IAFD itself was started by Peter van Aarle, who had collected data on adult movies since 1981, when he began keeping notes on index cards on adult movies he had seen or were reviewed in Adam Film World.
IAFD sendiri diciptakan oleh Peter Van Aarle, yang telah mengumpulkan data film porno sejak 1981, ketika ia mulai mengumpulkan kartu indeks film porno yang telah ia tonton atau yang telah dibahas oleh Adam Film World.