Severin Films
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{{Short description|American film production and distribution company}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Severin Films
| logo = Severin Films.jpg
| type =
| foundation = {{Start date and age|2006}}
| location = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| key_people = Carl Daft
David Gregory
John Cregan
| industry = Home video
| homepage = {{URL|https://severinfilms.com}}
}}
Severin Films is an American independent film production and distribution company known for restoring and releasing cult films on DVD{{cite web|last=Eggertsen|first=Chris|date=March 17, 2011|title=A Visit to the Set of 'Theatre Bizarre's Anthology Segment "Sweets"!|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/23841/a-visit-to-the-set-of-theatre-bizarres-anthology-segment-sweets/|access-date=October 10, 2020|website=Bloody Disgusting}} and Blu-ray. It is considered a boutique Blu-ray and DVD label.{{cite book|last=Schlegel|first=Nicholas G.|date=2015|title=Sex, Sadism, Spain, and Cinema: The Spanish Horror Film|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uyR1CQAAQBAJ&pg=PR21|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield Publishers|page=xxi|isbn=978-1442251151}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/best-boutique-blu-ray-brands/|title=10 Best Boutique Blu-Ray Brands|last=Jarvis|first=Henry|date=August 12, 2022|website=CBR.com|access-date=June 27, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://screenanarchy.com/2023/06/crowdfund-this-boutique.html|title=Crowdfund This: Boutique, New Doc Chronicles The Rise of Specialty Distributors|last=Mack|first=Andrew|date=June 6, 2023|website=Screen Anarchy|access-date=June 27, 2023}}
History
The label was created in 2006 in Los Angeles, and other offices were founded in New York City and London.{{cite web|title=About Severin Films|url=http://www.severin-films.com/about/|access-date=December 14, 2009|publisher=Severin Films}}
Filmography
Severin Films' releases includes Enzo G. Castellari's The Inglorious Bastards (1978), Walerian Borowczyk's Immoral Women (1979), Dennis Hopper's Out of the Blue (1980), Jesús Franco's Bloody Moon (1981) and Macumba Sexual (1981), Gwendoline: Unrated Director's Cut (1984), Shocking Dark (1989) Hardware (1990), and The Hairdresser's Husband (1990),{{cite web|last=Miska|first=Brad|date=December 14, 2009|title=Severin Launches Official Website, 'Birdemic' Teased!|url=http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/18387|access-date=December 14, 2009|website=Bloody Disgusting}} Mancunian Man: The Legendary Life of Cliff Twemlow (2023).{{Cite web |last=Bamford |first=Thom |date=14 November 2023 |title=The Legendary Indie Film Maker who Shocked Britain Honoured in Documentary |url=https://ilovemanchester.com/mancunian-man-jake-west-documentary-premiere-cliff-twemlow#:~:text=Now%2C%20director%20Jake%20West%20unveils,the%20documentary%20%E2%80%9CMancunian%20Man.%E2%80%9D |access-date=18 April 2024 |website=ilovemanchester.com}} Severin Films is also known for distributing the 2010 film Birdemic: Shock and Terror.{{cite web|last=Itzkoff|first=Dave|date=March 24, 2010|title=A Cheesy Horror Turkey Becomes a High-Flying Cult Hit|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/25/movies/25birdemic.html|access-date=October 10, 2020|website=The New York Times}}{{cite web|last=Murthi|first=Vikram|date=August 4, 2016|title='Birdemic' Documentary: VICE Follows James Nguyen, The Director of The 'Worst Movie Ever Made'|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2016/08/birdemic-documentary-vice-media-worst-movie-ever-made-james-nguyen-shock-and-terror-1201713325/|access-date=October 10, 2020|website=IndieWire}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.severin-films.com/}}
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Category:Mass media companies established in 2006
Category:2006 establishments in California
Category:Companies based in Los Angeles
Category:Film distributors of the United States
Category:Film production companies of the United States
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