Under the four categories used by the British Board of Film Censors what does P.G signify
"censorship code covers wide aspects of ""morals and ethnics"" which lays down the guiding principles for cinema in Pakistan. Strict policy has been adopted to ensure that no scene or dialogue in a film is passed which is considered ""derogatory to the accepted moral standards of the society"". Certifications is refused if, in the opinion of the board, the film or any part thereof: Any film refused certification may appeal within thirty days of the date of refusal. Any film with ""U certification"" is fit for unrestricted public screening and without the need for parental guidance. These films contain little"
"A PG13 (Parental Guidance 13) rating, introduced in 2011, is the latest rating to be introduced. The G, PG and PG13 ratings are advisory while NC16, M18 and R21 carry age restrictions. Video ratings are mostly the same as the cinema ratings, except only go up to M18. Some titles, such as documentaries, children's programmes and sports programmes may be exempt from classification on video, but all titles must be classified for public theatrical exhibition. The categories are: In South Africa, films are classified by the Film and Publication Board. Distributors and exhibitors are legally compelled to comply with the"
"British Board of Film Classification The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), previously the British Board of Film Censors, is a non-governmental organization, founded by the film industry in 1912 and responsible for the national classification and censorship of films exhibited at cinemas and video works (such as television programmes, trailers, adverts, public Information/campaigning films, menus, bonus content etc.) released on physical media within the United Kingdom. It has a statutory requirement to classify all video works released on VHS, DVD, Blu-ray (including 3D and 4K UHD formats), and to a lesser extent, some video games under the Video Recordings"
"classifications: G (General Programs): These exclude material likely to harm children under 14 and can screen at any time. Programs may not necessarily be designed for younger viewers, but must not contain material likely to cause them undue distress or discomfort. PGR (Parental Guidance Recommended): Programs more suited to more mature viewers. These are not necessarily unsuitable for children (defined as under 14), but viewer discretion is advised, and parents and guardians are encouraged to supervise younger viewers. Programs rated PGR can screen between 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. and between 7 p.m. – 6 a.m. AO (Adults Only): AO"
"for the private use of material amongst consenting adults. Another reason for the decline may be the range of alternative legislation which can now often be used in place of the Act. Suggestions given by the Crown Prosecution Service include: The Act continues to have a significant impact in English law, as its precedents serve to provide a definition of obscenity that is used in other legal contexts. For instance, anything deemed likely to contravene the Act is prohibited from videos awarded an R18 certificate by the British Board of Film Classification. A list of the categories of material most"
"judgment of the Board, meet the following criteria: PG Viewers below 13 years old must be accompanied by a parent or supervising adult. A “PG” classification advises parents or supervising adults that the film may contain any of the elements whose treatment is suitable for children below 13 years of age. A film classified as “PG” shall, in the judgment of the Board, meet the following criteria: R-13 Only viewers who are 13 years old and above can be admitted. An “R-13” classification advises parents, supervising adults, or the would-be viewers themselves, that the film may contain any of the"
"type of content the film contained. For example, some films' explanations may read ""Strong Brutal Violence, Pervasive Language, Some Strong Sexual Content, and Drug Material"". In 2000, the MPAA began applying rating explanations for ""PG"", ""PG-13"", and ""NC-17"" films as well. Depictions of violence are permitted under all ratings but must be moderated for the lower ones. Violence must be kept to a minimum in G rated films and must not be intense in PG rated films. Depictions of intense violence are permitted under the PG-13 rating, but violence that is both realistic and extreme or persistent will generally require"
