The Tunnel gets listed

The Internet Movie Database has reviewed its previous decision not to list the Australian independent film made for BitTorrent distribution, The Tunnel.

“We won,” producer Enzo Tedeschi told Encore.

In the film’s blog, Tedeschi thanked “everyone who made lots of noise online about The Tunnel and IMDb”.

“As of the weekend (and not the 29th of Sept as the listing seems to cite), our project is officially listed as in post-production on IMDb.com. We’re very happy to see that IMDb is still able to listen to their users, the people that made them the massive resource that they are over the last 20 years. We’ve sent an official thankyou to IMDb.com,” wrote Tedeschi.

This is the producers’ letter to the IMDb:

Dear IMDb,

We are writing this time to thank you for including “The Tunnel” on your online database.

It may seem like a small thing to IMDb, but it is an indispensable tool for us to be able to market our project effectively and help ensure it’s success. It’s also reassuring to see that after 20 years of operation, that you are still able to listen to your user base. We’re sure that the online clamour made by our fans and supporters has not been lost on you.

We sincerely hope that this trend will continue into the future for other serious independent filmmakers to take advantage of.

Once again, thanks very much.

Yours sincerely,

Enzo Tedeschi and Julian Harvey
Executive Producers of “The Tunnel”