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British Board of Film Censors 'U' certificate for Berlin Airlift (1949) [9]. The BBFC was established in 1912 as the British Board of Film Censors, under the aegis of the Incorporated Association of Kinematograph Manufacturers, [10] by film trade associations who preferred to manage their own censorship than to have national or local government do it for them.
The BBFC (by this time renamed as British Board of Film Classification) became that designated authority in 1985. [7] The film censorship that exists in the UK today is in the form of an Age-Rating system, which is an advisory tool used by local councils when deciding to grant viewing permission to film productions. [8]
Since its inception in 1912, the BBFC's duty has been to classify films, television programmes, video games, advertisements and other visual media according to their content. If a work is deemed unacceptable by the BBFC according to their guidelines or potentially illegal under British law, they can choose to refuse a certificate for that work.
The UK's film ratings are decided by the British Board of Film Classification and have been since 1912. [2] Previously, there were no agreed rating standards, and local councils imposed their own – often differing – conditions or restrictions.
Paint Drying is a 2023 British experimental protest film that was produced, directed and shot by Charlie Shackleton.He created the film in 2016 to protest against film censorship in the United Kingdom and the sometimes-prohibitive cost to independent filmmakers which the British Board of Film Classification's (BBFC) classification requirement imposes.
The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) is the organisation responsible for film classification within the United Kingdom The main article for this category is British Board of Film Classification .
The 18 certificate is issued by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), to state that in its opinion, a film, video recording, or game is suitable only for persons aged 18 years and over. It recommends that no one below that age should be admitted to view a film with an 18 certificate in a cinema, and that 18-rated video recordings ...
Having been involved in educational administration, in 1951 he joined the British Board of Film Censors as a part-time examiner, and in 1958 became Secretary following the resignation of John Nicholls. He brought a more liberal approach to the role of Chief Censor than his predecessors, claiming: "We are paid to have dirty minds".