitedtheatricalmod]

Limited Theatrical Release is an exchange for small- to medium-sized film fandoms. For the purposes of the 2021 round, a small- to medium-sized film fandom is defined as any film with fewer than 1000 works on AO3. 

This post is provided in order to clarify fandom eligibility for the 2021 round of this exchange. 

Blanket Eligibility:

• Standalone short films with fewer than 1000 works on AO3 are considered eligible for the 2021 round. 
• Animated films with fewer than 1000 works on AO3 are considered eligible for the 2021 round. 
• Music videos with fewer than 1000 works on AO3 are considered eligible for the 2021 round.
• Trailers for films yet to be released with fewer than 1000 works on AO3 are considered eligible for the 2021 round only if the film is not connected to an ineligible franchise, subject further to the the mods discretion.
• Films based on or inspired by non-film source material (e.g. a book) are considered eligible for the 2021 round only if the film has its own fandom category on AO3 separate from the source material, and that category contains fewer than 1000 works. 
• Standalone episodes of TV shows such as Black Mirror and tie-in film shorts from multimedia franchises such as Overwatch are not considered eligible for the 2021 round. 

If any of the statements below applies to a fandom or character tag you wish to nominate, please comment on this post before submitting the nomination or it will be rejected:

If you wish to nominate a movie with over 1000 works listed on AO3, but you feel the movie should still be eligible for a special reason, please comment on this post to explain why you feel the movie should be eligible before submitting the nomination or it will be automatically rejected. 

If you wish to nominate a movie that is only listed under a Series or All Media Types category on AO3 and the AO3 “Series”/"All Media Types" category contains over 1000 works, please comment on this post to clarify before submitting the nomination or it will be rejected. 

If you wish to nominate a rare film based on or inspired by other source material (e.g. a book) but the film has not yet been given a fandom category, please comment on this post to clarify before submitting the nomination or it will be rejected. 

Generic OCs are considered eligible nominations for the 2021 round as part of & or / relationships with canon characters! If you wish to nominate a specific OC tag (e.g. "Deckard/Original Replicant Character(s)", "Saoirse & Original Daoine Sidhe Character(s)", etc.), please comment on this post to explain why you wish to nominate a specific OC tag, or your nomination may be rejected. Specific OC tags must relate in an immediately obvious way to the fandom you wish to nominate them for (e.g. "Koda & Original Bear Character(s)" for Brother Bear (2003)), and may not be so specific that they could be considered railroading. 

 

Comments

[firecat]

I'm considering nominating Ghost in the Shell, the 1995 anime film. It doesn't have its own tag, it falls under "Ghost in the Shell (Anime & Manga)," which has fewer than 1000 works on AO3. Should I nominate it as Ghost in the Shell (1995) or as Ghost in the Shell (Anime & Manga) ? Thanks.

[limitedtheatricalmod]

Nominate it as Ghost in the Shell (1995), please!