"Vilgot Sjöman, was initially banned in the U.S. for its frank depiction of sexuality; however, this was overturned by the Supreme Court. In 1970, because of confusion over the meaning of ""mature audiences"", the ""M"" rating was changed to ""GP"", and then in 1972 to the current ""PG"", for ""parental guidance suggested"". In 1984, in response to public complaints regarding the severity of horror elements in PG-rated titles such as ""Gremlins"" and ""Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom"", the ""PG-13"" rating was created as a middle tier between ""PG"" and ""R"". In 1990, the ""X"" rating was replaced by"
"the current ""Director"". With David Austin's appointment in 2016 however, this title reverted to CEO. At the same time, the title card displaying a film's certificate, which opens all theatrically screened films in the United Kingdom, stopped carrying the chief executive's signature. The President's signature is now used instead. British Board of Film Classification The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), previously the British Board of Film Censors, is a non-governmental organization, founded by the film industry in 1912 and responsible for the national classification and censorship of films exhibited at cinemas and video works (such as television programmes, trailers,"
"the UK's Department of Culture, Media and Sport ruled in favour of the PEGI system to be the sole classification system for videogames and software in the UK. This decision would also, unlike beforehand, allow PEGI ratings to be legally enforced much like the BBFC ratings. Initially expected to take effect from 1 April 2011, the legislation was put into effect on 30 July 2012. The Board is a self-funded QUANGO. Its business affairs are controlled by a council of management selected from leading figures in the manufacturing and servicing sectors of the film industry. This council appoints the President,"
"of the film: ""low"", ""mild"", ""moderate"" or ""strong"". This then corresponds to the general rating of the film: GE (general exhibition), PG (parental guidance recommended), 16 (not suitable for persons under the age of 16) and 18 (not suitable for persons under the age of 18). After the certificate of approval is issued, the classification officer records the name of the film, its country of origin, rating and the date of rating and publishes the information in the KFCB classification catalogue. The Board's other activities include licensing film distributors in the country by granting film regulatory licenses to the distributors,"
"or are one level higher or lower, but extremely rare disparities spanning two ratings do exist: Eight film rating categories exist, although a film may have been re-rated by the time of its video/DVD release. There are 3 former categories no longer in use: The G, PG and 18 certifications have the same principles on video, but some 18s films may be denied a video release certificate. Films which are banned and do not have an appeal lodged, or which fail on appeal, have an enforcement noticed published in Iris Oifigiúil, the state's journal. The most recent enforcement notice, ,"
"R18 (British Board of Film Classification) R18 is a film or video classification given by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC). It is intended to provide a classification for works that are within British obscenity laws, but exceed what the BBFC considers acceptable for its 18 certificate. In practice, this means hardcore pornography. Under the terms of the 1984 Video Recordings Act all non-exempt videos sold or distributed within the UK must be given a certificate by the BBFC. The distributor must decide whether a video is exempt. Uncertificated recordings are not illegal, regardless of content (except where the"
"for films up to an ""M18"" rating was also introduced in the same year. Before 2004, some age-restricted shows were unfairly edited to meet the then 'PG"" classification guidelines to release it as ""PG"" rated shows for theatrical release by distributors. Such examples included Starship Troopers (1997), Enemy at the Gates (2001) and The Green Mile (1999). They were also edited or disallowed for home video releases as only ""G"" and ""PG"" rated titles were allowed on home videos previously. A ""PG13"" rating was later added in July 2011 on the recommendation of the Censorship Review Committee for titles that"
"not an MPAA trademark and would not receive the MPAA seal; any producer not submitting a film for MPAA rating could self-apply the ""X"" rating (or any other symbol or description that was not an MPAA trademark). In 1970, the ages for ""R"" and ""X"" were raised from 16 to 17. Also, due to confusion over whether ""M""-rated films were suitable for children, ""M"" was renamed to ""GP"" (for General audiences, Parental guidance suggested), and in 1971, the MPAA added the content advisory ""Some material not generally suitable for pre-teenagers"". On February 11, 1972, ""GP"" was revised to ""PG"". The"
