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Film Industries: From Wales to Hollywood

Regulation of film in the United Kingdom and the BBFC

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  • AS Unit 1

Overview

Board's main age categories for cinema release, how the Board decides where a film's category boundary lies and challenge that online distribution poses for film regulation.

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In which year was the Board founded, and under what earlier name?

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Which Act gave the Board statutory responsibility for classifying video works?

Key term

List the Board's main age categories for cinema release.

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  1. 1

    What does the British Board of Film Classification do?

    Model answer

    The Board classifies films and video works for release in the United Kingdom, giving each an age category and consumer advice about its content.

  2. 2

    In which year was the Board founded, and under what earlier name?

    Model answer

    The Board was founded in 1912 as the British Board of Film Censors and took its present name in 1984.

  3. 3

    Who is legally responsible for deciding what may be shown in a cinema in the United Kingdom?

    Model answer

    Local authorities are legally responsible for licensing what is shown in cinemas in their area, although in practice they almost always adopt the Board's classification.

  4. 4

    Which Act gave the Board statutory responsibility for classifying video works?

    Model answer

    The Video Recordings Act 1984 gave the Board statutory responsibility for classifying video works.

  5. 5

    List the Board's main age categories for cinema release.

    Model answer

    The main cinema categories are U, PG, 12A, 15 and 18.

  6. 6

    What does the 12A category mean, and when was it introduced?

    Model answer

    A 12A film may be seen by a child under twelve only if an adult accompanies them, and the category was introduced in 2002.

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