Film Certificate - BBFC

The British Board of Film Certificates is a non-governmental organisation, which is funded by the film industry, and is responsible for the national classification of UK films. The BBFC would rate films, video games, and video/DVD releases based on what is suitable to a certain audience. Subjects that are most commonly considered when deciding on the age rating includes the violent content, the language used, the sexual content, and drug use. The certificates issued by the BBFC are as followed:

U (Universal)  -  All ages, nothing unsuitable for children over 4

PG (Parental Guidance)  -  All ages, some scenes may be unsuitable for under 8s

12  -  This is only for home media since 2002. Can include infrequent drugs, infrequent use of strong language, brief nudity, discreet sexual activity, and moderate violence.

12A  -  This rating is only used for cinema releases and was introduced in 2002. Under 12s are allowed permitted if accompanied with an adult over 18, and tends to contain themes of discrimination, soft drugs, mild swear words, and moderate violence/sexual references.

15  -  Can contain adult themes, hard drugs, strong language, moderate-strong violence/sex references, and mild non-detailed sex activity.

18  -  Hard drugs are generally allowed, and strong violence/sex references along with strong sexual activity is also allowed. Scenes of strong real sex may be permitted if justified by the context.

R18 (Restricted 18)  -  Only showed at licensed cinemas or sex shops. More cuts are demanded in this category than any other category  as it contains stronger sexual and violent scenes.

Our age rating...

We have decided to give our film trailer an 18 certificate, as the trailer will feature scenes of violent nature and hard drug use. Horror movies tend to have the 15 or 18 certificates because of this content, and so we are following this common conventions with our chosen certificate.