Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Aeris (film)

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The result was redirect to Feline infectious peritonitis#In film. King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 06:13, 31 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Aeris (film)[edit]

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Was deprodded, however it's an unremarkable short film which won two minor awards. Other than promotional articles, no in-depth coverage to meet WP:GNG, and definitely doesn't meet WP:NFILM. And my apologies, I originally prodded this article, not realizing that it had already been prodded, and the earlier prod was removed. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 11:30, 16 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

KEEP - Notable film. Also taking into account the cat lover scene, more notable than some folks can fathom. Original Proposed deletion was inaccurate as well. OK, so it's now been nominated for deletion. Oh well.

Winner of 2 awards. One in the US and the other in Canada. Played at other festivals including Hawaii. Nominee in 2 others. Official selection in Santa Barbara and Philly. Aeris
Very good coverage in Pop Dust, 10/11/17 - Aeris: The Unlikely Story of a Cat and Unconditional Love by Megan Christopher which was sourced from Google News.
The film was also discussed on Steve Dale's WGN radio show. WGN, December 11, 2018 - Noted pet expert Steve Dale drops by right before the howlidays by Jasmine Cooper - sourced from Google News.
Also by Steve Dale himself. Aeris the Movie About a Kitten with FIP Now Available
Excellent coverage in the well-respected and loved cat-news website, The Purrington Post which is the go-to source of news for cat lovers and fanatics. The Purrington Post, Nov 30, 2016 - The Story of Aeris: A Legacy Inspired by Love
On Amazon.com, it has some great reviews
Good coverage at the Borrego Springs Film Festival as well.
Also backed by the Winn Feline Foundation due to the importance of the issue of Feline infectious peritonitis which the film not only raises but brings attention to. "Winn Feline Foundation Helping Every Cat, Every Day" - Fifty Years of Milestones Page 9. They also hosted the film's premiere at the Lincoln Center.

Thanks Karl Twist (talk) 12:13, 16 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Film-related deletion discussions. MT Train^Talk 13:38, 16 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Delete, the awards won are minor and not notable, independent coverage in reliable sources is not significant. _signed,Rosguill ^talk 18:30, 22 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Atlantic306 (talk) 19:13, 23 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Comment and reply to Rosguill. It won 3 awards and 2 of the festivals are prominent festivals. In addition to it being a '2018 Garden State Film Festival Winner in the Narrative Short category - 2018 Festival Winners, Narrative Short, it was also a winner in the same category at the Canada International Film Festival - See Aeris & Aeris, Awards I have just discovered that it also a Gold Kahuna winner at the 2018 Honolulu Film Awards - 2018 Winners See Gold Kahuna Winners section. The last 2 are prominent film fests. And yes, there's no Wikipedia article for the Canada International Film Festival because nobody's gotten around to doing one yet. Independent coverage in Pop Dust and WGN are from Google News and reliable sources. And that's not even taking into account the prominence it has in Cat lover culture. It has been shown at Laemmle Theaters - See Films, Aeris. The film was backed by the Winn Feline Foundation - Fifty Years of Milestones Page 9. This has been confirmed by the Cat Fanciers' Association. See CFA EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING, OCTOBER 7/8, 2017, Index to Minutes - - Page 92 WINN FOUNDATION Notable article! Karl Twist (talk) 11:07, 25 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom. - GretLomborg (talk) 15:40, 29 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Reply to the above. Quote: "Delete per nom". The problem is that info in the deletion nomination by the nominator is erroneous with "it's an unremarkable short film which won two minor awards". Also the use of the word " unremarkable" is an opinion and can give a prejudicial slant to the debate. While it is correct that it is a short film and runs for 30 mins approx., that in no way makes it less notable! And Wikipedia proves short films can be notable. Wikipedia has a page for them. Nominator said that it only won two minor awards. Well, that's incorrect! It actually won an award at the 2018 Garden State Festival. It was inner in the Narrative Short category. It also was a winner in the same category at the Canada International Film Festival. It was also a Gold Kahuna winner at the 2018 Honolulu Film Awards. Regarding coverage. Well, two of the references come from Google News. Both are used for other articles in Wikipedia. They are Pop Dust and WGN Radio. And Steve Dale, the host of WGN talks about it elsewhere. And for cat lovers and followers of Cat media and cat news by The Purrington Post etc this is very important. Another thing. It played at Laemmle Theatres as well some time back. This is the very first ever film about Feline infectious peritonitis.
Thanks Karl Twist (talk) 12:33, 30 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note to the closing admin. If by chance you determine that the consensus is to delete, I wonder if the history could please be preserved and the film redirected to Feline infectious peritonitis as this is an important film. It is the very first film about the condition and I know will be referred to more in the future. Personally I think it's notable enough but I'll leave it up to you. Thanks Karl Twist (talk) 12:37, 30 March 2019 (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.