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	Guardian Unlimited Film \| Features \| Explained: Film censorship in the UK
		The BBFC is keen to highlight the role that public consultation plays in its decision making, and organises "roadshows" to both canvas public opinion and to justify its decisions.
		Films classified 18 are rarely cut, and generally only to avoid prosecution under the Obscene Publications Act.
		Since the authority to classify films for video release is granted to the president of the BBFC as a person, the board's continued survival would be in doubt if it failed to appoint someone with Home Office approval.
	film.guardian.co.uk /censorship/news/0,11729,666650,00.html (867 words)

	ePolitix.com - British Board of Film Classification (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The British Board of Film Classification is an independent, non profit making, non-governmental organisation which has classified cinema films on behalf of local authorities since 1913 and videos under the Video Recordings Act since 1985.
		The British Board of Film Censors was established in 1912 by the Film Industry as a direct result of local authorities imposing their own, widely varying, censorship standards on films.
		The latest film and video classification decisions, as well as historical information and statistics are available on the Board's website by clicking here.
	www.epolitix.com /EN/Forums/British+Board+of+Film+Classification (275 words)

	MAGIC - Children's British Board of Film Classification
		The website is about film classification in the UK, yet we have received constructive feedback from children and adults around the world, who are interested in this subject and in films in general.
		It is vital that children are provided with opportunities to voice their opinions, not just on film classification, but on everything that affects their lives.
		BBFC Film Examiners need to remain in constant touch with the viewers for whom we classify, and yet it is so easy to forget the younger age group.
	www.unicef.org /magic/bank/case037.html (1555 words)

	sbbfc - History - Introduction
		The British Board of Film Censors was established in 1912 by the film industry when local authorities started to impose their own, widely varying, censorship standards on films.
		Statutory powers on film remain with the local councils, which may overrule any of the Board’s decisions on appeal, passing films we reject, banning films we have passed, and even waiving cuts, instituting new ones, or altering categories for films exhibited under their own licensing jurisdiction.
		At this point the Board’s title was changed to the British Board of Film Classification to reflect the fact that classification plays a far larger part in the Board’s work than censorship.
	www.sbbfc.co.uk /student_guide_history.asp (309 words)

	British Board of Film Classification - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The BBFC was established in 1912 as the British Board of Film Censors by the film industry (who would rather manage their own censorship than have national or local government do it for them).
		Interestingly, imported Hollywood films were not treated as strictly as British films, as the BBFC believed that audiences would recognise American cinema as representing a foreign culture, and therefore would not apply any political messages therein to their own lives.
		Some films from the 1970s remain unreleased (see this list for titles), but many of these titles remain banned primarily because their distributors have not chosen to re-submit the films to the BBFC, almost certainly for commercial reasons.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/British_Board_of_Film_Classification (3008 words)

	This is my house By Kirsty Armstrong. Paradise Cinema
		The BBFC was established in 1913, it has no legal power to cut or ban films, this lies with the local authorities that issue cinema licenses.
		In the film the press play a big part in glamorising Mickey and Mallory’s’ crimes and at the end of the film, I for one was happy to see them escape prison and the death sentence.
		We are being denied the right to see some excellent films, which should be viewed by adults for their artistic value, even bad films have a message and if it seems the wrong message to some people in power then others should not be punished.
	home.clara.net /raydav/paradisecinema_thisismyhouse.html (1085 words)

	British Board of Film Classification: research
		BBFC examiners are now full-time and are expected not only to examine, but also to be involved in research programmes.
		The BBFC intends to conduct further research to determine whether this is the case.
		James Ferman, the Director of the BBFC draws attention in his report on the survey to the major differences between the domestic circumstances of the two groups, emphasising that the difference lies not so much in the badness as the sadness of their lives.
	www.cultsock.ndirect.co.uk /MUHome/cshtml/media/bbfcres.html (1302 words)

	filmmaking.net \| internet filmmaker's faq : Do I need to get my film rated before I can show it to an audience?
		For example, in the UK film ratings are managed by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC).
		There are a few types of film which are exempt from this rule, such as some music, documentaries, and educational works, but you will need to get proper advice in order to determine whether your film falls into an exempt category (most will not).
		Although the OFLC is responsible for assigning classifications, the federal and state attorney generals can overrule the OFLC's decision and ban a film from being shown in their state (or refuse classification in the case of the federal attorney general).
	www.filmmaking.net /FAQ/answers/faq11.asp (737 words)

