Nayani Vijayaratnam

BBFC Certification
Individuals from within the film industry introduced the British Board
of Film Classification (BBFC) in 1912. This permitted them to have
rights to censor and certificate movies as opposed to having the
Government do it. In any case, there are still relations between the
two.
The confirmation that is given to an age group relies on various
diverse components, for instance: the amount of sex/bareness, drug
use, solid dialect and viciousness is incorporated inside the film. This
is helpful as it precludes specific ages seeing the material in
cinemas, or purchasing DVD/Blu-Ray versions of the film, contingent
upon the certification given.

Previously marked as '12', the BBFC adjusted this

certification to permit those under 12 to see the
material when joined by a grown-up. 12A movies can
incorporate more developed topics, drug use, and strong language
and brief sexual references
We decided to make our film certification 12A. This fits our target
audience of 12-35 and we felt that this would be the most suitable
certification as although our short film does not include sexual
content, strong language or violence, it deals with mature topics
such as death and terminal illness which we felt would be too
complex for younger audiences as they may not completely
understand. Most drama films are 12A or 15 as it a convention of
drama films to focus on mature topics and have violence or strong
language throughout.