Film Certificate

All films that i have analysed have been certified 15 or 18 so i researched what makes a film an 18 or an 15. In most of the psychological thrillers that i analysed there were many extremely graphic scenes of violence/sexual violence therefore those would be classed as an 18 but as i want my film reach a wider audience i thought about my classing my film as an 15.But by classing my film as a 15 i rule out my chances to include many conventions of Psychological thrillers in my film e.g. extremely graphic scenes of violence as seen in Taxi Driver and American Psycho - both of which i analysed.
- 15 –
Suitable only for 15 years
and over
No one younger than 15 may
see a ‘15’ film in a cinema.
No one younger than 15 may
rent or buy a ‘15’ rated
video work.
Regarding violence which is a key factor in my film BBFC state that in a 15 "Violence may be strong but should not dwell on the infliction
of pain or injury. The strongest gory images are unlikely to
be acceptable."

- Suitable only for adults
No-one younger than 18 may
see an ‘18’ film in a cinema.
No-one younger than 18 may
rent or buy an ‘18’ rated video. - As it is only suitable for adults it rules out any teenagers to view my film.