BBFC

Who are the BBFC?

The BBFC is an independent, non-governmental body funded through the fees it charges to those who submit films and video works for classification. Here, and throughout the Guidelines, video works are taken to include video games, and films and programmes released on DVD or Blu-ray, or distributed by means of download or streaming on the internet. The BBFC classifies films on behalf of the local authorities who license cinemas under the Licensing Act 2003.

There are certain overarching factors that may influence a classification decision at any level and in connection with any issue. The BBFC take into consideration: Context, Tone and impact, Release format.

The BBFC take into consideration certain main issues when classifying a film, these issues include: Discrimination, Drugs, Horror, Language, Imitable behaviour, Nudity, Theme, Sex, and Violence.

The BBFC classify films from U to 18.

Our Film Opening

In our film opening we have a few of these main issues:

After taking all this into consideration we have decided to rate our film a 15. There is no content that may be very offensive for some viewers, however some content may be disturbing for a younger audience. Some of the behaviour may be imitable so we decided to rate 15 so the audience will be mature.