Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sweetness (upcoming film)

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The result was draftify‎. ✗plicit 02:41, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sweetness (upcoming film)

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WP:TOOSOON article about an as yet unreleased film, not reliably sourced as the subject of sufficient production coverage to be exempted from the main notability criteria for films at WP:NFILM.
There are just six footnotes here, of which two are the self-published Instagram posts of one of the producers, one is a press release self-published by a funding body, and one is a glancing namecheck of the film's existence in a "submitted article" (i.e. really just another press release) about the overall film and television industry in the region where this film was shot, none of which are support for notability.
That leaves just two hits that actually represent reliable and GNG-building coverage about this film, which is not enough coverage to exempt a film from the standard film notability criteria -- the special WP:NFF criteria require a lot of production coverage, not just one or two hits.
Obviously no prejudice against recreation in the future if and when this gets released and starts generating reviews by professional film critics, but two hits of production coverage is not enough to already justify an article now. Bearcat (talk) 15:41, 31 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Film and Canada. Bearcat (talk) 15:41, 31 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Draftify until release--and reviews--come in. --Slgrandson (How's my egg-throwing coleslaw?) 16:19, 31 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: or draftify;; opposed to deletion given existing coverage and notable cast (production, premise and cast are verifiable and this is a good start). -My, oh my! (Mushy Yank) 16:25, 31 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It takes a lot more than just two hits of coverage to make a film notable this far in advance of release. Bearcat (talk) 16:42, 31 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Doczilla _{Ohhhhhh, no!} 01:25, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Draftify. This is a nice start, but we need to think of this as less "this will release" and more "what if it never releases". If the film were to get indefinitely shelved then we have to consider if the article would pass NFILM based on its current coverage. Unfortunately it doesn't at this point in time. At present there is no set release date, so it could release this year or it could release two years from now. Or not at all. It could also be quietly released and gain no reviews. It wouldn't be the first film to receive this treatment, particularly in the horror/thriller genres. I do think that the article is a good start and it would be a shame to lose the work, so I support anyone who wants to take the article on as a draft. ReaderofthePack(formerly Tokyogirl79) (｡◕‿◕｡) 19:18, 13 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.