Centar Film was established by the wish of the members of The Association of Film Workers and Artists of the Federal Republic of Serbia in Belgrade in 1966. At the beginning of the 1970s, the Service was renamed to The Center of Film Work Communities, only to finally transform into Centar Film in 1978. Founded by the initiative of a screenplay writer and actor Dušan Perković, the director of film production and distribution, Centar Film was the initiator of international collaborations and agreements on coproduction between film companies.

During the past 54 years, Centar Film served as a meeting point for over 500 authors and film workers who have diligently produced more than 140 feature films and 120 shorts of various genres, themes, and styles, making more than 370 appearances in national and international film festivals and who have won more than 260 major prizes; all dedicated to the exact same goal.