A non governmental organisation founded in 1912 by the film industry. The board is responsible for the classification and censorship of films and other media that are exhibited at cinemas and video works released on physical media at a national level. It has a statutory requirement to classify videos, DVDs and sometimes video games. The headquarters are situated in London, UK. The President is Patrick Swaffer and the Chief Executive is David Austin. It was originally known as the British Board of Film Classification.
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| BBFC 'U' certificate for the 1949 film Berlin Airlift |
Films are classified by Examiners. Usually one examiner classifies a work, though multiple opinions may be sought out if the work is difficult to classify. Examiners investigate issues such as discrimination, drugs, horror, strong language and imitable behaviour. They also factor in the tone, context and impact of a work, as well as the release format.
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