Transparent Classification
Censored6 Kesä 2024

Transparent Classification

Censors have been replaced by classifiers, opaque silence by annual reports. We read recent annual reports from the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) and the Irish Film Classification Office (IFCO) to see how those offices work in a digital media age, and to see what the (complaining) public thinks of their role.

Films mentioned

Minions: the Rise of Gru

Ghostbusters

Watership Down

Bambi

Star Trek the Motion Picture

Nutcracker (by Matthew Bourne)

The Batman

Batman Returns

A Man Called Otto

The Banshees of Inisherin

Saltburn

Cocaine Bear

Benedetta


BBFC 2022 Annual Report

IFCO published reports

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