	NETRIBUTION - Are Britain's Film Censors Up to the Job?
		This is a substantial fall from the position in the 1970's, the period in which film censors most often had to wield their scissors, when 27 percent of films had to take cuts to be allowed on UK screens.
		The Board, on its own website, admits such a decision would not have been made ten years ago and in the 60's and 70's cuts had to made in around one in four film, though in the 1980's this had fallen to about 17% of mainstream films.
		BBFC former President, Andreas Whittam Smith, who was in charge between 1997 and 2002 said classification has to reflect the moral climate of the times.
	www.netribution.co.uk /2/content/view/536/277 (835 words)

	bbfc - the official website of the bbfc. classification for entertainment, movies and video games
		U films should be set within a positive moral framework and should offer reassuring counterbalances to any violence, threat or horror.
		The ‘R18’ category is a special and legally restricted classification primarily for explicit works of consenting sex between adults.
		Films may only be shown to adults in specially licensed cinemas, and videos may be supplied to adults only in licensed sex shops.
	www.bbfc.co.uk /recent/index.php?media=film (347 words)

	The Knowledge Online: Industry Contacts
		The British Film Commission is funded by the Film Council, to promote the UK as an international production centre and to encourage the use of British locations, services, facilities and personnel.
		The Guild of Television Cameramen (GTC) is a professional body whose object is to ensure and preserve professional status of the Television Cameraman and to establish, uphold and advance the standards of qualification and competence of the Television Cameraman.
		The Film Council has been set up by government to be the lead organisation for the UK film industry creating one organisation in the UK responsible for encouraging both cultural and commercial film activity.
	www.theknowledgeonline.com /industry-contacts.aspx (1172 words)

	Hollywood Accused Over Sex & Violence Alerts Parents Can't See
		The British Board of Film Classification has uncovered many cases in which the warnings have been non-existent or so small that they are hardly visible.
		Sue Clark, a spokesman for the British Board of Film Classification, said that the board was in talks with some distributors about their failure to provide proper warnings.
		Although the board has no plans to scrap the 12A certification, it is warning film companies that their breaches are undermining public confidence in the system and that "nothing is set in stone".
	www.rense.com /general43/hgolly.htm (716 words)

	British Board Of Film Classification (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The British Board of Film Classification is an independent organisation that exists...
		The British Board of Film Censors (BBFC) began operating on 1st January 1913.
		It later became the British Board of Film Classification.
	www.apsol-film.co.uk /british+board+of+film+classification.htm (152 words)

	Epinions.com - Restrictive Ratings from the BBFC
		At one point in the film, Jack (Di-Caprio) is chained to a pole while the ship is sinking, and the room he's in is swiftly filling with water.
		The one advantage of the restrictive nature of this rating is that the film usually requires fewer cuts to make it acceptable for rating.
		Films will pass nearly uncut for an 18 certificate, and others will be banned outright.
	www.epinions.com /content_2059640964 (1011 words)

	Who controls film censorship in the UK - and what can't be shown? in The AnswerBank: Film & TV
		The BBFC last year consulted the police as to whether the car theft scenes in Gone in 60 Seconds were likely to assist would-be car thieves.
		SInce then, its relationship with the government has been a bit of a gentlemen's agreement: the BBFC keeps its classifications within the bounds deemed acceptable to the government of the day.
		Most cuts are made at the request of the distributor, to squeeze films into a lower age classification (generally speaking, lower age classifications mean better takings at the box office).
	www.theanswerbank.co.uk /Article3136.html (411 words)

	Someone to watch over me (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The director of the British Board of Film Classification speaks of his concerns about what children should be allowed to view.
		But he acknowledges that, with an estimated third of the country's eight to 11-year-olds having watched 15 or 18 rated films and the rise in the home ownership of VCR machines, more and more children are becoming viewers of adult films.
		He points out that because such films can be so easily seen in the home, the board tends to be "stricter with videos because we have less control of the audience than in the cinema".
	www.childrens-express.org /dynamic/public/d460015.htm (994 words)

	screenonline: British Board of Film Classification
		It does this by awarding a classification certificate based on what it considers to be appropriate age limits for the film in question - and, if deemed necessary, by requesting that the film's
		The Board was created in order to establish uniform standards across the country and simplify matters for distributors, who otherwise would have been faced with having to submit films to each individual local authority for vetting.
		Liberals resent it for censoring films at all, authoritarians protest that it doesn't censor nearly enough, and both groups delight in highlighting inconsistencies in
	www.screenonline.org.uk /film/id/448074/index.html (312 words)

	American University Library - Film Studies: Internet Sites
		Two very handy features of their movie databases are the inclusion of four-star rating system and also when a film is to be shown on television in the coming month, it is noted with an icon linked to the air date and channel.
		The mission of the site is to facilitate the serious study of film and television, unlike the majority of film websites that are targeted primarily to fans rather than scholars.
		There are always a wide variety of films showing in the Washington area, from multiplexes to arthouse theatres to the national museums.
	www.library.american.edu /subject/film/internet.html (1108 words)

