The BBFC's stands for 'The British Board of Film Classification'. It is a regulatory board, that covers law / rules within film. It is an organisation that establishes regulations that control a certain set of products within a specific industry.
The BBFC are essentially in charge of controlling regulations / age restrictions within the UK film industry. Audiences can also criticise the BBFC if they feel they're despondent with the contents of the film. A film cannot be released within the UK in cinema or DVD until it has received an age classification from the BBFC.
Subject matters that the BBFC consider when awarding film certificates includes; scenes of violence, sex and nudity, obscene language, discriminatory language, self harm, criminal activity, dangerous behaviours, drugs, alcohol / cigarettes, child actors / characters and strobe lighting.
They also consider the context within film, wether the film is realistic, fantasy or animated. Violence within an animated / fantasy film will receive a lower age certificate as the BBFC believes audiences will be able to understand the film is not real as it isn't naturalistic.
They also consider a way an issue is handled. For an example, the popular TV show 'Euphoria' follows a teenage girl struggling with addiction & the devastation she causes her family / friends. However, the BBFC may consider this as glamorizing drug usage but because director Sam Levinson includes scenes of the consequence (i.e an overdose) it would be considered a lower age certificate TV show.
It also depends on the format of release, as the BBFC tend to be sterner when classifying DVD releases rather than cinema releases, as certain certificates do not exist for DVD releases.
As a production group, we felt our sequence / film would receive a 15 film certificate as it contains scenes of violence and brutality. Therefore, would receive a higher certificate.
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