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WHAT DOES BBFC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

British Board of Film Classification

The British Board of Film Classification, originally British Board of Film Censors, is a non-governmental organisation, funded by the film industry and responsible for the national classification and censorship of films within the United Kingdom. It has a statutory requirement to classify videos, DVDs and, to a lesser extent, some video games under the Video Recordings Act 2010.

Definition of BBFC in the English dictionary

The definition of BBFC in the dictionary is British Board of Film Classification.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BBFC

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WORDS THAT END LIKE BBFC

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Synonyms and antonyms of BBFC in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «BBFC» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BBFC

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Translator English - Chinese

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570 millions of speakers

English

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510 millions of speakers

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380 millions of speakers
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280 millions of speakers

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220 millions of speakers

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190 millions of speakers

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180 millions of speakers

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130 millions of speakers

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80 millions of speakers

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75 millions of speakers

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70 millions of speakers

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10 millions of speakers
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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BBFC»

The term «BBFC» is quite widely used and occupies the 44.854 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about BBFC

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BBFC»

Discover the use of BBFC in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to BBFC and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Behind the Scenes at the BBFC: Film Classification from the ...
The uncovering the truly extraordinary history of the British Board of Film Classification for the very first time from its conception in 1912 to present day The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has a truly extraordinary history ...
Edward Lamberti, 2012
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Harmful Content on the Internet and in Video Games: Tenth ...
To that end, the BBFC has been working with leading video content providers and aggregators, including Disney, Warner Bros, Sony Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Tartan, Arts Alliance Media, Entertainment UK, BT Vision, Tcsco and others to ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Culture, Media and Sport Committee, 2008
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An Introduction to Film Studies
From its inception, the BBFC operated a system of classification. lt issued two categories: U" and A.100 These categories were advisory until 1921, when the London County Council decided to adopt them. (An H category was introduced in  ...
Jill Nelmes, 2003
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Harm and Offence in Media Content: A Review of the Evidence
The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has responsibilities under the 1937 Act. The BBFC is an independent, non-governmental body that classifies films, videos and digital media. It will not classify material that it believes to be in ...
Andrea Millwood Hargrave, Sonia M. Livingstone, 2009
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Russia in Britain, 1880-1940: From Melodrama to Modernism
the background of Kino.53 M15 often provided the BBFC with the same updates on Kino's activities and financial status as it provided the Home Oflice, and would pass on to the BBFC details of Customs officers' reports about Soviet films ...
Rebecca Beasley, Philip Ross Bullock, 2013
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Civil Liberties & Human Rights
The matter of self-censorship by film companies prior to submission to the BBFC must not be disregarded, but over the last 10 years the BBFC has adopted an increasingly liberal attitude to censorship: in 1995 27 films were censored; in 2005 ...
Helen Fenwick, 2009
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The New Extremism in Cinema: From France to Europe
Barker, Martin, Kate Egan, Ernest Mathijs, Jamie Sexton, Ross Hunter and Melanie Selfe (2007), 'Audiences and Receptions for Sexual Violence in Contemporary Cinema', Report to the BBFC, http:/ / www.bbfc.co.uk/ classification / downloads, ...
Tanya Horeck, Tina Kendall, 2011
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Controversial Images: Media Representations on the Edge
to the very nub of the matter, which is that cinema films and DVDs should be as free to take their chances in court as any other kind of material, and not subject to pre-judicial, let alone extra-legal, scrutiny by the BBFC. However, doing away ...
Feona Attwood, Vincent Campbell, I.Q. Hunter, 2012
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Je T'Aime...Moi Non Plus: Franco-British Cinematic Relations
BBFCfitles et]im file, April 1962, London: BBFC. 13. CNC Les Arnants file, Report of the board meeting, 17 September 1958, Paris: CNC. 14. BBFC Minutes of Exceptions, August 1959, London: BBFC. 15. CNC Une Femme est unefemme file, ...
Lucy Mazdon, Catherine Wheatley, 2010
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British Crime Cinema
However, it was not until the American gangsterism associated with Prohibition gave rise to films like Mervyn LeRoy's Little Caesar (1930), William Wellman's The Public Enemy (1931), and Howard Hawks's Scarface (1932) that the BBFC was ...
Steve Chibnall, Robert Murphy, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BBFC»

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Film Review – The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence)
twisting the BBFC's creed and showing it for the farcical stance it is – the humour is diverse and dilutes the explicit content into something more ... «Impact Magazine, Jul 15»
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Blu-ray Review – Contamination (1980)
... as Contamination is one of the most expositional sci-fi/horror movies, and considering this was once on the BBFC list of banned video nasties ... «Flickering Myth, Jul 15»
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Bulldog Football Camp is on the horizon
The 2015 Bandera Bulldog Football Camp (BBFC) is looming closer and closer for players 6 through 14 years old. Starting on Monday, July 27 ... «The Bandera Bulletin, Jul 15»
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DVD: The Man with the Golden Arm
... Golden Arm was released in British cinemas in January 1956, it was given an “X” certificate by the then British Board of Film Censors (BBFC), ... «The Arts Desk, Jul 15»
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Sunday Scene - Inside Doubt is Reason to Shout
Apparently some were annoyed because the BBFC classification attached to the booking form for the Screen Unseen stated the picture was a ... «Filmoria, Jun 15»
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10 Great Films Banned For Ridiculous Reasons
It's the job of ratings boards like the BBFC (in Britain) and the MPAA (in America) to make sure films that have the ability to disturb, offend or ... «WhatCulture, Jun 15»
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Daddy, How Long Until We Can Watch This Movie?
What sets the BBFC's website apart from many other rating sites is that for all movies classified after 2007, along with the rating it provides a ... «GeekDad, Jun 15»
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Bountiful Baskets of produce
Bountiful Baskets Food Cooperative (BBFC) is an all-volunteer food cooperative which operates in 24 states. BBFC distributes produce baskets ... «The Reflector, Jun 15»
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The Human Centipede 3: Is it the worst film ever made?
The second was considerably darker in tone and - infamously - was initially refused a certificate by the BBFC. The third seeks to outdo both. «BBC News, Jun 15»
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Could you be the next Steven Spielberg?
Entries should be no longer than two minutes and must meet the BBFC's U classification. Bafta award-winning filmmaker Amma Asante (who ... «Radio Times, Jun 15»

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