"(BBFC) gave the film a PG certificate and advised parents that the film contained ""dangerous behaviour, mild threat, mild sex references, [and] mild bad language"". Paul King, the film’s director, told BBC reporter Tim Muffett: ""I'm not surprised about that [the PG certificate] but I don't think it's a PG for sexiness. That I would find very odd"". Paddington’s creator, Michael Bond, said he was ""totally amazed"" at the BBFC's advice. After the film’s distributor challenged the certification, the BBFC revised the wording of its parental guidance, replacing ""mild sex references"" with ""innuendo"". It also further qualified the ""mild bad"
"general audiences may be listed as G . The images of news reports shall conform to the provisions of ""G"" rate. Television programs free of circumstances listed in the preceding three articles but portraying any one of the following circumstances shall be listed as P. Television programs free of circumstances listed in the preceding two articles but portraying any one of the following circumstances shall be listed as PG-12. Television programs free of circumstances listed in Article 4 but portraying any one of the following circumstances shall be listed as PG-15. Television programs portraying any one of the following circumstances"
"""14"" and ""16"" age classifications were replaced by ""12A"" and ""15""; the ""PG"" rating was redefined while ""U"", ""12"" and ""18"" were retained in their existing form. If the film is deemed ""fit for exhibition"" it will be awarded one of the following classifications: The General Directorate of Radio, Television and Cinematography (in Spanish, ""Dirección General de Radio, Televisión y Cinematografía"") is the issuer of ratings for motion pictures. The RTC is an agency of the Department of State (""Secretaría de Gobernación""). It has its own classification system, as follows: In the Netherlands, the Kijkwijzer system is used, which is"
"certificates. ""The King's Speech"" was passed for a 12A rating despite its repeated use of the word ""fuck"" in two scenes, which would normally raise the rating to a 15 certificate; the BBFC justified its decision, saying that the profanity was ""in a speech therapy context"". There are minimal restrictions of the depiction of non-sexual nudity, which is allowed in even U and PG certificate films (for example, ""The Simpsons Movie""—which was given a PG-13 rating in the US – was given a PG certificate in the UK, leaving the sequence where Bart skateboards naked through town and his genitals"
"G and PG classifications respectively in terms of allowable content, but are specifically targeted at children, whereas G specifies programming content that is suitable for all audiences, but may not necessarily be of interest to children. Classifications are intended to be equivalent to the Australian Classification Board (ACB) classifications of the same name. They're usually presented with the same shape and sometimes colour as their ACB counterparts. From December 2015, the ACMA introduced sweeping changes to the ratings system for commercial networks. Among them were allowing M and MA15+ programs to air an hour earlier then they were previously allowed,"
"or ""objectionable"" (banned). With a few exceptions, films, videos, DVDs and restricted computer games must carry a label before being offered for supply or exhibited to the public. In 2017 the Office of Film and Literature Classification created a special RP18 rating for online content in response to the Netflix television series, ""13 Reasons Why"". The new classification reflects concerns raised with 17 and 18 year olds in New Zealand being at a higher risk of suicide. The current ratings are: The National Film and Video Censors Board classifies films, videos, DVDs, and VCDs. Classifications carrying an age rating are"
"(General), PG (Parental Guidance) and R (Restricted to 18 years and above). Prior to then films were either approved or effectively banned. Since then, there have been several alterations to the ratings over the years. In September 1991, a Restricted (Artistic) (R(A)) rating was introduced to replaced the previous R-rating so as to allow the screening of certain art-house films which would otherwise have been banned without said rating, with an increased age restriction set at 21 years of age. The R(A) rating has since been replaced by NC16 (No Children under 16), M18 (Mature 18) and R21 (Restricted 21)."
