BBFC announces winner of 2024's Create The Card Competition
by James Harvey | Dec 10, 2024 | News
Sonic The Hedgehog himself has unveiled the winner of the BBFC's biggest ever Create The Card Competition. Check out the winning entry below......
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BBFC clarifies potential use of generative AI in streaming classification
by James Harvey | Nov 14, 2024 | News
The BBFC has clarified its plans to use AI technology in the classification of films, TV shows and streaming content in a statement given to Film...
The Abyss | The BBFC defends (again) its decision not to classify the film
by Simon Brew | Nov 13, 2024 | News
Disney tried to re-release The Abyss in UK cinemas it's effectively been confirmed, but pulled the plan due to a lack of BBFC certificate....
Five Nights At Freddy’s was the BBFC’s most complained about film of 2023
by Simon Brew | Nov 13, 2024 | News
Five Nights At Freddy's and Billie Eilish lead the complaints to the BBFC in 2023, its new annual report has revealed. More here:...
The annual BBFC report: all the numbers for 2022
by Tim Murray | Aug 23, 2023 | Feature
The most highly-publicised part of the annual BBFC report is usually the complaints - here, we break down the entire thing. ...
The Batman was 2022’s most complained about film to the BBFC
by Simon Brew | Jul 19, 2023 | News
The BBFC reveals that 2022's most complained about movie was The Batman, with many people unhappy about its 15 certificate....
The mythical side of the 1980s Video Nasty era
by Charlie Brigden | May 15, 2023 | Feature
Charlie Brigden reflects on the 'Video Nasty' era and his experiences watching horror films deemed too obscene for the screen......
BBFC attracts complaints over 'Jesus Christ' and 'God' being used as exclamations in U, PG material
by Simon Brew | Jul 12, 2022 | News
The BBFC reveals it's received 76 complaints over how the terms 'God' and 'Jesus Christ' are used in U and PG-rated productions....
Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness, and the limits of a 12A certificate
by Tom Beasley | May 09, 2022 | Feature, News
The new Doctor Strange movie has raised eyebrows as to how it got a 12A certificate in the UK - and just what makes it a 'softer' film than The...
Snow White vs the BBFC – the Disney classic that was deemed too scary for under-16s
by Mark Harrison | Feb 01, 2022 | Feature, News
It took 50 years for Disney’s Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs to be granted a U certificate - here’s the story of the film’s unexpected battles with...
Netflix to keep BBFC ratings on its films and TV shows
by Simon Brew | Sep 07, 2021 | News
Netflix cements its agreement with the BBFC to provide age certificates on everything - and it might just head off the government....
The BBFC, and its war on the headbutt
by Christopher Rogers | Sep 01, 2021 | Feature, News
Back in the 1990s, the British Board Of Film Classification took a little bit of action against the headbutt - we've been looking into it....
Flash Gordon was the BBFC’s most complained about film in 2020
by Simon Brew | Jul 05, 2021 | News
The reclassification of Flash Gordon attracted the most complaints to the BBFC in 2020 - more details on it right here....
Mrs Doubtfire vs the BBFC – from 12 to PG and back again
by Mark Harrison | Mar 23, 2021 | Feature, News
Never mind the R-rated cut – here’s the story of how Mrs Doubtfire missed out on a requested PG certificate when it first came to UK cinemas....
Why Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back now has a PG certificate
by Simon Brew | Feb 05, 2021 | Feature, News
The BBFC has given The Empire Strikes Back a PG certificate for the first time – but why the sudden change? Simon has been finding out....
Tenet: changes made in post-production to get 12A certificate
by Simon Brew | Aug 17, 2020 | News
Christopher Nolan's incoming movie Tenet had a moment snipped to stop it getting a 15 certificate in the UK, it's been revealed....
BBFC reveals that Joker was its most complained about film of 2019
by Simon Brew | Jul 22, 2020 | News
The annual report of the BBFC reveals films such as Joker, Fighting With My Family and The Favourite were attracting the most complaints....
Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves and the controversy over its PG certificate
by Simon Brew | Jun 30, 2020 | Feature
Within weeks of Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves being given a PG certificate in the UK, the BBFC realised it had made an error - here's the story of...
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back raised to a PG in the UK
by Simon Brew | Jun 26, 2020 | News
In the last nine years, it looks like the violence level of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back has gone up a little bit - at least according to the...
The BBFC is looking to consult with domestic abuse survivors over film certificates
by Simon Brew | Oct 15, 2019 | News
The BBFC is looking for input on how it classifies scenes of domestic violence on screen....
The BBFC is changing its age rating symbols: see the new ones right here
by Simon Brew | Sep 12, 2019 | News
The BBFC certificate symbols have had a design overhaul, and are being introduced in a staggered way....
Netflix wants to add BBFC certificates across its entire UK service
by Simon Brew | Mar 14, 2019 | News
Netflix teams up with the BBFC to introduce more classifications across its service....
