BBFC
Proper noun
Meaning
BBFC
Initialism of British Board of Film Classification.
Synonyms
Examples
BBFC starts rating 'wild west' of web TV Providers such as Netflix and BT using BBFC rating to boost consumer confidence.
In Britain, the BBFC requested cuts to stabbing sounds and visible nude shots, and in New Zealand the shot of Norman washing blood from his hands was objected to.
It was first screened at the Old Compton Street cinema club in Soho, London in 1977, in an uncut form and without certification from BBFC secretary James Ferman ; the premises were raided by the Metropolitan Police after a few days.
The film was rejected by the British Board of Film Censors (BBFC) in January 1976.