The British Board of Film Classification, BBFC, is a non-governmental organization founded by the British film industry in 1912 as the British Board of Film Censors, formed by film trade associations that preferred to regulate their own content rather than submit to national or local government censorship. Its formation followed controversy over the October 1912 release of the film From the Manger to the Cross, which dramatized the life of Jesus. The board took its current name in the 1980s and remains responsible for the classification of films and video works shown in British cinemas and released on video.
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The BBFC also classifies video on demand and streaming releases in addition to cinema films.
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- Founding Year: 1912
- Headquarters: 3 Soho Square, London, W1D 3HD, England
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The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC, stylized entirely in lowercase) is a non-governmental organisation founded by the British 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
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British Board of Film Classification (BBFC
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The board, which is based in Soho Square, London, is financed from the fees it charges for classifying films and videos and is run on a not-for-profit basis. === Editing === The BBFC can also advise cuts for a less-restrictive rating.
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The BBFC was established in 1912 as the British Board of Film Censors, under the aegis of the Incorporated Association of Kinematograph Manufacturers, by film trade associations who preferred to manage their own censorship than to have national or local government do it for them.
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The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC, stylized entirely in lowercase) is a non-governmental organisation founded by the British 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 ph
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