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The focus of these early content ratings was mainly on sex/nudity content in non-pornographic films in the beginning of Singapore's film classification attempts and thus, other objectionable content such as graphic violence and coarse language were able to slide pass the censors and be accepted under a mere "PG" rating.
In April 2008, 4 documentaries were banned at the Singapore International Film Festival. Two of them titled Arabs and Terrorism and David the Tolhildan were "disallowed on the account of the sympathetic portrayal of organizations deemed terrorist organizations by many countries," according to the Board of Film Censors chairman. [7]
This is a list of films banned in Singapore. It includes films were banned, or refused classification for screening in the country due to issues of virtue, either by law or by the Board of Film Censors, as part of Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) of Singapore. The list also includes films that were previously banned but were ...
“Small Hours of the Night,” by Singapore director Daniel Hui, has been removed from the screening lineup of the Singapore International Film Festival. The city-state’s authorities have ...
Many films that the IMDA refused to classify were restricted because of concerns that they might "undermine the public order". For example, the film To Singapore, With Love , which documented former political dissidents in Singapore, was refused classification, as the MDA believed it was one-sided and "undermined national security".
The film is scheduled to play at the Singapore International Film Festival on Dec. 4 in the festival’s Standpoint strand. It was advertised as including a Q&A session with the director. More ...
Ken Kwek’s acclaimed Singaporean film “#LookAtMe” has secured North American distribution with Buffalo 8. The deal is exclusive for the North American territory and non-exclusive for the ...
Film classification in Singapore was introduced on 1 July 1991 and comes under the jurisdiction of the Board of Film Censors (BFC), currently part of the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA). There were three ratings originally: G (General), PG (Parental Guidance) and R (Restricted to 18 years and above).