About BBFC
The British Board Of Film Classification is a independent company that classify all movies that are being shown at the cinema and that are on DVD. Before the film can be shown at the cinema, the film has to have a BBFC certificate and if the company asks the film director to cut some part out to fit the category that they have been put in, the film producers will have to do this. The BBFC was set up in 1912, by the film industry. The BBFC only charges for it services by calculating the running time of the film, videos or DVD's which then decides the classification.
U - This rating means that a film should be suitable for children which should not contain any violence, mild threats and no horror. U rated films are not accepted if the film includes discrimination, not include drugs of any kind, unless the subject is influenced in some way by others in the film or the film sends a anti-drug message out to the young viewers of the film. There should be no horror throughout the film which is unlikely to cause anxiety to the children watching the film. The film is expected to show no violence which young children will be able to copy and weapons should not be shown that are easy for them top get hold of such as forks etc. This rating will accept kissing but there should be no love making on screen. These films that are in this class are directed at young children. 
PG (Parental Guidance) - Children that are unaccompanied by adults can watch these rated films because they are aimed at the age of eight or older. Although this rating is much more easy on the rules compared to the U rating, it should not disturb a child by upsetting them. Rules about drugs are that there should be no drug use, like the U rating, but if there is any mentioning of drugs, it should send an anti-drug message towards to audience of the movie. Films can be a little more scarier for children but should not be intense or held for a long period of time. Sexual acts can be shown in a discreet and not happen too often throughout the movie. Sex can be mentioned.
12A/12 - This means that films are able to be shown for 12 years and over. 12A and 12 ratings are both the same but the A is just for parents just to know that there may be some sort of content that they might not want their children to see. Any drugs that are shown must be infrequent and should not be shown in much detail. Any sort of horror should not be frequent or last for a long period of time. Dangerous behaviour for example hanging, suicide and self-harming should not go into a lot of detail and not appear to the audience that this does not work and is harm free to the person. This should be shown in a way where the viewer would not want to do. Whats different is that the BBFC accepts mild strong language but this must not be repeated lots throughout the film. Nudity is accepted but this must be very brief and discreet. Violence is aloud but there should be no major violence with no blood or gory moments throughout the movie.
15 - Suitable for only 15 years and over. No one younger than 15 can watch this rated film in the cinema, they cannot buy or rent a dvd with this rating either. Drugs being used can be shown but the film should send a message about what drugs can do to the body and send an educational message. Some drugs cannot be shown such as aerosols or solvents. Horror can be shown throughout the film including hanging, suicide and self-harm but it cannot go into detail and weapons should not be shown much. Aggressive or repeated use of strong language is unlikely to be accepted into the rating but the use of not so much strong language can be accepted. Sexual behaviour can be shown but without the strong detail and people making love in the film is unlikely to be accepted. Violence can be strong but it cannot show much of the pain or injury that has been caused by the violence.
18 - Suitable only for adults, no one younger can watch these rated films at the cinema and people under the age of 18 cannot buy or rent a DVD. There are more violent scenes that are aloud in the rating of 18 films but there are still many rules that have to be followed to get put into this rating. Most film directors try to not aim for a rated 18 movie becuase they will lose sales. This is becuase it is mostly teenagers that go to the cinem, so if the film was 18 not many people would go to see it. They can use strong language throughout the film and violence is aloud.
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