A Serbian Film

2010 Serbian horror-thriller film by Srđan Spasojević

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2022 Radivojević reflects on the difficulties of Serbian filmmaking in the 2000s and the motivations behind creating the film.
January 2021 Unearthed Films released a 104-minute uncut and uncensored version of A Serbian Film on Blu-Ray and DVD in the United States.
2020 Unearthed Films began distributing the film uncut and uncensored in the United States on Blu-ray and DVD.
May 22 2012 Invincible Pictures released a limited edition uncut DVD version of A Serbian Film, following the resolution of legal charges against Mr. Sala from the Sitges Film Festival.
July 12 2011 Screened at FANTASPOA in Porto Alegre, Brazil, followed by a nationwide ban.
April 5 2011 Australian Classification Board approved a censored version of the film, though it was subsequently banned in South Australia.
March 2011 Won the Special Jury Prize at the 31st edition of Fantasporto in Portugal.
December 2010 Spasojević promotes the film's UK theatrical release, critiquing European film financing and cultural expectations.
November 26 2010 Refused classification by the Australian Classification Board, effectively banning sales and public showings in Australia.
October 21 2010 Single screening at Toronto's Bloor Cinema as part of Cinemacabre Movie Nights, organized by Rue Morgue magazine.
October 8 2010 UK premiere held at Raindance Film Festival as a 'private event' to circumvent the initial ban, with a 35mm print shipped from the BBFC.
August 29 2010 Planned screening at Film Four FrightFest in London was pulled due to intervention by Westminster Council, which required BBFC classification.
July 16 2010 Screened at the Fantasia Festival in Montreal as part of the Subversive Serbia program, running from July 16-19.
June 11 2010 Film premiered in Serbia at the Cinema City festival in Novi Sad, with additional screenings added due to high public demand.
May 2010 During a festival screening, Spasojević describes the film as denouncing 'the fascism of political correctness'.
April 2010 The film was screened at the Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film, generating significant attention for its shocking content.
March 15 2010 A Serbian Film had its first ever showing at midnight during the South by Southwest festival in Austin, with a provocative pre-screening event where Alamo Drafthouse Cinema's owner Tim League and audience members performed a tequila-and-salt ritual.

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