Research into the BBFC

BBFC


What do the BBFC do?

• The BBFC are the ones in charge the set the rules for British film

• The assign age certificates to every film in the UK

• They are also an organisation that you can complain to for example if you don’t think the age ratings correct on a film you can put in request to change that.

What are the different age certificates in the UK?

• 
  U

• PG

• 12A (this is when you can watch a film under the age of 12 but you have to be accompanied by an adult)

• 12

• 15

• 18

These are the things that they consider when assigning age certificates:

• Obscene language

• Violence

• Criminal activity

• Sex and nudity

• Drugs, alcohol, cigarettes

• Self-harm

• Discriminatory language

• Child actors

• Dangerous behaviour (behaviours that children may be tempted to imitate)

• Strobe lighting (warning people that may have medical conditions)

Some of these conditions have some type of lea way for example the way they are portrayed, the BBFC take into consideration the context in which they are shown, they also consider the tone and they violence is portrayed. For example, they may show the use of alcohol but in a way to educate how not to do things and how safely work around things.

Some of these conditions have some type of lea way for example the way they are portrayed, the BBFC take into consideration the context in which they are shown, they also consider the tone and they violence is portrayed. For example, they may show the use of alcohol but in a way to educate how not to do things and how safely work around things.