The film Industry - regulating films

Regulation - Is the controlling of an activity or process, usually by means of rules.


The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) -  is a non-governmental organization, founded by the film industry in 1912 and responsible for the national classification and censorship of films shown at cinemas, television programs, trailers and adverts released within the UK. It has a requirement to classify videos, DVDs and some video games

A U film should be suitable for audiences aged four years and over. U films should be set within a positive framework and should offer reassuring counterbalances to any violence, threat or horror. 
General viewing, but some scenes may be unsuitable for young children. A PG film should not unsettle a child aged around eight or older

There may be moderate language. Strong language may be permitted, There may be nudity, but in a sexual context it must be brief and discreet.

Drug taking may be shown but the work as a whole must not promote or encourage drug misuse, There may be strong language. Very strong language may be permitted.

Where sex material genuinely seeks to inform and educate in matters such as human sexuality or safer sex and health, explicit images of sexual activity may be permitted.


The R18 category is a special and legally-restricted classification primarily for explicit works of consenting sex or strong fetish material involving adults. Films may only be shown to adults in specially licensed cinemas, and video works may be supplied to adults only in licensed sex shops.





In British film classifications, the E certificate is an unofficial rating sometimes applied to video titles released in the United Kingdom which are exempt from being classified by the British Board of Film   Classification (BBFC) as any of the other certificate categories.




Uc -Universal particularly suitable for unsupervised children U - Universal. Suitable for all











6 - Write a short paragraph responding to this statement: "regulation of film in the UK has largely become pointless due to the rise of digital technologies like the internet". To what extent do you agree?



I mostly agree with this as anyone can stream movies off the internet and there is nobody restricting the age limit of who can watch these films. So without supervision it can't be monitored if the right age group is watching what they are allowed to in terms of the ratings. But I don't fully agree as in cinemas these regulations are still in place and monitored so they aren't completely useless. As when the film is in the cinema only the people of the right age should be watching meaning that it won't be innapropriate to them 













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