Avala Film

Main Logo Variations

Credits

Descriptions by
Wellmart3 and SnowflakesOmega

Captures by
Logoarto

Video captures courtesy of
Mister Suitcase and Moe Szyslak

Background

Avala Film was one of the most active film producers in Yugoslavia, and one of the 2 main film production houses of Yugoslavia, with the other being Jadran Film. They have produced 443 films until their start of inactivity in 2000.

1st Logo (17 December 1951-24 0ctober 1985)

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Visuals: On a black background, we see a bordered pentagon, with the words "AVALA" and "FILM". Both words are sheared to the top. Below the pentagon there's a filmstrip with "BEOGRAD" on the center. "PRIKAZUJE" may also be seen below.

Standard Variants:

• Their early films have the logo in Cyrillic, starting with Decak Mit.
• The style of "PRIKAZUJE" may differ.
  • Most of the time, it is in a thin, lowercase format.
  • Vreme ljubavi has it all capitalized.
  • Nema malih bogova and Prvi gradanin male varosi) have "Prikazuje" in a cursive font.
• On Sreca u torbi, the filmstrip is grey and "B E O G R A D" is in white and more spaced out. Both "BEOGRAD" and "PRIKAZUJE" also changed their fonts.
• Starting in 1963, "PRIKAZUJE" has been removed.
• Starting with Tople godine, the logo became thinner.
• Colorized variants also exist.
  • On Kad golubovi polete, the logo is placed on an olive background.
  • On Bombasi, Nije Nego and Timocka buna, the logo is placed on a red background.
• A totalscope variant exists on 4 kilometra na sat.
• Later variants have the words "AVALA FILM" thinner, and "BEOGRAD" being bold and in between dashes. There is also a circle on the top with the words "CENTRALNI FILMSKI STUDIO KOSUTNIAK JUGOSLAVIJA BEOGRAD".

In-credit Variants:

• Most of the time, the logo is placed against the opening scene of the film.
• On Zajednicki stan, the logo is black and more simplistic-looking, which is placed against a white background with "PRIKAZUJE" in a cartoonish font sitting below.
• On Izbiračica, the logo along with "PRIKAZUJE" on the right is placed within an orange oval with a white stictched pattern around it.
• On Put oko sveta, the logo is in orange and zooms in for a short period of time.

Technique: None.

Audio: A 2-note loud brass fanfare, or silent.

Availability: Since this company was the most prominent when it comes to post-Serbian films, this was seen on most films during its timespan.

• The Cyrillic variants made its appearances on Decak Mit, Daleko je sunce and Pesma sa Kumbare.
• The standard variant was seen on most of its filmography, starting with Bila sam jaca, and lastly on Hey Babu Riba.
• The colorized variants were seen on Kad golubovi polete, Bombasi, Nije Nego and Timocka buna.

2nd Logo (7 May 1989)

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Visuals: On a black background, we see 3 golden pentagons overlapping each other with "proizvodnja" on top. "AVALA FILM" on the bottom then wipes in underneath in a vertical manner.

Technique: Cel animation.

Audio: The opening theme of the film.

Availability: Only seen on Kako je propao rokenrol.