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    The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) was established in 1912 by the film industry to censor and rate films instead of the government. The BBFC uses 5 rating levels - Universal, Parental Guidance, 12A, 15, and 18 - depending on the level of sex, nudity, violence, drug use, and strong language in a film. A 15 rating means a film can contain strong violence, frequent strong language, portrayals of sexual activity, brief scenes of sexual violence, discriminatory language, and drug taking. The filmmaker's short film received a 15 rating from the BBFC, so it will feature alcohol and marijuana abuse, as well as a theme of self-harm, but will be careful

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    The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) was established in 1912 by the film industry to censor and rate films instead of the government. The BBFC uses 5 rating levels - Universal, Parental Guidance, 12A, 15, and 18 - depending on the level of sex, nudity, violence, drug use, and strong language in a film. A 15 rating means a film can contain strong violence, frequent strong language, portrayals of sexual activity, brief scenes of sexual violence, discriminatory language, and drug taking. The filmmaker's short film received a 15 rating from the BBFC, so it will feature alcohol and marijuana abuse, as well as a theme of self-harm, but will be careful

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    The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) was established in 1912 by the film industry to censor and rate films instead of the government. The BBFC uses 5 rating levels - Universal, Parental Guidance, 12A, 15, and 18 - depending on the level of sex, nudity, violence, drug use, and strong language in a film. A 15 rating means a film can contain strong violence, frequent strong language, portrayals of sexual activity, brief scenes of sexual violence, discriminatory language, and drug taking. The filmmaker's short film received a 15 rating from the BBFC, so it will feature alcohol and marijuana abuse, as well as a theme of self-harm, but will be careful

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    Ayan Magudia

    BBFC CERTIFICATION
    Members of the film industry established the British Board of
    Film Classification, in 1912. This allowed them the right to
    censor and certificate films rather than the government
    [although there are still links between the two].
    The certification awarded depends on the amount of
    sex/nudity; violence, drug use and strong language included
    which effectively prohibits minors of certain ages viewing
    the material in cinema or purchasing the DVD/Blu-Ray
    version of the film, depending on ht certification.
    There are 5 certifications the BBFC uses:
    - Universal
    - Parental Guidance
    - 12(A)
    - 15
    - 18
    We have allocated our short film the certification of 15.
    According to the BBFC this is what you might I see in a 15
    rated film:

    Strong violence
    Frequent strong language (e.g. 'f***').
    Portrayals of sexual activity
    Strong verbal references to sex
    Sexual nudity
    Brief scenes of sexual violence or verbal references
    to sexual violence
    Discriminatory language or behavior
    Drug taking

    Within a 15 rated film there could potentially be a great deal


    of strong language. At 15 there is no upper limit on the
    number of uses of strong language (e.g. f***). Our
    production contains the use of such profanity however,
    continued or aggressive use will not normally be passed 15

    Ayan Magudia

    thus we decided to keep the use of profanity minimal and


    with relative cause.
    At 15 drug taking may be shown but the work as a whole
    must not promote or encourage drug misuse (for example,
    through instructional detail).
    The misuse of easily accessible and highly dangerous
    substances is unlikely to be acceptable at 15. Our production
    features the abuse of alcohol and marijuana: appropriate for
    a 15 rated film.
    The BBFC consider the risk of potential harm to
    impressionable teenagers. For example, dangerous behavior
    such as hanging, suicide and self-harming should not dwell
    on detail which could be copied. According to the BBFC,
    whether the depiction of easily accessible weapons is
    acceptable depends on factors such as realism, context and
    setting. As a main theme in our production is self-harm, we
    will be sure to be meticulous and cautious in how we
    represent this.

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