Certificate

BBFC Classification

PG - (descriptions from BBFC)

• PG stands for Parental Guidance. This means a film is suitable for general viewing, but some scenes may be unsuitable for young children. A PG film should not unsettle a child aged around eight or older.

- Therefore we would have to consider how we presented the sisters illness

• A PG film will not contain any theme which is inappropriate for a child. PG works can explore challenging issues such as bullying, bereavement or racism.

- We would consider cancer as a challenging issue and so, by the guidelines of the BBFC we would be allowed to include it as a PG.

• There may be mild bad language (such as ‘shit’ or ‘son of a bitch’) in a PG film.
• Sex references are unlikely unless they are undetailed and infrequent.
• Violence will usually be mild. There should be no detail of violence in a PG work, so while there might be some blood, we would not see how the injury was inflicted in strong detail.
• In a PG work, potentially dangerous or antisocial behaviour which young children are likely to copy will not be condoned or seen to go unchallenged, especially if it comes across as safe or fun.
• There might be innocuous or passing references to illegal drugs or drugs misuse in a PG work.

- We are not likely to need to use and swearing, violence, antisocial behaviour in our film due to the nature of the film and the fact that the protagonist is s little girl. We perhaps would have to include drugs in our film, but they wouldn't be illegal, they would be medicinal and would be used to help show that the sister is ill.

12/12A - (descriptions from 

• Films classified 12A and video works classified 12 contain material that is not generally suitable for children aged under 12. No one younger than 12 may see a 12A film in a cinema unless accompanied by an adult. Adults planning to take a child under 12 to view a 12A film should consider whether the film is suitable for that child.

-We could classify our film as a 12A in order to give families a choice whether they believe it is suitable for their child, as some could be more sensitive than others, or could have been personally affected by the issues we are going to adress.

e.g) a relative could have died from cancer and so they wouldn't want their child to watch it.

Our film will be rated a PG as there will be no scenes of strong violence or threat. There will be no sexual or drug references and the story will be appropriate for children. Children may need to be accompanied by an adult as they may suffer from mild distress from the storyline however there will be a resolution to the distressing situation meaning that the storyline won't be needed to be classified at a higher rating.