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British Board of Film Censors 'U' certificate for Berlin Airlift (1949) [9]. The BBFC was established in 1912 as the British Board of Film Censors, under the aegis of the Incorporated Association of Kinematograph Manufacturers, [10] by film trade associations who preferred to manage their own censorship than to have national or local government do it for them.
The 18 certificate is issued by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), to state that in its opinion, a film, video recording, or game is suitable only for persons aged 18 years and over. It recommends that no one below that age should be admitted to view a film with an 18 certificate in a cinema, and that 18-rated video recordings ...
The UK's film ratings are decided by the British Board of Film Classification and have been since 1912. [2] Previously, there were no agreed rating standards, and local councils imposed their own – often differing – conditions or restrictions.
The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has introduced tougher restrictions on guidelines for sex, nudity and violence in 12 and 12A productions – but has eased on scenes about drug use.
Children under the age of 4 were formerly prohibited from public film performances, but a special category was introduced for this age group when the classification system was overhauled in 2014. A category for 14-year-olds was also introduced, and the lowest age rating was dropped from 4 years of age to 3.
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The BBFC (by this time renamed as British Board of Film Classification) became that designated authority in 1985. [7] The film censorship that exists in the UK today is in the form of an Age-Rating system, which is an advisory tool used by local councils when deciding to grant viewing permission to film productions. [8]
18 (British Board of Film Classification), a prohibitive rating used to regulate age based admission to films in the United Kingdom and Ireland; R18 (British Board of Film Classification), a more restrictive rating used for hardcore pornography in the United Kingdom; X rating, a common variant of the UK's 18 and R18 ratings used across many ...