BBFC Ratings
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The ‘U’ stands for universal: it’s suitable for audiences aged four years and over. These films don’t include bad language but it does include mild bad language such as ‘damn’ or ‘hell’. Bad language such as ‘bloody’ or ‘bugger’ may be included, where justified by context. Characters may be seen kissing and cuddling but nothing more.
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The ‘PG’ stands for Parental Guidance. It’s suitable for general viewing, but some scenes may be unsuitable for younger children. There may be mild bad language such as ‘shit’ or ‘son of a bitch’ in a PG film, where justified by the context. References to sex are acceptable if the activity talked about or shown is implied and lacking in detail. In addition, if a child is unlikely to understand a reference, may allow it at PG. Comedy can also often lessen the impact of sex references. There might be innocuous or passing references to illegal drugs or drugs misuse in a PG film but it’s not the main focus.
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‘12A’ means that anyone aged 12 or over can go and see the film unaccompanied. The A stands for 'accompanied' and 'advisory'. The 12 certificate is just for videos, DVDs and Blu-rays. Children younger than 12 may see the film if they are accompanied by an adult. The BBFC's Guidelines state that there may be strong language (eg 'f***') at 12 or 12A, but it must be infrequent. There may be moderate language (eg uses of terms such as ‘bitch’ and ‘twat’ at 12 or 12A). Sex might briefly and discreetly be portrayed at 12 or 12A, there also might be nudity in the 12 or 12A film but as well as the sex it has to be brief and discreet.
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No-one under 15 is allowed to see a 15 film at the cinema or buy/rent a ‘15’ rated DVD. 15 rated works are not suitable for children under 15 years of age. There could potentially be a great deal and it can also be a horror film as well. At 15 there is no upper limit on the number of uses of strong language, occasionally there may be uses of the strongest terms (eg 'c***'). 15 contain:
· strong violence
· frequent strong language (eg '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 behaviour
· drug taking
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Films rated 18 are for adults. No-one under 18 is allowed to see an 18 film at the cinema or buy/rent an 18 rated DVD. 18 works are for adults and can contain strong issues such as:
· very strong violence
· frequent strong language (eg 'f***') and/or very strong language (eg ‘c***’)
· strong portrayals of sexual activity
· scenes of sexual violence
· strong horror
· strong blood and gore
· real sex (in some circumstances)
· discriminatory language and behaviour
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After reviewing the BBFC site, we had decided to certify our movie as a 15. We have choosen this rating because it will contain strong violence and other unacceptable behaviour such horror scene, killing scene and unsuitable scence which could scare younger children and also influence bad behaviour onto younger viewers as they could be come violent and might want to pratice what they have seen on screen, whereas teenagers which are more mature and have a better understanding of what is happening and know not to become violent as they are more clear of the consequences.
No-one under 15 is allowed to see a 15 film at the cinema or buy/rent a ‘15’ rated DVD. 15 rated works are not suitable for children under 15 years of age. There could potentially be a great deal and it can also be a horror film as well. At 15 there is no upper limit on the number of uses of strong language, occasionally there may be uses of the strongest terms (eg 'c***'). 15 contain:
· strong violence
· frequent strong language (eg '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 behaviour
· drug taking
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