Monty Python's Life of Brian that the council had not seen the film, and had based their opinion on what they had been told by the Nationwide Festival of Light, a grouping with an evangelical Christian base, of which they knew nothing. Some bans continued into the 21st century. In 2008, Torbay Council finally permitted the film to be shown after it won an online vote for the English Riviera International Comedy Film Festival. In 2009, it was announced that a thirty-year-old ban of the film in the Welsh town of Aberystwyth had finally been lifted, and the subsequent showing was attended by Terry Jones
The Sniper (2009 film) to be released in May 2008, but was delayed due to the Edison Chen photo scandal. Many of the scenes were edited to limit scenes of Edison Chen due to the scandal. The first local premiere showing was available at the Hong Kong International Film Festival on 24 March 2009, a year after the scandal. Edison Chen did not appear at the HK premiere due to the death threat letter, but was able to participate in the Singaporean promotions. Prior to the promotion of the film in Singapore, fellow actor Richie Jen was asked by the media as to whether