The Human Centipede was included in several film festivals around the world, including the 2009 London FrightFest Film Festival Leeds International Film Festival, Sitges Film Festival and Screamfest Horror Film Festival. In an interview with JoBlo.com, Tom Six claimed that the 'buzz' surrounding the film led several studios to approach him with regard to distributing the film. IFC Films will distribute the film in 2010 with a simultaneous theatrical and Video on Demand release in the United States. The company has a history of releasing 'unconventional' horror films, having previously distributed the Norwegian 'Nazi-Zombie' feature Dead Snow and the surreal 2009 release Antichrist.The film will run in a limited theatrical release on 30 April 2010 in New York City and as Video on Demand on 26 April 2010.