2. BBFC - British Board of Film
Classification
• The British Board of Film classification are the organization that
classify films and give them age certificates. These certificates
indicate what age you have to be to legally view the film. Films
with sexual content and violence are given higher age
certificates as they are not appropriate for children to view.
Without a classification from the BBFC a film cannot be legally
released. A notable film that was refused classification was
“Human Centipede 2” as the board referred to it as "undoubtedly
tasteless and disgusting”. The first film in the franchise was only
classified as it did not breach the obscene publications act.
3. British Video Association
• The British Video Association is the trade body that represents
the interests of publishers and rights owners of video
entertainment. Video entertainment is critical for the cultural and
economic success of the United Kingdom audiovisual sector
and, in a world of evolving technology and new opportunities,the
British video associations primary objective is to help maintain a
business environment with the east regulatory burdens and
optimal conditions that enables video’s crucial role in the
audiovisual eco-system to continue.
4. Film Distributors Association
• Film Distributors Association Ltd. (FDA) is the trade body for theatrical
film distributors in the United Kingdom- the companies that releases
films for UK cinema audiences.
• They are a founding member of All industry Marketing for Cinema
(AIM), a generic marketing body which works to increase and broaden
the UK cinema audience across the board.
• FDA is a important supporter of the UK film industry, geared mainly
towards the next generation of filmmakers and audiences.
5. Video Standards Council -
VSC
• The VSC was established in 1989 as a non-profit making body
set-up to develop and oversee a code of practice designed to
promote high standards within the video industry.
• The code has subsequently been expanded to promote high
standards within the computer games industry.
• The video and games industries owe a duty of care to their
customers and the public generally.
6. Office for Communication
(OFCOM)
• OFCOM has a wide-ranging powers across the television, radio,
telecoms and postal sectors.
• Their job is to protect the public from what might be considered
harmful or offensive material.
• The main areas OFCOM presides over are licensing, research,
codes and policies, complaints, competition and protecting the
radio spectrum from abuse.
7. Press Complaints
Commission - PCC
• The Press Complaints Commission (PCC) is a voluntary
regulatory body for British printed newspapers and magazines,
consisting of representatives of the major publishers.
• If something false is published in a newspaper or magazine the
press complaints commission is the place you write to, to
complain.
• For example- The incident with the News of the world and the
phone hacking scandal, all the public complained to press
complaints.
8. Advertising Standards
Authority (ASA)
• Taken from the website : As the UK’s independent regulator for
advertising across all media. Our work includes acting on
complaints and proactively checking the media to take action
against misleading, harmful and offensive advertisements.
• In conclusion their main purpose is to insure all advertisements
are appropriate for their audiences.
