Wikipedia:Other evidence of film notability

The attributes listed as "Other evidence of notability" as described in WP:Notability (films) are not mandated requirements which must exist, but are presented within that guideline as a list of examples and situations to encourage due diligence in editors looking for sources that provide proper verifiability of assertions within a film article. If the attributes offered for consideration are not met, it does not mean a film is somehow and automatically non-notable, as notability is dependent upon verifiability, and even the least of sources that offer the mandated verifiability need not themselves be significant coverage, as WP:V and WP:SIGCOV should not be confused with each other. Though the two are related, they mean different things.

On film notability
When we have significant coverage of a topic in multiple reliable sources, we look to the general notability guideline and its stating "a topic is presumed to be notable if it has received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject." That's pretty clearcut as WP:Notability (films) readily encourages the usefulness of the general notability guide. But in the lack of significant coverage, we are encouraged to look to subject-specific notability guidelines (SNGs) such as WP:NF to see if an article's assertions are at least verifiable in reliable sources so as to determine if a topic may be worthy of note nonetheless.

On attributes to consider
Not all notable topics have current or sustained significant coverage. In WP:NF we have an explanation of this by its stating "A topic related to film may not meet the criteria of the general notability guideline, but significant coverage is not always possible to find on the Internet, especially for older films. The following are attributes that generally indicate, when supported with reliable sources, that the required sources are likely to exist".

This section instructs that if the GNG is not immediately met, we have other indicators of notability, just so long as proper sources for verifiability of attribute assertions are available. This does not mean that these attributes MUST exist, as there is a common sense understanding that not all notable topics get wide or continued media coverage. This portion of WP:NF is set to offer examples of instances that could allow a reasonable consideration of notability even without the wished-for significant coverage... just so long as the instances are themselves verifiable in reliable sources.

While SIGCOV is a strong indicator of notability, it is not an absolute mandate. A film might be determined notable even in the lack of SIGCOV.

Summary
Sources may exist that satisfy the WP:GNG and WP:N even if not among these listed attributes, as these attributes are not intended to be exclusionary... they are simply a guide to encourage a diligent search.

While all verifiability and all significant coverage must be from reliable sources and, while preferred by many, verifiability need not itself be significant coverage in showing a meeting of this subject-specific notability guidelines. While the two terms share a relationship, they mean different things.