BBFC Certificate

BBFC Certificate for Film Opening

When researching about the ageing certificate we came to the conclusion that the certificate should be 15 years of age. We came to this conclusion because our film opening consists of various pictures that may not be appropriate for younger viewers to watch,

Here are the main criteria that BBFC use to judge what films fit into different age ranges.

Discrimination: The work as a whole must not endorse discriminatory language or behaviour although there may be racist, homophobic or other discriminatory themes and language.

Drugs: Drug taking may be shown but the work as a whole must not promote or encourage drug misuse (e.g. through instructional detail).

Language: There may be strong language. Very strong language may be permitted, depending on the manner in which it is used, who is using the language, its frequency within the work as a whole and any special contextual justification.

Nudity: There are no constraints on nudity in a non-sexual or educational context. There may be nudity in a sexual context but usually without strong detail.

Threat: There may be strong threat and horror. A sustained focus on sadistic or sexual threat is unlikely to be acceptable.

Violence: Violence may be strong but should not dwell on the infliction of pain or injury. The strongest gory images are unlikely to be acceptable. Strong sadistic violence is also unlikely to be acceptable.

We thought that our film fitted in with these guidelines and therefore would be given a 15 certificate...