BBFC RESEARCH The British board of film classification, is a non-governmental organization, founded by the film industry in 1912, and responsible for the national classification and censorship of films exhibited at cinemas and video works (such as;...
More
BBFC RESEARCH The British board of film classification, is a non-governmental organization, founded by the film industry in 1912, and responsible for the national classification and censorship of films exhibited at cinemas and video works (such as; television programmes, trailers, adverts menus, films etc.) released on physical media within the United Kingdom. It has a statutory requirement to classify videos, DVDs and, to a less extent, some video games under the Video Recordings Act 2010. The immediate impetus for the Board's formation stemmed from the furor surrounding the release in the UK in October 1912 of the film From the Manger to the Cross, about the life of Jesus. The film, shown at the Queen's Hall, London, gained considerable publicity from a great outcry in the Daily Mail, which demanded: "Is nothing sacred to the film maker?", and waxed indignant about the profits for its American film producers.[ The Board's legal basis was the Cinematograph Act 1909, which required cin
Less