	London Film Festival 1996
		But the final plea highlighted their dilemma: "Given the hysterical mood that surrounds the film, we are now endeavouring to calm the debate and return the point of focus to the film itself."
		The British Board of Film Classification has yet to award a certificate, and now wants all board members to see the film before responding.
		Even if the BBFC awards an 18 certificate, the Council could invoke its own regulations to stop it being shown in Westminster, in response to Mrs Bottomley's appeal for local authorities to exercise their rarely-used powers to veto the film.
	www.filmfestivals.com /london96/lnewsb1.htm (446 words)

	bbfc - the official website of the bbfc. classification for entertainment, movies and video games
		Welcome to www.bbfc.co.uk – the official website of the British Board of Film Classification, the independent regulator of the film and video industry in the UK.
		www.sbbfc.co.uk is designed for students and teachers involved in the study of media regulation and film and anyone interested in film classification.
		Connect to the bbfc via our RSS feeds.
	www.bbfc.co.uk (448 words)

	Netribution > News > Industry Buzz > British Board of Film Classification
		In the same week that the BBFC announced their intentions to adjust their 12 certifications in line with other European countries, a series of road shows are to be launched to gauge English youths' view of them and their decisions.
		Schools and colleges will be invited to send students along to watch a presentation by some of the Board's examiners consisting of films clips from the 'U', 'PG', '12' and '15' categories which raise particular issues like sex, violence or drug portrayal.
		At the end they will be asked to fill in a questionnaire which will provide the Board with valuable information about not just their views, but how they 'view' films and react to the material they contain.
	www.netribution.co.uk /news/industry_buzz/74/2.html (251 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Entertainment \| Film \| Chief film 'censor' steps down
		Andreas Whittam Smith is standing down as president of the British Board Of Film Classification on Wednesday, after almost five years in charge.
		Mr Whittam Smith is leaving the BBFC to take up a new post as First Estates Church Commissioner, overseeing the management of Church of England investments.
		During his time at the BBFC, he brought sweeping changes to its classification guidelines, relaxing rules on sexually explicit or violent material in 18-rated films but tightening up rules on what younger viewers could watch.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/film/2163304.stm (451 words)

	Gamasutra - British MP Calls For Bully Ban
		British Member of Parliament Keith Vaz has urged the government to refer Rockstar’s in-development title Bully to the official British Board of Film Classification monitoring body.
		Hoon’s answer was simply that Rockstar had yet to submit the game for classification and that the degree to which the game might be considered harmful to children was “not yet known”.
		Former Minister for Europe (before he we was forced to resign after being implicated in a scandal involving citizenship applications for two prominent Indian businessmen,) Vaz has been perhaps the prominent political critic of the video games industry in Britain, having spoken publically regarding a 2004 murder case originally attributed to video game use.
	www.gamasutra.com /php-bin/news_index.php?story=6976 (649 words)

	DRIVING LESSONS rated 15 by the BBFC
		The running time of this film was calculated from the measured length of
		A film or video, together with associated trailers may exist in several versions and all versions known to the BBFC are listed below.
		When a film is transferred to video the running time will be shorter by approximately 4% due to the differing number of frames per second.
	www.bbfc.co.uk /website/Classified.nsf/0/EC3058D0EFC91BC28025716500348DE4?OpenDocument (121 words)

	Scrunty Bastard » An open letter to the British Board Of Film Classification (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		It is your initiative in recent years that has seen any film with a head butt featured rated 18, something that can of course be lowered via distributor scissors to scenes.
		Considering the delayed release between the UK and the rest of the world, I purchased a copy of the film on Region 3 DVD, where it is available uncut.
		I almost instantly regretted this decision, as immediately after viewing the film I started developing an urge to take a knife to my wrists, in the same way I felt the urge to head butt bounty hunters wearing armour after being subjected to an uncut version of Attack Of The Clones.
	www.scruntybastard.co.uk /2003/09/01/69 (756 words)

	BUBL LINK: Film studies
		The BBFC is the body responsible for the classification of films and videos for public distribution in the UK.
		Reflection on British film making during the 20th century with information on the most popular 100 productions, based on the opinions of those involved in the industry.
		British Pathe is one of the oldest and most notable media companies in the world, producing famous bi-weekly newsreels and cinemagazines from 1902 onwards.
	bubl.ac.uk /link/f/filmstudies.htm (1388 words)

	iFMagazine.com News - U.K CENSORS FIGHT 'BEFORE NIGHT FALLS' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Before agreeing to certify the film, the BBFC demanded a scene involving the capture of a bird in prison be cut under the Cinematograph Films (Animals) Act of 1937.
		In a statement, the BBFC said that assurances from the bird’s handler about the nature of the scene were "not consistent with what appears on screen".
		The film is based on memoirs written by Arenas, who died in New York City in 1990.
	www.ifmagazine.com /new.asp?article=1885 (367 words)

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