Editing Dogma (film) (section)

==Release==
''Dogma'' was originally scheduled for a November 1998 release by [[Miramax Films]], but due to controversy,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/37986/miramax-disney-dogged-by-dogma|title=Miramax, Disney Dogged by "Dogma"|work=E! Online|author=Marcus Errico|date=April 8, 1999|access-date=November 21, 2020}}</ref> the film was postponed for a 1999 release, and the rights were passed on to [[Lions Gate Films]] for the United States, although Miramax Films retained foreign distribution rights.<ref name=lgf>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/1999/film/news/dogma-goes-to-lions-gate-1117755515/|title='Dogma' goes to Lions Gate|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|author=Oliver Jones|date=September 9, 1999|access-date=November 21, 2020}}</ref>

The film was screened but was not entered into competition at the [[1999 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref name="festival-cannes.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/5332/year/1999.html |title=Festival de Cannes: Dogma |access-date=2009-10-11|work=festival-cannes.com}}</ref>

===Home media===
''Dogma'' was released on DVD and VHS by [[Columbia TriStar Home Video]] in May 2000. This was followed by a 2-disc Special Edition DVD in 2001<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dogma: Special Edition (1999) |first=Colin |last=Jacobson |url=http://www.dvdmg.com/dogmase.shtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020124054119/http://www.dvdmg.com/dogmase.shtml |archive-date=2002-01-24 |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=DVD Movie Guide}}</ref> and then on [[Blu-ray]] in 2008.<ref name="bluraycom">{{Citation |title=Dogma Blu-ray Release Date March 11, 2008 |url=https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Dogma-Blu-ray/649/ |access-date=2020-03-30}}</ref> A thirty-seven minute documentary produced for the DVD, ''Judge Not: In Defense of Dogma'', was not completed in time for the release and was instead included on the DVD release for the Smith-produced film ''[[Vulgar (film)|Vulgar]]''.<ref name="bluraycom"/>

===Rights issues===
After going out of print on home media, ''Dogma'' was unavailable to stream or [[Electronic sell-through|purchase digitally]] due to the film's rights being owned personally by [[Bob Weinstein|Bob]] and [[Harvey Weinstein]] in a deal that predated the streaming era.<ref>{{cite web |last=Marshall |first=Andrew |date=2019-09-02 |title=Kevin Smith's Dogma Isn't Available to Stream - And It's The Weinsteins' Fault |url=https://screenrant.com/dogma-kevin-smith-streaming-rerelease-weinsteins/ |access-date=2020-03-30 |website=[[Screen Rant|ScreenRant]]}}</ref> In early 2020, after Harvey was [[Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse cases|convicted and sentenced to 23 years' incarceration for rape]], he reportedly contacted Bob offering to sell the rights for $5 million, but Bob refused.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Auletta |first=Ken |title=Hollywood Ending: Harvey Weinstein and the Culture of Silence |date=July 12, 2022 |publisher=Penguin Publishing Group |isbn=9781984878380 |location=City of Westminster, London |publication-date=July 12, 2022 |pages=405 |language=English}}</ref> In 2022, while promoting the release of ''[[Clerks III]]'', Kevin Smith publicly commented on his efforts to reacquire rights to the film, claiming he had made two offers that were turned down, and quipping, "My movie about angels is owned by the devil himself."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hermanns |first1=Grant |title=Dogma's Streaming Rights Are Being Held Hostage, Says Kevin Smith |url=https://screenrant.com/kevin-smith-dogma-streaming-rights-weinstein-details-explained/ |website=ScreenRant|date=September 17, 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Taylor |first1=Drew |title=Kevin Smith Explains How Harvey Weinstein Is Holding 'Dogma' Hostage: 'My Movie About Heaven Is in Limbo' |url=https://www.thewrap.com/why-isnt-dogma-streaming-kevin-smith/ |website=The Wrap |date=September 16, 2022 }}</ref>

In June 2024, at a Smodcastle Theater screening of ''[[Clerks: The Animated Series]]'', Smith announced that the Weinsteins had finally sold the rights to the film,<ref>{{Cite web |last=MarcFBR |date=2024-06-30 |title=Apparently at the Clerks animated screening marathon a few hours ago at Smodcastle Kevin Smith said Weinstein sold Dogma, so seemingly that'll get a new disc and digital releases. |url=https://x.com/MarcFBR/status/1807347433887948986?t=yjA_vXgKe9lynHeEfbYbnA&s=19 |website=[[Twitter]]}}</ref> and later confirmed on a podcast interview that he had regained the rights himself, announcing his intent to re-release the film on home media and digital the following year, in addition to touring the film theatrically.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Vito |first1=Joe |title=Kevin Smith Finally Regains Control of Dogma, Coming to Streaming for 25th Anniversary |url=https://consequence.net/2024/10/kevin-smith-dogma-return-theaters-streaming/ |website=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]] |date=October 13, 2024 |access-date=15 October 2024}}</ref>

In April 2025, it was revealed that [[Iconic Events]] had bought rights to ''Dogma'' from [[Miramax]], planning a theatrical re-release for its 25th anniversary starting June 5, 2025. In anticipation for the re-release, Smith announced he would go on a national tour starting April 20, 2025, hosting screenings of the film in 25 cities and participating in related Q&A sessions.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's 'Dogma' to Get Theatrical Rerelease in June as Kevin Smith Plots 25th Anniversary Tour|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Ethan|last=Shanfeld|date=1 April 2025|access-date=1 April 2025|url=https://variety.com/2025/film/news/dogma-theaters-kevin-smith-tour-1236353108/}}</ref>