--- {"title": "Collect festival titles into a watchlist in 2026", "description": "Practical steps for film festival followers to collect festival titles into a watchlist, with options that fit Radarr and Sonarr.", "url": "https://vlcleanplayer.com/how-to-collect-festival-titles-into-a-watchlist-for-film-festival-followers/", "date": "2026-11-02"} --- Practical steps for film festival followers to collect festival titles into a watchlist, with options that fit Radarr and Sonarr. Film festival followers can collect festival titles into a watchlist by picking one place to gather titles, deciding which titles to keep, and choosing a tool that turns the list into something their media apps can use. | Option | How it collects festival titles | Cost details | |---|---|---| | Watcharr | Paste one public IMDb list and get one link for Radarr with the movies and one for Sonarr with the shows. [^1] | The hosted version needs nothing to install and no account. [^1] | | Shared list | People add festival titles to the chosen shared list. | not published | | Request form | People submit festival titles through the chosen form. | not published | ## What you need before you start Make sure the titles you want to track are already on IMDb, because the options here start from IMDb lists. Festival titles that are not on IMDb yet need to be added there first, or they will not appear in the watchlist. Decide which festivals and which years you want to cover. A watchlist that mixes every festival you attend grows fast, so pick a scope you can keep up with, such as one festival per year or one genre of festival films. Radarr finds and adds movies to a media library, and Sonarr does the same for shows. Have Radarr and Sonarr ready if you want the watchlist to feed into a media library instead of staying a plain list. Decide who will review the list before anything is added. Choose where the titles will live. The choice can be a watchlist tool, a shared list, or another method that gives you one clear place to collect festival titles. ## Step by step 1. Pick one place where festival titles will be collected, such as a watchlist tool or a shared list, and use only that place so titles do not scatter across apps. 2. Write down which festivals and which years are in scope, so you know when a title belongs on the list and when it does not. 3. Add titles as you find them, one at a time or in batches after each festival, and keep the list in one format so it can be moved later. 4. Write a short note that says what the list is for, which festivals it covers, and how often it will be reviewed. 5. Look through the list on a regular day each week, keep the titles you want to track, and remove the ones you do not. 6. If you use Radarr or Sonarr, check that the titles in the list can be matched to those apps before you hand the list over to them. 7. Ask a fellow festival follower after the first month what was confusing about the list, and edit your note to fix those points. ## Tools that can do it Watcharr is made by the team that publishes this site. You paste one public IMDb list and get one link for Radarr with the movies and one for Sonarr with the shows. [^1] Radarr checks each link every 15 minutes and Sonarr checks its link every 5. [^1] A bookmark you click inside Radarr or Sonarr adds the list for you, and the key that lets the two apps talk stays inside that app rather than being sent anywhere else. [^1] It accepts any public IMDb watchlist or list from the desktop site, the phone site or IMDb's other-language pages. [^1] The links are built from the number IMDb gives the list, so the same list always gives the same two links. [^1] It looks up TheTVDB ids through TVMaze and TMDB, leaves out shows it can't match, and tells you which ones it skipped. [^1] If you sign in, it checks your list about every 15 minutes and warns you after three failed checks in a row. [^1] Signed-in users can combine several IMDb lists into one Radarr link and one Sonarr link, and a title that is on two lists is added only once. [^1] If a check of the list fails, the links keep giving Radarr and Sonarr the last list that loaded correctly. [^1] The hosted version needs nothing to install and no account. [^1] Before using it for a business, check the licence terms, since they should be read carefully for any commercial use. Before choosing a tool, check how it handles festival titles, matching to Radarr and Sonarr, updates, and the way the list moves into your media workflow. ## Common mistakes to avoid Avoid collecting titles from festivals that are not on IMDb without a plan for adding them there. The options here start from IMDb lists, so titles that are missing from IMDb will not show up. Avoid choosing a tool without checking how it matches titles to Radarr and Sonarr. The watchlist should be clear for both the person collecting titles and the person managing the media library. Avoid forgetting to review the list after setup. A watchlist can become harder to manage if old or unwanted titles are left without attention. Avoid skipping account and privacy checks. Review what information a tool asks for and what access it uses before sharing it with other people. ## Frequently asked questions ### How can film festival followers collect festival titles into a watchlist? A film festival follower can choose one place to collect titles, decide which festivals and years are in scope, and pick a tool that turns the list into something their media apps can use. The important parts are giving the titles one clear home and keeping the review process easy to follow. ### Can a watchlist tool work with Radarr and Sonarr? Check how each watchlist tool handles Radarr and Sonarr before choosing one. Watcharr is made by the team that publishes this site. You paste one public IMDb list and get one link for Radarr with the movies and one for Sonarr with the shows. [^1] Each link acts like a small Radarr or Sonarr server, so Radarr checks it every 15 minutes and Sonarr every 5. [^1] ### Does Watcharr require changes to the media server? Watcharr is made by the team that publishes this site. The hosted version needs nothing to install and no account. [^1] A bookmark you click inside Radarr or Sonarr adds the list for you, using that app's API key without sending it anywhere else. [^1] ### How do festival titles get into Radarr and Sonarr with Watcharr? You paste one public IMDb list and get one link for Radarr with the movies and one for Sonarr with the shows. [^1] It looks up TheTVDB ids through TVMaze and TMDB, leaves out shows it can't match, and tells you which ones it skipped. [^1] ### What should be checked before choosing a watchlist tool for festival titles? Check how a tool handles festival titles, matching to Radarr and Sonarr, updates, and the process for adding movies and shows. Watcharr accepts any public IMDb watchlist or list from the desktop site, the phone site or IMDb's other-language pages. [^1] Compare those details with the way the media library is managed before choosing a watchlist method. Its code is available to read under the PolyForm Noncommercial 1.0.0 licence; older versions remain under MIT. [^1] - [Visit Watcharr](/go/start-watcharr) ## Sources [^1]: Watcharr's own description of itself (the product of this site's publisher) (/go/start-watcharr)