Tuesday, 19 October 2010

The BBFC

What does the BBFC stand for?
British Board Of Film Classification

When was it first established?
1912 was for cinemas and 1985 comenced the classification for videos.

What does it do?
The BBFC classifies all films and video games with age classifications such as U, PG,12A,12,15,18. This classifies that film into certain groups suitable to for all ages.

What issues are the BBFC concerned with ?
Relevant Legislation within the concerned issues with the BBFC are:
  • Violence
  • Weapons
  • Imitable Techniques
  • Sex
  • Sexual Violence
  • Sexual Language
  • Drugs
  • Horror
  • Criminal Activity
  • Language
  • Theme
  • Tone
  • Discrimination

What other classifications categories have been used by the BBFC apart from the U,PG,12,15 and 18 that we are familiar with today?

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