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Col Needham is Founder & Executive Chair of IMDb, the world's most popular and authoritative source for information on movies, TV shows, and celebrities. Col provides strategic guidance, consults on key initiatives, and serves as a global ambassador for IMDb. Col founded IMDb in 1990 and served as CEO for 35 years, during which he built IMDb into the world's leading source of entertainment information.

IMDb grew out of a personal database of movie information which Col created as a teenager, combined with similar data collected on the internet in the late 1980s/early 1990s. Col published the first version of IMDb online in October 1990 and coordinated IMDb as a worldwide volunteer effort from 1990-1996. IMDb incorporated in January 1996 with the volunteers as shareholders and IMDb became a wholly owned subsidiary of Amazon in April 1998. IMDbPro, the essential resource for entertainment professionals, launched in 2002 to empower members to launch and grow their careers.

Born and living in the UK, Col has had a lifelong interest in both technology and movies. After starting a computer games software business at the age of 14, he went on to complete a computer science degree at Leeds University before commencing a career in technology research in Bristol, England.

Col is a board member of Into Film and Film Independent and serves as Global Brand Ambassador for the British Board of Film Classification. He received a 2014 Creative Coalition Independent Spotlight award for his work to support independent filmmaking and was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Bristol in 2018. Col has been a jury member for leading film festivals around the world, including the Mumbai Film Festival, the Sundance Film Festival, SXSW, and the Tribeca Film Festival.

Founder and Executive Chair of IMDb which launched online in 1990 and was acquired by Amazon.com in 1998.

The millionth person to have his name entered into IMDb.

Attended Hyde Clarendon Sixth Form College in Hyde, Greater Manchester, England (1983-1985).

Attended Audenshaw Grammar School, Audenshaw, Manchester (1978-1983).

Received his Bachelor of Science (Hons) degree in Computer Science from the University of Leeds (1988).

Holds an honorary degree (Doctor of Letters) from Bristol University (2018).

A member of Sundance Film Festival 2015 International Dramatic Jury along with <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0361135/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Mia Hansen-Løve</a> and <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0169806/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Taika Waititi</a>.

Holds an honorary degree (Doctor of Letters) from Bath Spa University (2019).

Member of the Film Independent Board of Directors from 2017 onwards.

Global Brand Ambassador for The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) from 2024 onwards.

Member of the Board of Trustees of UK film education charity, Into Film, from 2014 onwards.

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