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The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), before 1985 known as British Board of Film Censors, is a non-governmental organisation, founded by the film industry in 1912 and responsible for the national classification and censorship of films within the United Kingdom. It has a statutory requirement to classify videos, DVDs and, to a lesser extent, some video games under the Video Recordings Act 2010. These are the ratings in place:
strong violence
frequent strong language (e.g. 'f***').
portrayals of sexual activity
strong verbal references to sex
sexual nudity
brief scenes of sexual violence or verbal references to sexual violence
discriminatory language or behaviour
drug taking
My film will not include any of these things, so I don't think it needs to be a 15.
12A's can be seen by children aged under 12 as long as they are accompanied by an adult.
Most other romantic comedies are also 12A's, including my personal favourite, which I am getting a lot of inspiration from, 'About Time', which is a 12A. 'Love, Rosie' is also a 12A.
The only big difference between my film and these two is the couple will be homosexual, but I think in this day and age, children and young people should be accepting to homosexuality.
When I spoke to some of my friends, they said that some parents might not want their chidren to see a film like this. I entirely disagree with and cannot comprehend the idea that some people might still feel uncomfortable about the topic of homosexuality and how it will be explored in this film.
I definitely want my film to be a 12A because it doesn't go against any of the BBFC's regulations for a 12A and my psychographic is 12-19 year olds.
12A's can be seen by children aged under 12 as long as they are accompanied by an adult.
Most other romantic comedies are also 12A's, including my personal favourite, which I am getting a lot of inspiration from, 'About Time', which is a 12A. 'Love, Rosie' is also a 12A.
The only big difference between my film and these two is the couple will be homosexual, but I think in this day and age, children and young people should be accepting to homosexuality.
When I spoke to some of my friends, they said that some parents might not want their chidren to see a film like this. I entirely disagree with and cannot comprehend the idea that some people might still feel uncomfortable about the topic of homosexuality and how it will be explored in this film.
I definitely want my film to be a 12A because it doesn't go against any of the BBFC's regulations for a 12A and my psychographic is 12-19 year olds.
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I do think you need to be especially thoughtful about how you present your romcom, considering the reservations members of your focus group have expressed. Yes, you are quite right to tackle this material. But you are also marketing a product to an audience and you need to make sure you really research and understand what's funny and what's not funny for that particular genre. We see heterosexual couples all the time in films and audiences have a set idea about how a romcom should work. Are these ideas different for your choice of film? Might be interesting to look at your favourite examples and check out where the humour is working best.
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