Potential Certificate Rating

According the the British Board of Film Classification, all films and video works must be given a age certificate in order to protect children from any harm or offence. When awarding a restriction to a product, issues such as drugs, violence, sex/nudity, discrimination, imitable behaviour and language, along with the theme and tone of the film, are all taken into consideration, and a rating is consequently applied. The seven possible ratings range from U, which are generally suitable for all audiences, to R18, of which films are restricted to distribution in specially licensed cinemas and sex shops.

We asked some of the members of the audience from the showcase evening what rating they would give our film based on the first two minutes, and the results were quite conclusive that it would be a PG. However, some people were leaning towards a rating of a 12 due to the nature of the plot and theme of UFOs.



From this feedback, we think our film could be awarded a 12A rating for  the cinema. Although there would be none of the restricted content mentioned above, the overall plot may not be suitable for very young audiences as they may not understand it. The target audience for this film is children and teens between the ages of 10 and 15 and therefore a 12A would be suitable as 10/11 year olds are eligible to watch it with an adult, and 12-15 year olds would not require supervision to watch it.