"older DVDs may still carry the Uc certificate. The consumer advice for the U certificate was updated to advise parents to check the film in case of children under the age of 4 and PG in case of children under 8. History of British film certificates This article chronicles the history of British film certificates. The UK's film ratings are decided by the British Board of Film Classification and have been since 1912. Previously, there were no agreed rating standards, and local councils imposed their ownoften differingconditions or restrictions. For cinema releases, the BBFC has no legal power (technically, films"
"the British Board of Film Censors (BBFC) for cinema release, others had been refused certification which effectively banned them. The Obscene Publications Act defined obscenity as that which may ""tend to deprave and corrupt persons who are likely, having regard to all relevant circumstances, to read, see or hear the matter contained or embodied in it"". This definition is of course open to wide interpretation. If the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) felt that a certain video might be in breach of the Act, then a prosecution could be brought against the film's producers, distributors and retailers. Prosecutions had to"
"dropped to PG-13 after successful appeals. Drug use content is restricted to PG-13 and above. An example of an otherwise PG film being assigned a PG-13 rating for a drug reference (momentary, along with brief language) is ""Whale Rider"". The film contained only mild profanity, but was rated PG-13 because of a scene where drug paraphernalia were briefly visible. Critic Roger Ebert criticized the MPAA for the rating and called it ""a wild overreaction"". In May 2007, the MPAA announced that depictions of cigarette smoking would be considered in a film's rating. Anti-smoking advocates stated that the child-friendly PG rating"
"of Film Censors was renamed the ""British Board of Film Classification"" and became responsible for the certification of both cinema and video releases. All video releases after 1 September 1985 had to comply with the Act and be submitted for classification by the BBFC. Films released on video before that date had to be re-submitted for classification within the following three years. The increased possibility of videos falling into the hands of children required that film classification for video be a separate process from cinema classification. Films that had passed uncut for cinema release were often cut for video. The"
"There were still about 100 adult magazine titles in the UK by 2001 but the British adult magazine market is in decline. Paul Raymond Publications dominates the market, distributing eight of the country's ten top selling adult magazines. The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) was established in 1912 as the British Board of Film Censors by members of the film industry, who would rather manage their own censorship than have national or local government do it for them. It began operating on 1 January 1913. Its legal basis was the Cinematograph Act 1909, which required cinemas to have licences"
"18 (British Board of Film Classification) The 18 certificate is issued by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), to state that in its opinion, a film, video recording, or game should not be seen at home or elsewhere, watched in a cinema or purchased by a person under 18 years old. As with other British film certificates, the 18 certificate theoretically only has advisory power for films shown in public cinemas, with the ultimate say being held by local authorities. In practice, the local authorities tend to follow BBFC rulings in all but a few exceptional cases. For video"
"Three years later, Stephen Murphy, the BBFC Secretary, wrote in a letter that it would have been given the new Advisory certificate under the system then in place. Murphy also argued that the word ""bugger"" is a term of affection and not considered offensive in the area that the film was set. In 1987, the VHS release was given a PG certificate on the grounds of ""the frequent use of mild language"", and the film has remained PG since that time. The film was a word of mouth hit in Britain, eventually making a profit. However it was a commercial"
"government, governs censorship on radio, although it can only reprimand its own members. The Optical Media Board formerly governed censorship for home video releases; this has since been managed by the MTRCB. Before 2015, unlike the theatrical ratings, only three are applied to video releases and printed on labels: General Audience (G) for films previously rated G in cinemas, Parental Guidance (PG) for most PG and some R-13 or R-16 titles (with cuts for the R-ratings), and Restricted For Adults (R) for some R-13, many R-16, and most R-18 titles [without cuts for R-16 and R-18, including films released unrated"
"labels: The RP18 rating is the newest rating, having been created in April 2017 specifically for the drama series ""13 Reasons Why"". The Film and Video Labelling Body may award films, videos and DVDs an unrestricted classification of (G, PG or M) based on their Australian classification, or British classification if no Australian classification exists. The OLFC is the only body who may award restricted ratings. Red labels have been available for non-film publications such as magazines and video games since 2005. The OFLC classifies material based on whether it is likely to be ""harmful"" or ""injurious to the public"
"the Night Garden"". (Equal to a G rating on DVD) A programme that would be acceptable to all audiences and tastes. This may be or seem like a low rating, but in fact, some of the shows which receive this rating on TV, would actually receive a PG or a 12 certificate on DVD/Blu-ray. No programmes or films are edited or trimmed to fit the classification. Examples of programmes issued this rating include ""Sabrina the Teenage Witch"", ""Neighbours"", ""The Simpsons"". Programmes with a GA rating are sometimes similar to a PS rating. Children's/family programmes such as ""Sabrina"" (above), will in"
"to. Under the Digital Economy Act 2010, the responsibility for rating video games in the United Kingdom has passed from the BBFC to the Video Standards Council using the PEGI system. A game is only submitted to the BBFC if it contains strong pornographic material or if it includes video material that is not directly accessible through the game itself (e.g. a documentary). The BBFC also provide a classification service for mobile phone operators. BBFC guidelines for film and video are used to calibrate the filters used by the operators to restrict access to internet content. The default assumption is"