BBFC announces Maleficent: Mistress of Evil Black Card competition winner
2019-10-04T00:00:00Winning entry to be seen before every UK screening of Maleficent: Mistress of EvilAfter receiving more than 900 entries, the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) is delighted...
View ArticleDavid Austin named in Business Insider’s UK Top Tech 100
2019-10-10T00:00:00Today, David Austin, CEO of the BBFC, has been named in Business Insider’s UK Top Tech 100 for the BBFC’s work on age-verification under the Digital Economy Act. Every year, Business...
View ArticleBBFC statement on Age-verification under the Digital Economy Act
2019-10-16T00:00:00The introduction of age-verification on pornographic websites in the UK is a necessary and important child protection measure. The BBFC was designated as the Age-verification...
View ArticleDon’t call us boring: ‘Generation Conscious’ want to make better decisions...
Given their access to more media, 87% of teenagers feel the need to make more informed decisions than ever before A third of teens (32%) say they see content they’d rather avoid on a weekly basis,...
View ArticleBBFC releases podcast mini series celebrating redesigned age rating symbols
The series showcases each of the BBFC’s age ratings, from U to 18Released to coincide with the newly designed BBFC age rating symbolsThe podcasts will be released from Monday 11...
View ArticleBBFC Online Services planned maintenance
2019-11-12T00:00:00The BBFC Online Services will be unavailable from Saturday 16 November at 8am unttil Sunday 17 November 2019 at 8pm, due to essential maintenance work. This means both the extranet...
View ArticleBBFC receives CTC Team of the Year Award 2019
2019-11-13T00:00:00The BBFC is very proud to be the recipient of this year’s Team of the Year award from the Cinema Technology Community (CTC) at their annual awards ceremony, which took place on 11...
View ArticleBBFC launch Parents’ Guide to Age Ratings
Detailed guide explaining what age ratings are, how they are decided and what the category defining issues areDesigned to help parents and carers discuss content with their children, so they can choose...
View ArticleBBFC Online Services planned maintenance
2019-12-06T00:00:00The BBFC Online Services will be unavailable from Saturday 7 December at 8am unttil Sunday 8 December 2019 at 8pm, due to essential maintenance work. This means both the Extranet and...
View ArticleFirst film classified using the BBFC’s brand new order management and...
Birds of Prey is classified using state of the art technology in the BBFC’s brand new classification platform Part of a move towards greater transparency between client and regulatorAll cinema films...
View ArticleBBFC Podcast celebrates 100th episode with renowned film critic Mark Kermode
The episode is the first in a series of “In conversation with…” podcastsThe series showcases an honest discussion between regulator and industry about film classificationListen on Spotify, Soundcloud...
View ArticleThree new members appointed to the BBFC’s Board of Directors
The BBFC is pleased to announce that Gloria de Piero, Claire Tavernier & John Aalbers have been named as the newest members of the BBFC’s Board of Directors2020-02-28T00:00:00The BBFC’s Board of...
View ArticleBBFC changes the way domestic abuse is referred to in ratings info for films...
Following new research, after working with Women’s Aid and Respect, the BBFC is changing the way domestic abuse is labelled in its ratings info for films and episodic content ‘Domestic abuse’ will now...
View ArticleBBFC Update on Coronavirus
2020-03-17T00:00:00The BBFC is taking the current situation regarding coronavirus in the UK very seriously, and we are following Government advice. From Tuesday 17 March, we will be putting new...
View ArticleBBFC receives CTC Team of the Year Award 2019
2019-11-13T00:00:00The BBFC is very proud to be the recipient of this year’s Team of the Year award from the Cinema Technology Community (CTC) at their annual awards ceremony, which took place on 11...
View ArticleBBFC launch Parents’ Guide to Age Ratings
Detailed guide explaining what age ratings are, how they are decided and what the category defining issues areDesigned to help parents and carers discuss content with their children, so they can choose...
View ArticleBBFC Online Services planned maintenance
2019-12-06T00:00:00The BBFC Online Services will be unavailable from Saturday 7 December at 8am unttil Sunday 8 December 2019 at 8pm, due to essential maintenance work. This means both the Extranet and...
View ArticleFirst film classified using the BBFC’s brand new order management and...
Birds of Prey is classified using state of the art technology in the BBFC’s brand new classification platform Part of a move towards greater transparency between client and regulatorAll cinema films...
View ArticleBBFC Podcast celebrates 100th episode with renowned film critic Mark Kermode
The episode is the first in a series of “In conversation with…” podcastsThe series showcases an honest discussion between regulator and industry about film classificationListen on Spotify, Soundcloud...
View ArticleThree new members appointed to the BBFC’s Board of Directors
The BBFC is pleased to announce that Gloria de Piero, Claire Tavernier & John Aalbers have been named as the newest members of the BBFC’s Board of Directors2020-02-28T00:00:00The BBFC’s Board of...
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